Foster care adoption
Encyclopedia
Foster care adoption is a type of domestic adoption
where the child is initially placed into a foster care
system and is subsequently placed for adoption. Children may be placed into foster care for a variety of reasons, including removal from the home by a governmental agency because of maltreatment. In some jurisdictions, adoptive parents are licensed as and technically considered foster parents while the adoption is being finalized.
A national survey by Harris Interactive revealed that 48 million Americans considered adoption from foster care in 2007, however:
- 67% were unnecessarily concerned that biological parents could return to claim the children; once the court finalizes the legal termination of parental rights, the parents can never return to claim the child.
- 46% mistakenly believed that foster care adoption is prohibitively expensive, when in reality there is very little cost to adopt from foster care, and there is financial support available for all adoptions.
- 36% were unsure or confused about the adoption process.
- 45% believed children in foster care have entered the system because of juvenile delinquency. In reality, the vast majority of the 129,000 children waiting in the U.S. foster care system entered through no fault of their own, as victims of neglect, abandonment and/or abuse.
, founded by Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas
, is a not-for-profit organization that supports foster care adoption and provides grants to national and regional adoption organizations for programs to raise awareness and make adoption easier and more affordable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_adoption
Adoption
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the original parent or parents...
where the child is initially placed into a foster care
Foster care
Foster care is the term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in the private home of a state certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent"....
system and is subsequently placed for adoption. Children may be placed into foster care for a variety of reasons, including removal from the home by a governmental agency because of maltreatment. In some jurisdictions, adoptive parents are licensed as and technically considered foster parents while the adoption is being finalized.
Trends and Research
Nationwide, there are more than one hundred thousand of children in the U.S. foster care system waiting for permanent families. Child welfare professionals must recruit potential adoptive families for these children who are waiting for adoption.A national survey by Harris Interactive revealed that 48 million Americans considered adoption from foster care in 2007, however:
- 67% were unnecessarily concerned that biological parents could return to claim the children; once the court finalizes the legal termination of parental rights, the parents can never return to claim the child.
- 46% mistakenly believed that foster care adoption is prohibitively expensive, when in reality there is very little cost to adopt from foster care, and there is financial support available for all adoptions.
- 36% were unsure or confused about the adoption process.
- 45% believed children in foster care have entered the system because of juvenile delinquency. In reality, the vast majority of the 129,000 children waiting in the U.S. foster care system entered through no fault of their own, as victims of neglect, abandonment and/or abuse.
Supporting Organizations
The Dave Thomas Foundation for AdoptionDave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to finding adoptive homes for children waiting in North America’s foster care system...
, founded by Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas (American businessman)
David "Dave" Thomas was an American fast-food entrepreneur and philanthropist. Thomas was the founder and chief executive officer of Wendy's, a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers...
, is a not-for-profit organization that supports foster care adoption and provides grants to national and regional adoption organizations for programs to raise awareness and make adoption easier and more affordable.
External links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_adoption