National Capita

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ANNUAL REP

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FOSTER CARE

2013

Who is in Foster Care

And Why

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Child Protective Services

2013 calls received 2012 calls received 2011 calls received2013 calls accepted 2012 calls accepted 2011 calls accepted

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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46014394

41533816

33492961

Children in Foster Care (as of 12/31)

under 1 year old4%

1 - 5 years old18%

6 - 10 years old15%

11 - 15 years old22%

16 and above42%

Children in Foster Care - by Age12/31/2013

Agency Foster Home28%

Private Foster Home25%

RelativeKinship

10%

Congregate Care14%

Pre-Adoptive Home

7%

Trial Home Visit6%

Independent Living

7%Runaway

1%Other

2%

Placement Type (as of 12/31)

GEOGRAPHIC PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN on 12/31/2013 Inside Jurisdiction Outside Jurisdiction

With Relative

Without Relative

With Relative

Without Relative

District of Columbia11% 34% 10% 46%

Frederick County 17% 46% 1% 36%

Montgomery County19% 46% 6% 29%

Prince George's County3% 57% 1% 39%

Charles County 25% 50% 0% 25%

City of Alexandria12% 12% 8% 68%

Arlington County 11% 61% 1% 27%Fairfax County

3% 59% 2% 36%Loudoun County

7% 47% 5% 41%Prince William County

3% 59% 5% 33%

Licensed Vacant 0

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Agency Foster Homes

40% of all agency homes were vacant on 12/31/2013

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Overall Waiting ; 158

Teens Waiting ; 110

Waiting Children 12/31/2013

7 out of 10 waiting children are teenagers

The Relationship between APPLA and Emancipating youth

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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EmancipationAPPLA

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Takeaways1. Greater support of programs that provide older youth

with educational, employment, and housing assistance, and strengthen the recruitment of lifelong connections or mentors.

2. Continued focus on recruiting outstanding foster parents for teenagers, special needs children and large sibling groups so our children can remain in families rather than congregate care.

3. Advocate for kinship care financial assistance to relatives who receive their kin/children from foster care in Virginia.

4. Support the use of Wednesday’s Child to attract families for older teenagers before they age-out of the system.