Facts About Foster Care Program
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| Facts About Foster Care | Many famous people were cared for in loving foster homes. |
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More than 500,000 children in the U.S. are currently in foster care. | |
Alanzo Mourning - NBA superstar |
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Babe Ruth - baseball hero | ||
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Forty percent of youth in foster care are teens, many of whom need families. | |
Dr. Ruth Westheimer - renowned psychologist and author |
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Over 60% of children adopted from foster care are adopted by foster families. | |
Malcolm X - civil rights leader |
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Wilie Nelson - country musician | ||
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About 20,000 youths leave care every year at age 18. Many without the means to go to college or without a family to help them. | |
Ice T - musician and movie director |
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John Lennon - musician | ||
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Marilyn Monroe - movie star legend | ||
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25% of the Nation's homeless were foster children. | ||
