Each year, there are more than 20,000 U.S.-based infants who are placed for adoption.
Today there are 1,601 kids in the foster care system in Hennepin County, and 127 kids waiting to be adopted. Click here for more info- heart strings warning- there are pictures of the kids available to be adopted.
It's easier to adopt from U.S. foster care than internationally
It takes about a year to adopt a child from the United States foster care system, ranging between 79 days and 2 years. Most adoptions from foster care have no financial cost to the adoptive family while international adoption can cost $60,000+.
Not all children in foster care have special needs.
The majority of children in foster care are children who have been removed from their families due to abuse or neglect. A child whose file has been classified as “special needs” may qualify for adoption assistance due to specific factors such as: being an older child, being part of a sibling group needing to be placed together as one unit, medical conditions, and physical, mental, or emotional disabilities. A child considered to have special needs should not be confused with a child who requires special educational resources.
You CAN love an adoptive child just as much as a biological child.
Many prospective adoptive parents are influenced by this fear/myth. The truth that is testified to over and over again after adopting, is that you can and do love an adopted child just as much as a biological child. The love for your children is not a matter of blood; it is a matter of love.
“Common Myths.” Adoptuskids.org AdoptUSKids. Web. 24 Oct 2013. http://www.adoptuskids.org/for-families/how-to-adopt/common-myths-about-adoption. Source: These statistics came from the the most recent adoption and foster care statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System
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