How many are waiting.
Babies up for adoption.
Each of them waits for adoption and there are more than 114 000 of them across the country.
This age group accounts for roughly 4 of the foster care population and is the smallest while children between age 1 and 5 makeup 37 41 of the children up to 20 year olds who are waiting in foster care.
Adopting a baby is an exciting and emotional journey.
And in most cases of domestic infant adoptions the baby will be discharged directly from the hospital to you the adoptive family.
We developed an adoption process that will provide you with an experienced supportive and caring environment as we assist and guide you through every step of the way.
They are school aged children siblings children of color and children with disabilities.
These children live in a series of foster and group homes for an average of three years.
From the foster care system.
It depends but generally speaking when adopting a newborn the baby can be between 24 hours old to three days old.
According to kids count data center between 2007 and 2016 there were approximately 4 000 6 000 babies waiting for adoption under the age of 1 in the u s.
We ve completed 32 000 adoptions and would love to help you.
Ultimately babies up for adoption should be changed and remembered as babies placed for adoption they are individual infants waiting for someone to step in and protect them from a future left in the system.
You can choose an adoptive family you love and the life you want for your baby.
We know you love your child.
The children who wait are the survivors of abuse and neglect.
Some have wonderful biological parents who chose not to parent.