Reducing Time in Care

An estimated 20 percent of children in the U.S. foster care system have been trapped in the system for more than three years, with many languishing for most of their childhoods. Children should not grow up in foster care. We require enforcement of the 15-of-22-month rule, with which no state is currently in full compliance.

The problem…

Waiting for a family: 70,500 children are waiting to be adopted.

How we’re solving it…

Right to an Attorney: We secure a child's right to an attorney, a reform proven to help children exit foster care for families up to 3.5 times faster.