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Steve Bevelheimer was 64 years old when his foster parents finally adopted him. While his age makes his story unusual, it’s sadly not rare for foster children to age out of the foster care system at age 18 without being adopted. Some, like Bevelheimer, will remain a part of their foster parent’s lives forever. But for many, reaching the age of majority means being out on their own, often ill-prepared for adulthood.
While only about 15% of U.S. American children are African American, over 30% of the children in U.S. foster care are Black. A new federally funded campaign aimed directly at encouraging Black parents to adopt Black children from foster care launched this week to try and balance some of the disparity.
Programs to help place children with biological relatives have already moved the numbers of Black children in foster care from Continue reading »
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