Most will enter due to substantiated abuse or neglect. Although the foster care system was designed to provide temporary care, all too often children remain in state custody for years.
Some people are willing to take a broad range of children while others are age specific.
Over 500,000 children in the U.S. currently reside in some form of foster care. Placements in foster care have dramatically increased over the past 10 years. The Foster Care Web Ring is a virtual community of individuals and organizations whose interests are in all areas of Foster Care. The Ring consists of personal homepages by individuals and families which are dedicated in whole or part to Foster Care. In addition, Foster Care organization's websites are also included.