Assertion: adoption's child | /r/CapableOf | wait for adoption
Facets:
value: in missouri
type: LOCATION
value: in their own region
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: This allows prospective adoptive parents to not only see children waiting for adoption in their own region, but throughout the nation.
text: Adoption in the United States still occurs at rates nearly three times those of its peers even though the number of children awaiting adoption has held steady in recent years, between 100,000 and 125,000 during the period 2009 to 2018.
text: Many foster children waiting for adoption—and the children already adopted from foster care—have physical, mental health, and developmental needs.
text: It is important to be honest on the application, but also recognize that your considerations may change as time goes on or as you learn more about the needs of children waiting for adoption in Missouri.
text: Read the profiles of children waiting for adoption now, right here in Westchester County.
text: What children are waiting for adoption?
text: Most children waiting for adoption live in foster or group homes because their parents were unable to care for them.
text: Out of all foster children waiting for adoption 51% are black, 11% are Hispanic, 1% are American Indian, 1% are Asian/Pacific Islander, and 5% are unknown/unable to determine.
text: However, older children awaiting adoption may have experienced many more adverse childhood experiences and hopeful adoptive parents should learn as much as they can about ways to help foster connection and build resilience in their child.
text: Additionally, older children awaiting adoption may be part of sibling groups hoping to stay together.
text: Most of these grants are awarded by private organizations and may be attached to specific agencies or specific children who are awaiting adoption.
text: While 45% of foster children awaiting adoption are African American, members/friends of rural Bennett Chapel Missionary Baptist Church have adopted 70 special needs African American children since 1997.