According to the Cain Institute Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute At the end of the adoption home study 153 million orphans almost 400,000 children living in foster care 58,000 kids living without permanent families in the foster care system Over 25% http://ccainstitute.org... adoption centers in lieu of living on the streets thousands of children thousands of children every child wait three years in foster care Before being adopted 115,000 children in America waiting for adoption Before being adopted there are nearly 400,000 children without permanent families 153 million orphans 18 million Congressional Coalition On Adoption Institute, http://www.ccainstitute.org... Sharon Burns-Carter, nearly 400,000 children in foster care 153 million orphans latest data http://ccainstitute.org... Before being adopted half a million children , 23,396 children Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute Before being adopted 300,000 children in the American foster-case system thousands of children 153,000,000 orphans CCAInstitute.org 153 million orphans Before being adopted more likely The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute