National Capital Region ANNUAL REPORT FOSTER CARE 2013

Who is in Foster Care And Why

Placement Type (as of 12/31)

GEOGRAPHIC PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN on 12/31/2013 Inside JurisdictionOutside Jurisdiction With Relative Without Relative With RelativeWithout Relative District of Columbia 11%34%10%46% Frederick County 17%46%1%36% Montgomery County 19%46%6%29% Prince George's County 3%57%1%39% Charles County 25%50%0%25% City of Alexandria 12% 8%68% Arlington County 11% 61% 1% 27% Fairfax County 3%59%2%36% Loudoun County 7%47%5%41% Prince William County 3%59%5%33%

Agency Foster Homes 40% of all agency homes were vacant on 12/31/2013

7 out of 10 waiting children are teenagers

The Relationship between APPLA and Emancipating youth Data Unavailable

Takeaways 1.Greater support of programs that provide older youth with educational, employment, and housing assistance, and strengthen the recruitment of lifelong connections or mentors. 2.Continued focus on recruiting outstanding foster parents for teenagers, special needs children and large sibling groups so our children can remain in families rather than congregate care. 3.Advocate for kinship care financial assistance to relatives who receive their kin/children from foster care in Virginia. 4.Support the use of Wednesday’s Child to attract families for older teenagers before they age-out of the system.