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iCare 5K Walk For Foster Care

In an effort to engage and mobilize the community iCare Foundation will present the first annual “ iCare 5K Walk/Run For Foster Care.” The Event will include a parenting class, a concert , activities for children, a readers corner, vendors and much more. Music while you walk/rn will motivate young and old to step in rhythm while they help raise funds and awareness of foster care issues.

The iCare 5K Walk For Foster Care will take place on July 16, 2008 and will be held at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA.

We invite churches, business organizations, community based organizations, families, and coworkers to develop teams to walk and fundraise together. Sign up today at www.walkforfostercare.org.

 
 
 
Statistics 
Each Year Eight Hundred Thousand Young Americans Access the Foster Care System If Trends Continue By The Year 2020, There Will Be Over Nine Million Kids In Foster CareWe Must Not Let That Happen!
 
513,000 children on any given day access the foster care system
 
58% of children in foster care are children of color
 
50% of children exit foster care after one year
 
21,720 youth age out of foster care each year
 
 
Ages of young kids in foster care:
 
05% 1 year
 
25% 1-5 years
 
20% 6-10 years
 
29% 11-15 years
 
18% 16-18 years
 
02% 19 years
 
 
Gender: Male:
 
Male: 53%    Female: 47%
 
 
Race and Ethnicity
As a percentage, there are more children of color in the foster care system than in the general U.S. population. However, child abuse and neglect occur at about the same rate in all racial/ethnic groups.
 
   
In out of Home Care
General Population
 
Black (non-Hispanic)
34%
15%
  
White (non-Hispanic)
40%
60%
  
Hispanic
18%
17%
  
Am. Indian/Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
02%
01%
  
Asian/Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)
01%
03%
  
Unknown
02%
NA
  
2 or More Races (non-Hispanic)
03%
04%
  
 
 

Youth in transition nationally
Each year, an estimated 21,720 young people “age out” of the U.S. foster care system. Many are only 18 years old and still need support and services. Several foster care alumni studies show that without a lifelong connection to a caring adult, these older youth are often left vulnerable to a host of adverse situations:
 
54% Earned a high school diploma
 
02% Obtained a Bachelor’s degree or higher
 
84% Became a parent
 
51% Were unemployed
 
30% Had no health insurance
 
25% Had been homeless
 
30% Were receiving public assistance
 
Just imagine, in the year 2020, if nothing changes in child welfare trends, there will be over 9,000,000 children who will experience the foster care system! “We” as a community must not allow this to happen!
 
 
 
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