Fact Sheet:

• 6 out of 10 Americans are personally affected by adoption.

• Sacramento County has over 2,000 children waiting to be adopted.

• Almost half of adoptive children are adopted by foster care families.

• In 2001, there were 8,403 children in California who were adopted through adoption (relinquishment) agencies.

• Currently in America, there are approximately 117,000 children in foster care waiting to be adopted.

• In the years between 1983 and 1993, the number of children in foster care increased 154% in California, and has increased every year since then.

• Families United, Inc. accepts placements for children 0-17 years old, including emergency placements.

• Families United, Inc. offers weekly in-home visits, a 24-hour Hotline, montly foster parent training sessions, and activities for foster families.

• Families United, Inc. has independent living skills workshops, assisted housing programs and education scholarship applications for the youth.