National Foster Care Month

May is National Foster Care Month!

Did you know? On average in the United States, a child in foster care moves 5.26 times per 1,000 days. That’s a striking number! Although the state of Florida’s goal is 4.12 moves, at 4KIDS, a child only moves 1.45 times per 1,000 days in care. The circumstances happening to these children are beyond their control, so it is our goal to bring stability to every child in foster care. This is the “4KIDS difference!”

Additionally, the average length that a foster home in the U.S. is open is 14 months. When a family opens their home through 4KIDS with the assistance of a FAM team and EPIC services, however, that number jumps to 38 months! Because of our wrap-around services, kids are in safe, loving homes, and able to be cared for by the same family for a longer period of time.

Last year, nearly 400 children were served in foster care across Broward, Palm Beach, the Treasure Coast, and Southwest Florida!

Join us this month as we advocate for more foster homes and therapeutic services for vulnerable children. Thank you for your generosity and passion to provide more hope, homes, and healing to kids across all the regions we serve.