10 Adoption Facts That Will Surprise You

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10a do p t i on f a c t s th a t w i l ls u r p r i s e y ou


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www.AdoptionJourney.org

Harris interactive and tHe dave tHomas Foundation For adoption (2007). national Foster car e adoption attitudes su rvey.

More than 1/3 of Americans have considered adopting,but no more than 2% have actually adopted.

considered adoption actually adopted


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u.s. census Bureau

If you were to divide the US population in half,you would get the number of all the orphans in the world.


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WWW.Hirr.Hartsem.edu/researcH/FastFacts/Fast_Facts.Html#sizecong

If 1 family in every 3 churches in the US adopted a child,we would adopt every child in need of a family in the US.


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uniceF, cHildren on tHe Brink 2004

There are more orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa than children inDenmark, Ireland, Norway, Canada, and Sweden combined.


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30,000age out


WWW.pBs.org/neWsHour/BB/social_issues/jan-june05/Foster_care_5-19.Html

Approximately 30,000 children age out of theAmerican fostercare system each year.


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There are more orphans in the world than there arepeople in the UK and France combined.


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For every child born in the US,two children are orphaned in Asia.


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u.s. census Bureau

There are more orphans in India than in the combinedpopulations of the top 15 cities in the US.


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250,000adopted

14 millionAGE OUT


WWW.HFgF.org/statistics.pdF

Approximately 250,000 children are adopted each year,but over 14 million age out of the system.


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groWing up adopted study, searcH institute, minneapolis, 1994d

mytH:

I wont love an adopted child asmuch as a biological one.

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Research shows 95% ofadoptive parents experience a strongattachment to their child.


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WWW.adoptionjourney.org

AdoptionJourney.org is a collective of organizations who want to break down

the barriers to adoption. Our goal is to foster honest conversations about

the adoption process, offer comprehensive yet easily accessible information

about domestic and international adoption, and connect those whove alreadyadopted with those who are thinking about it.

We are hope producers, future generators, and joy catalysts for orphans and

families around the world. We are Bethany Christian Services, Lifesong for

Orphans, and Lifeline Childrens Services.

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