Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Foster Care Adoption Myths & Misperceptions

Foster Care Adoption Myths & Misperceptions

This just came to my Facebook page from AdoptUsKids.com, and it's from the Dave Thomas Foundation website. Some of the facts:

  • Foster care adoption is often at little or no expense. Click here for further information on the costs to adopt.
  • Children enter the foster care system through no fault of their own, as victims of neglect, abandonment or abuse.
  • Virtually every valid study has concluded that children of gays and lesbians adjust positively and their families function well with their children’s outcomes comparable to those of heterosexuals.
  • 23 percent of adopted children live with an adoptive parent 55 years or older.

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