We support foster children and vulnerable youth because we believe every child should belong to a family and grow with love, respect and security. The statistics show that we are failing our children. We are meeting the needs of those vulnerable children and youth in our society who are the key to our future.
In British Columbia there are close to
16,000
children who do not live with their biological parents
9,200
children in foster care
6,300
children in the home of a
relative or in kinship care
600
children on youth agreements
In Canada there are over
67,000
children in out of home care
(foster care, treatment centres, shelters).
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In British Columbia
53%
of children in care
are Aboriginal. -
However, only
8%
of the general child
population is Aboriginal -
Of youth in care, only
21%
will graduate within 2 years of their expected graduation date -
More than 1 in 3 or
35.5%
become involved with
the justice system
7A child in foster care in Canada faces the following hardships on average: A child in care will move 7 homes (7 families, 7 schools, 7 neighbourhoods, 7...)
