A new Kids Count snapshot of foster care in the U-S shows a slight decline in the overall number of children in care. But it also shows that the older a child is, the less likely he or she is to be placed in what’s considered the best scenario for success later in life...especially in Wyoming. Laura Speer with The Annie E. Casey Foundation says the data they released shows Wyoming teens are ending up in non-relative foster homes, group homes or institutions too often, and that puts them at a disadvantage as they are about to “age out” of the system…
About 12-hundred children are in foster care in Wyoming, whether that be with relatives, non-relatives, or in institutions and group homes.
Speer says is calling for more focus on foster care with relatives, which says is “ideal” for most kids.
About 12-hundred children are in foster care in Wyoming, whether that be with relatives, non-relatives, or in institutions and group homes.
Speer says is calling for more focus on foster care with relatives, which says is “ideal” for most kids.
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