Thed US Department of Health & Human Service Adminsitration for Children & Family Services have released the data for states who made efforts to increase adoptions of “older youth” in the foster care system across the United States. It appears some states have made strong efforts to accomplish this as indicated by the incentive dollars received by those states whereas over 20% of the states made little to no effort.
The table below is proved by the US Department of Health & Human Services, they also note that over 25,ooo older youth aged out of the foster care system this year rather than being adopted. Some of those over age 16 made the choice not to be considered for adoption.
FY 2009 Adoption Incentive Awards
Based on FY 2008 Earning Year:
| Alabama |
$412,000
|
|---|---|
| Alaska |
$224,000
|
| Arizona |
$499,197
|
| Arkansas |
$822,078
|
| California |
$1,504,944
|
| Colorado |
$0
|
| Connecticut |
$511,354
|
| Delaware |
$0
|
| Dist of Columbia |
$0
|
| Florida |
$9,754,990
|
| Georgia |
$288,635
|
| Hawaii |
$204,000
|
| Idaho |
$356,800
|
| Illinois |
$236,000
|
| Indiana |
$1,623,350
|
| Iowa |
$0
|
| Kansas |
$72,000
|
| Kentucky |
$764,000
|
| Louisiana |
$1,206,559
|
| Maine |
$5,280
|
| Maryland |
$196,000
|
| Massachusetts |
$0
|
| Michigan |
$856,000
|
| Minnesota |
$1,329,276
|
| Mississippi |
$0
|
| Missouri |
$488,000
|
| Montana |
$7,679
|
| Nebraska |
$569,917
|
| Nevada |
$24,000
|
| New Hampshire |
$280,319
|
| New Jersey |
$0
|
| New Mexico |
$534,558
|
| New York |
$0
|
| North Carolina |
$1,388,312
|
| North Dakota |
$80,320
|
| Ohio |
$0
|
| Oklahoma |
$1,504,000
|
| Oregon |
$220,000
|
| Pennsylvania |
$1,264,154
|
| Rhode Island |
$208,000
|
| South Carolina |
$721,757
|
| South Dakota |
$112,800
|
| Tennessee |
$2,400
|
| Texas |
$4,969,734
|
| Utah |
$788,000
|
| Vermont |
$0
|
| Virginia |
$0
|
| Washington |
$0
|
| West Virginia |
$523,359
|
| Wisconsin |
$0
|
| Wyoming |
$131,360
|
| Puerto Rico |
$52,000
|
Filed under: Adoptee, Adoption, Birth Parents, Child Protective Services, Family, Foster Care, Foster Care Reform, Foster Kids, Foster Parents
