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Older children, teens waiting to be adopted

November is National Adoption Month. When people think of adoption, they often think of babies and young children. But many older children, including teenagers, are waiting to find a family and home.

Our nation’s population of older youth in foster care need loving, permanent families. Youth ages 15 to 18 make up 5 percent of the foster care population – 84,778 youth, according to the U.S. Departme…

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