1,309 Vermont children were in foster care at the end of 2007

97 foster children (7.4%) were between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
184 foster children (14.1%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 21.2%
266 foster children (20.3%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 27.3%
762 foster children (58.2%) were between ages of 13 and 21; Nationally: 38.5%
Vermont children spent an average of 26 months in foster care; Nationally: 27.5 months
105 children (8%) were in foster care for more than five years; Nationally: 12%
158 children (12%) were living with relatives in foster care; Nationally: 25%

Vermont's foster care caseload by race/ethnicity in 2007

42 children in foster care (3.2%) were non-Hispanic black; Nationally: 31.6%
1,231 children in foster care (94.0%) were non-Hispanic white; Nationally: 40.5%
0 children in foster care (0.0%) were American Indian/Alaskan Natives; Nationally: 1.9%
1 children in foster care (0.1%) were Asian; Nationally: 0.6%
0 children in foster care (0.0%) were Hawaiian; Nationally: .2%
0 children in foster care (0.0%) were multiple races or ethnicities; Nationally: 4.3%
13 children in foster care (1.0%) were Hispanic (any race); Nationally: 18.5%
22 children in foster care (1.7%) were denoted Other; Nationally: 2.4%

Number of different placements in which a foster child lived in Vermont

266 children in foster care (20.3%) experienced just 1 placement; Nationally: 34%
295 children in foster care (22.5%) experienced 2 placements; Nationally: 24%
168 children in foster care (12.8%) experienced 3 placements; Nationally: 14%
580 children in foster care (44.3%) experienced 4 or more placements; Nationally: 27%

257 Vermont children were waiting for adoption in 2007

19 foster children (7%) were waiting to be adopted between ages of 0 and 1; Nationally: 13%
60 foster children (23%) were between ages of 2 and 5; Nationally: 29%
99 foster children (39%) were between ages of 6 and 12; Nationally: 35%
79 foster children (31%) were between ages of 13 and 17; Nationally: 23%

Where did Vermont's children go after leaving foster care in 2007?

661 children in Vermont exited foster care in 2007
347 children (52%) were returned to their parents; Nationally: 52%
195 children (30%) were adopted; Nationally: 18%
43 children (7%) left to live with relatives or via guardianships; Nationally: 15%
67 children (10%) "aged out" of foster care at 18 or older; Nationally: 10%
22 children (1%) left for other reasons (ran away, transferred, died); Nationally 5%

Vermont IV-E foster care payments and expenditures

689 children in Vermont child welfare system are eligible for Title IV-E federal foster care reimbursement with an average monthly payment of $1,649 per child.
Title IV-E Foster Care expenditures 2006: $11,213,490
Title IV-E Adoption expenditures 2006: $6,641,334
For more information about your state's child welfare financing, please visit the State Child Welfare Policy Database at www.childwelfarepolicy.org.
*Except for the expenditure data, this information is from federal AFCARS data, 2007