The Foster Crisis
Traditional Care
Overcrowding
A Baby's Reality
Scary Statistics
RAD
African American Outreach

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The Foster Crisis

The System Is Ailing—Angels Has the Cure

The evidence is clear that the time for a change in foster care has come. There are currently over 7,000 foster children in San Diego County, with more than a third of them under the age of 3. Of these children, typically only 10% are ever adopted, and most bounce around from home to home, never finding a permanent placement.

Such instability would be difficult for anybody, but for a tiny, developing baby, the effects are staggering.

Explore the topics below to understand what's wrong with our current foster system—and what Angels is doing about it.

Traditional Foster Care

The traditional county-run foster care system places up to six children in a home, in addition to any adopted or biological children already living there, and the placements are often temporary. Angels believe in a different approach...learn more.

The Overcrowded System

On July 1st, 2006, there were 78,278 children in the foster care system in California. Of those children in the foster care system, 31% of them are under the age of five...learn more.

A Foster Baby's Reality

Before she ever takes her first step and celebrates her first birthday, a foster baby can expect a minimum of 3.2 placements with different foster families...learn more.

Frighting Statistics

Since 2000, over 30 children have died in foster care in San Diego county...learn more.

Reactive Attachment Disorder

If a baby does not have one consistent caregiver with whom he/she can bond with for the first 18-24 months of life, that baby could be doomed with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)...learn more.

The African American Outreach Project

Foster care in San Diego's African American community is in a crisis. African American children are disproportionately represented in San Diego's children's shelters, and yet their adoption rates are the lowest. Angels has launched an African American OutreachProgram to help address this crisis. Learn more

See the Video
Please watch our Earning Your Wings video to learn more about the crisis in foster care and how you can help. (9 min 30 sec)

Call Now to Change a Child's Life
Call 619-283-8100 or contact us on-line to learn how you can make a donation or become a foster parent.

Please note that Angels places babies only in San Diego County of California.We regret that many of the interested applicants who contact us live outside of this area, but we cannot accept any applications from outside of San Diego County.