Treasured Pearls: Day 19 - The Yusko's

Monday, December 19, 2011

Day 19 - The Yusko's

My name is Merissa Yusko and we are in the homestudy phase of adoption. We are adopting a deaf child from the Philippines. My husband and 2 biological children and I are very excited about this adventure! Thanks for caring about orphans and adoption! My adoption blog is www.heartswideopen-merissayusko.blogspot.com.

You can donate to our adoption by sending a check to
Christian Adoption Services

624-134 Matthews-Mint Hill Road

Matthews, North Carolina 28105-1775

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Orphan Statistics

Inter-country adoption has decreased 59 percent from its high in 2004, due primarily to restrictions by sending countries.
81.5 million Americans have considered adoption. If just 1 in 500 of these adults adopted, every waiting child would have a permanent family.
Every year more than 23,000 children age out of foster care, leaving them without families of their own.
The average waiting child is 7.5 years old.
Last year, nearly 9,000 children were adopted internationally
Of the estimated 238,280 children who exited foster care during 2013, the median amount of time spent in care was 21.8 months.
In 2013, California and Texas were the two U.S. states with the most children in public foster care waiting for adoption.
As of 2013, an estimated 17.7 million children worldwide had lost one or both parents to AIDS. Most of these children live in sub-Saharan Africa.
The births of nearly 230 million children under age 5 worldwide (about one in three) have never been recorded, depriving them of their right to a name and nationality
http://showhope.org/9-stats-about-the-orphan-crisis/