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July 2006
 Ten Years of Leaving Foster Children Behind
Over the past decade, the number of
children eligible for federal foster care assistance has decreased
at an alarming rate. These are children who have experienced abuse
and neglect but do not qualify for federal assistance based on the
outdated eligibility requirements. In 1998, well over half of the
children entering foster care- 55% by this analysis -qualified for
federal assistance. In 2004, 45% qualified- an 18% decline. The
impact of this lack of support is felt by tens of thousands of
children who have experienced abuse and neglect but do not qualify
for federal assistance based on this outdated eligibility
requirement, an estimated figure of nearly 50,000 if you apply the
18% reduction in foster care coverage.
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