“The best laid plans..” We all know how this phrase ends: awry! In our Year 17, we had a plan to expand services into one County, only to have these plans drastically changed completely mid-stride. Read the rest the whole story here:
We hope that you will join us over the next 30 weeks as we share the journey of the Family Care Network, highlighting our partners and collaborators who made the last 30 years of care possible.
FCNI at a Glance
Employees
100+
Number of Programs
12
Children, Youth and Families Served
1,216
Success Rate
85%
State of the State
86,000
California has more than 86,000 children in foster care, and of those in care, 50% are under the age of five.
Over Half in Foster Care 2+ Years
About 51% of children in foster care have been in care for over two years, reducing the likelihood of them being reunified with family.
Cost of Abuse & Neglect
Conservative estimates of the cost of abuse and neglect to US society each year are staggering: $25 billion in direct costs compounded by $69 billion for indirect costs such as juvenile delinquency, adult criminality and lost productivity to society.