Re: Number of foster homes

["Noel Kinder" <nkinder@xxxxxxxx>]

Dear Mr. Vandervort;

The Child Welfare League of America conducts a biannual survey which asks state agencies, among other questions, the number of licensed foster homes. The latest data is from 2000. We are currently preparing the next survey for 2001 and 2002 data.

For more information, you can go to http://ndas.cwla.org and login in as a guest.
Then go to Pre-defined Tables and Graphs. 
Then Select Maintopic: Out-of-Home Care and Sub-Topic: Out-of-Home Care Homes and Facilities and then we have two tables that may interest you: Number of Licensed, Approved and Certified Homes and Facilities AND Number of Licensed Beds in Homes and Facilities.

We break down the number of homes and facilities into the following categories: Pre-Adoptive Homes; Family (Non-Relative) Foster Homes; Therapeutic/Treatment Foster Homes; Kinship Homes Licensed as Foster Homes; Kinship Homes Otherwise Licensed, Certified or Approved; Group Homes; Residential Group Care; Institutions; and Independent Living. 

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me. 

Noel Kinder
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Program Manager
National Data Analysis System
Child Welfare League of America
50 F Street NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-942-0315
Fax: 202-737-3687
http://ndas.cwla.org
nkinder@xxxxxxxx