Return to the PIE Home PageIn 1997, 2,921 children were placed in foster home care by Franklin County Children Services, an increase of 4.5% over 1996. This number has risen steadily since 1985.
Foster home care is a temporary placement of children with families. Children placed in foster family homes may be waiting for permanent adoption or waiting to be returned to their own families. Franklin County Children Services provides foster family care services through foster homes, shelter care homes (emergency placements), treatment foster homes (children requiring more extensive treatment), and relatives' homes. Foster families are required to receive training and certification before receiving foster children.
Year Children 1983 1,142 1984 1,252 1985 1,062 1986 1,161 1987 1,198 1988 1,364 1989 1,515 1990 1,630 1991 1,749 1992 1,958 1993 2,120 1994 2,380 1995 2,654 1996 2,788 1997 2,921
Source: Franklin County Children Services, Quality Assurance Department
Filename: SI-025