Foster Care

What does this measure?

This indicator measures the dynamics of the foster care system in Orange County, New York, over a five-year data set, from 2020 to 2024. The data tracks three key metrics annually: the number of children in care, the number of new children admitted to the system (admissions), and the number of children who leave the system (discharges). This information provides some insight into the foster care population trends in the county.

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Summary Statement

The data indicates a consistent decline in the foster care population in Orange County from 2020 to 2024. The number of children in care dropped from 268 in 2020 to 163 in the most recent year collected, 2024. While admissions remained relatively stable throughout the period, ranging from a low of 79 in 2020 to a high of 101 in 2021 and 2022, the number of discharges fluctuated, with the highest number of discharges occurring in 2021 (147) and 2023 (129). The overall trend indicates that the number of children leaving the system has generally outpaced the number of new admissions, leading to a smaller foster care population over the five-year period.

Sources

https://ocfs.ny.gov/reports/maps/counties/Orange.pdf?TSPD_101_R0=084c043756ab20003433814fdfa704c34bd741386d39763aa6bbab4a778e36e0cb9920665e881a4c081149822c143000e1a8232aa4c98327561aba6323dee3b0779ab79136d21f31f158ac76f755af28d6bcbcb106578d42f2567695a46cafde