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Caring for vulnerable children and families, month by month
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Pillar 02 · Foster Care, Host Families & Global Orphan Care

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Walking alongside children through foster care, host families, and a growing global orphan-care network.

“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction.”

James 1:27
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FC Retention Rate
89%
# of Children Servedi
66
Full-year 2025: 146
# of Children Hosted
17
Full-year 2025: 36
# of Active Host Families
20
# of Countries Representedi
48
Full-year 2025: 47
# of Children Impactedi
42,712
Full-year 2025: 36,875
# of Children Served
Children served in foster care, YTD
40
Jan
47
Feb
57
Mar
58
Apr
66
May
# of Children Hosted
Children hosted, YTD
5
Jan
13
Feb
15
Mar
22
Apr
17
May
# of Children Impacted
Children impacted, YTD
41,310
Jan
41,310
Feb
41,310
Mar
42,712
Apr

Foster Care

Children and families at home
# of States with Foster Care
'25: 33
FC Retention Rate
89%
# of Children Servedi
'25: 14666
# of New Families Approved
'25: 171
# of FC Graduates
'25: 9423
# of Partner Churchesi
'25: 143149

Host Families

Coming alongside families in crisis
# of States with Host Families
'25: 33
# of Active Volunteersi
'25: 6447
# of Children Hosted
'25: 3617
# of Active Host Families
20
# of Partner Churchesi
'25: 2123

Global Orphan Care

A worldwide network of care
# of Members in Networki
'25: 227214
# of Countries Representedi
'25: 4748
# of Children Impactedi
'25: 36,87542,712

All figures are cumulative year-to-date as of the selected month. Source: monthly department reporting. Hover the info dots for definitions.