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Welcome to Unite Ministries, a Gospel Centered Non Profit
Statistics
The Reality:
- 4,545 children in Louisiana lived apart from their families in out-of-home care in 2015
- In 2015, of the children in out-of-home care in Louisiana, 51% were white, 42% were black, 2% were Hispanic, < .5% were American Indian/Alaskan Native, < .5% were Asian or Pacific Islander and 5% were of more than one race or ethnicity/undetermined race or ethnicity.
- Of the 4,545 children in out-of-home care in 2015, there were 1,220 or 26.8% waiting to be adopted
- 166 children in Louisiana aged out of out-of-home care—exited foster care to emancipation—in 2015.
- Children in foster care are diagnosed with PTSD at approximately twice the rate of U.S. war veterans.
Foster Friendly Louisiana
The Campaign. We have an ambitious yet simple goal. We want to help Louisiana become the most foster friendly state in America. We believe that through strategic partnerships and seeking out best practice ideas we can make this a reality. We think that the programs we operate are also a good start down this long road. If you are a local business or church and this sounds like the kind of difference you want to be a part of please contact us(info@uniteministries-louisiana.org) and we will be glad to discuss how you can get plugged in.
