Erie County

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Total Number of Children in Care on June 30, 2003 = 1,365

Sex

Male

775

56.8%

Female

590

43.2%

Age

Under 2 Years

124

9.1%

2-5 Years

285

20.9%

6-9 Years

205

15.0%

10-13 Years

258

18.9%

14-17 Years

403

29.5%

Over 17 Years

90

6.6%

Mean Age

10.43

Ethnicity

White

400

29.3%

Black

702

51.4%

Hispanic

76

5.6%

Asian

2

0.1%

Interracial

78

5.7%

Other

22

1.6%

Unknown

2

0.1%

None

83

6.2%


Years in Care

Under 2 Years

678

49.7%

2-5 Years

474

34.7%

6-9 Years

134

9.8%

10-13 Years

56

4.1%

14-17 Years

21

1.5%

Over 17 Years

2

0.2%

Mean Yrs. in Care

3.12
Type of Facility

Institution

225

16.5%

Fost. Board Home

897

65.7%

Group Residence

4

0.3%

Group Home

37

2.7%

AOBH

35

2.6%

Adoptive Home

106

7.8%

Approved Relative

32

2.3%

Other

29

2.1%


Permanency Planning Goal

Discharge to Parent/Legal Guardian

569

41.7%

Discharge to PRP

21

1.5%

Discharge to Independent Living

156

11.4%

Discharge to Adoption

514

37.7%

Discharge to Adult Cust. Care

13

1.0%

To Prevent Placement

37

2.7%

To Prevent Return to Placement

13

1.0%

Indep Living- Unaccomp Refugee

1

0.1%

Protect Child

0

0%

No Goal

41

2.9%
Free For Adoption

Free For Adoption

579

42.4%

Discharge Goal Not Adopt.

116

20.0%

Adoptive Home Approved

0

0%

Child Placed

137

23.7%

Free > 1 Year - No Family

196

33.9%

Not Free/Goal Adoption

51

3.7%

Family Interest in Adoption

1

2.0%

Number of Movements
in Past Years

l
1 Year
3 Years

0

761

55.8%

222

16.3%

1

443

32.5%

700

51.3%

2

116

8.5%

256

18.8%

3-5

43

3.2%

170

12.5%

6 or more

2

<0.1%

17

1.1%

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10/07/03