Region 6 - New York City

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Total Number of Children in Care on June 30, 2003 = 21,669

Sex

Male

11,002

50.8%

Female

10,667

49.2%


Age

Under 2 Years

1,544

7.1%

2-5 Years

4,265

19.7%

6-9 Years

4,251

19.6%

10-13 Years

4,429

20.4%

14-17 Years

4.918

22.7%

Over 17 Years

2,262

10.5%

Mean Age

10.54

Ethnicity

White

730

3.4%

Black

11,636

53.7%

Hispanic

5,199

24%

Asian

80

0.4%

Interracial

240

1.6%

Other

353

1.6%

Unknown

3,284

15.2%

None

147

0.6%


Years in Care

Under 2 Years

7706

35.6%

2-5 Years

8,757

40.4%

6-9 Years

3,258

15.5%

10-13 Years

1,140

5.3%

14-17 Years

692

3.2%

Over 17 Years

16

<0.1%

Mean Yrs. in Care

4.15

Type of Facility

Institution

1,686

7.8%

Fost. Board Home

10,137

46.8%

Group Residence

333

1.5%

Group Home

1,105

5.1%

AOBH

431

2.0%

Adoptive Home

2,286

10.5%

Approved Relative

5,466

25.2%

Other

225

1.1%


Permanency Planning Goal

Discharge to Parent/Legal Guardian

9,030

41.7%

Discharge to PRP

296

1.4%

Discharge to Independent Living

3,257

15%

Discharge to Adoption

8,533

39.4%

Discharge to Adult Cust. Care

206

1.0%

To Prevent Placement

142

0.7%

To Prevent Return to Placement

55

0.3%

Indep Living- Unaccomp Refugee

18

0.1%

Protect Child

4

<0.1%

No Goal

128

0.4%

Free For Adoption

Free For Adoption

4,660

21.5%

Discharge Goal Not Adopt.

979

21%

Adoptive Home Approved

895

19.2%

Child Placed

1,714

36.8%

Free > 1 Year - No Family

563

12.1%

Not Free/Goal Adoption

4,852

22.4%

Family Interest in Adoption

184

3.8%


Number of Movements
in Past Years

l

1 Year
3 Years

0

14,090

65%

6,403

29.5%

1

4,789

22.1%

7,681

35.4%

2

1,794

8.3%

3,678

17%

3-5

873

4.0%

3,153

14.6%

6 or more

123

0.6%

754

3.5%

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10/28/03