Wake County makes a plea for forever homes.
The Osborne Family
The News & Observer
By Kristen Johnson
Updated November 15, 2024 9:11 AM
Teens are least likely to be adopted. Wake County makes a plea for forever homes.
Many children who enter the foster care system don’t stay for very long before they are reunited with their parents or relatives. They often enter the system when a parent or caregiver experiences financial hardship, mental illness or drug abuse, dies or becomes incarcerated.
In Wake County, there are 406 children in foster care but only 92 licensed foster homes. Two children are sleeping in the Swinbourne Building, the county’s Health and Human Services department, as leaders rely on nonprofits and other resources to house children waiting for more homes to become available.
