Foster Care - September 30 snapshot by age group in Pennsylvania

Definitions: The number of children of all ages placed out of home on a given day (9/30). Out-of-home placements include family foster homes, group homes, community-based placement, emergency placement, supervised independent living, residential placement, secure detention and secure residential placement.

Data Source: AFCARS Longitudinal File prepared for Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Children, Youth and Families by Hornby Zeller Associates, Inc.

Footnotes: The sum of the age groups will not total 'All Age Groups' due to those cases where age is unknown.

Updated December 2018.

Definitions: The number of children of all ages placed out of home on a given day (9/30). Out-of-home placements include family foster homes, group homes, community-based placement, emergency placement, supervised independent living, residential placement, secure detention and secure residential placement.

Data Source: AFCARS Longitudinal File prepared for Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Children, Youth and Families by Hornby Zeller Associates, Inc.

Footnotes: The sum of the age groups will not total 'All Age Groups' due to those cases where age is unknown.

Updated December 2018.