Family
Apr. 20, 2007
Foster Children Should Count - and Be Counted
Forum Column - By John Burton and Miriam Aroni Krinsky - In a move that surely will harm America's most vulnerable people, the Census Bureau plans not to count foster children in the 2010 census.
By John Burton and Miriam Aroni Krinsky
The past five years have brought increased attention and resources to the 513,000 abused and neglected foster children living in the United States. We have made significant headway in improving the child-welfare system and creating opportunities for the 20,000 youths who "age out" of the foster-care system each year. We have seen Congress...
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