| It is the wish of almost every child in foster care to | | | | of completed adoptions in a given year. However, |
| be adopted. Either by a caring relative or family of | | | | the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) reports |
| strangers. Just someone who is there at night to | | | | approximately 127,000 unrelated domestic adoptions |
| provide comfort in the dark after a storm. Someone | | | | were completed in 1992.Statistics from the U.S. |
| to watch them play a sport or act in the school play. | | | | Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) |
| November is an important month in making their wish | | | | provide a harsher picture for these children. DHHS |
| come true. It is National Adoption Awareness | | | | reports approximately 20,000 of 470,000 foster |
| Month.According to the National Adoption Council | | | | children were adopted in 1997. |
| (NCA), states are not required to report the number | | | | |