Florida Adoption Ban Costs Taxpayers & Hurts Children
A new report released by the National Center for Lesbian Rights documents what happens when children are left in the foster care system rather than being placed with qualified gay and lesbian parents. The report, The High Cost of Denying Permancy: An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Florida's Adoption Ban, looks at not just the monetary cost to taxpayers, but the cost paid by children who spend years in the foster care system.Florida is currently working to meet Federal Requirements outlined in the Adoptions and Safe Families Act (AFSA). The report states almost 75% of foster youth eligible for adoption are still 'in the system' waiting to be adopted after two years. If the state fails to improve these numbers and meet AFSA requirements, Florida could lose approximately $220 million dollars in federal child welfare funding.
"Florida Adoption Ban Costs Taxpayers & Hurts Children"
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