General Information

• At this moment there are 27,287 children statewide with 3,298 of them right here in Central Florida who are victims of, or at risk of abuse, neglect and abandonment.
• People can be ready to adopt in as little as eight months.

CBC of Central Florida

• CBCCF was able to find forever homes for 103 children in 2011 and the number is growing.
• Reduced by 25% the number of children removed from their homes, keeping more families together.
• Reunited 69% of children with their families within twelve months of their removal.
• Recruited and retained 95 foster homes for children in need, with a total of 210 beds—more than double the capacity to meet current needs.
• Tightened administrative budgets and reinvested $400,000 in permanency programs for families and children.

The average length of time in care for children through CBCCF is ten months in the tri-county area.