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State Standard for Permanency shows 66% of children finding permanency by 2 years. Data shows that Mecklenburg falls short.

Foster care cases in Mecklenburg are languishing.

We are on a mission to change that.

The NC Child Welfare manual states:

County child welfare agencies must make concerted efforts to achieve permanence for the child in a timely manner. The following timeframes must be met for the corresponding permanent plans:

Reunification - 12 months
Guardianship/Custody - 18 months
Adoption - 24 months

Mecklenburg County Statistics

Average of last 12 months data from 8/1/2025 State Performance Standard Report

3 of 4

kids do not have permanent placement at 1 year

Half

of kids are still in care at 2 years

784

median days that
a child is in care

months on average that a child is in a placement before they are moved

Foster care is designed to be a temporary situation for children who cannot safely live with their families. But for too many kids, temporary is stretching into years of uncertainty — shuffling between homes, workers, and judges — their childhoods slipping away in the process.

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