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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

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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