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Shortening journeys to strengthen families
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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:
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Reunification - 12 months
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Guardianship/Custody - 18 months
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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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