FOSTER CARE BROAD STROKES AND ROUGH NUMBERS

OREGON KIDS IN FOSTER CARE: OVER 6,000 TO OVER 13,000 DEPENDING ON HOW YOU COUNT THEM (SAY 10,000 KIDS)

          (OVER 13,000 KIDS ARE IN FOSTER CARE IN OREGON FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY THIS YEAR;

           OVER 6,000 KIS ARE IN FOSTER CARE IN OREGON THE ENTIRE YEAR)

LANE COUNTY FOSTER KIDS: APPROXIMATELY 1,000 AT ANY GIVEN TIME

ANNUAL COST TO KEEP EACH CHILD IN THE OREGON FOSTER CARE SYSTEM: $26,600 (SAY $25,000)

ANNUAL COST TO MAINTAIN BASIC FOSTER CARE SERVICES IN OREGON: $250 MILLION ($25K X 10,000 KIDS)

WHO PAYS? ROUGHLY A 60/40 SPLIT BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE OF OREGON

          $150 MILLION PAID BY THE US GOVERNMENT

          $100 MILLION PAID BY THE STATE OF OREGON

OREGON'S POPULATION IS ABOUT 4 MILLION, AND ABOUT 1 MILLION OREGONIANS ACTUALLY PAY STATE INCOME TAX

          IF SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF OREGON, EACH OF PERSON PAYS $25/YR TO PAY OREGON'S FOSTER CARE BILL

          IF SPREAD OVER THOSE ACTUALLY PAYING STATE INCOME TAX, EACH TAXPAYER PAYS $100/YR TO PAY OREGON'S FOSTER CARE BILL