Just some food for thought-

Here's some food for thought. According to Shaohannah's Hope (www.showhope.org)
-There are 143 million orphaned and fatherless children
-500,000 social orphans wait in the US foster care system
-Every 18 seconds, a child becomes an orphan without a mother or father
-Every 15 seconds, a child loses a parent to aids
-There are 1.5 million children in public care in Eastern and Central Europe
-120,000 children in the USA foster care system are waiting to be adopted
-Conflict (Rwanda, Darfur, etc) has orphaned or separated over 1 million children from their families in the 1990's
-orphans are more vunerable and at risk for becoming victims of trafficking, explotation, violence, and other abuses
-Orphans who never find a loving, permanent home (those who age out of the system or live as 'street children') are more likely to be involved in theft, prostitution, substance abuse, and incarceration. They're also at a high risk for suicide. Sadly, this is as true for the USA as it is globally.