What is the Child Watch Visitation Program?

North CarolinaAdoption/Foster Care Statistics'Children in Foster Care in North CarolinaAccording to Division of Social Services informationas of March 31, 1992, 5,441 children were in foster care in North Carolina.• 4,159 were in foster family homes (76%)• 167 were in specialized foster family care (3%)• 525 were in large group facility (residential, 10%)• 141 were in adoptive foster homes (3%)Ofthose children in care:A total of 3,002 minority children were in care (55 %)• 2,786 (51 %) were Black• 98 (2%) were American Indian• 118 (2%) were of other races• 2,438 (45%) were Caucasian• 35% were underthe age 5• 32% were ages 6 through 12• 33% were 13 or older• 49% were boys; 51% were girlsTotal number of children for whom adoption is the plan= 1,648Children ,in Need of Adoption• 226 were under age 6• 130 were ages 7 through 12• 150 were 13 or older• 54.3% were Black• 42% were Caucasian• 0.4% were American Indian• 3.3% were other races55