NC Kinship Care Statistics (2019)

Kinship care plays an essential role in North Carolina. Of the 11,646 children in DSS custody in our state on July 31, 2019, 2,636 (22.7%) were placed with relatives, most of whom were unlicensed. Placements for NC Children in DSS Custody on July 31, 2019* * This figure does not reflect the many people in North Carolina who act as
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