FELIX ORGANIZATION - ADOPTEES FOR CHILDREN INC

Description

The facts:

There are roughly 400,000 children in the United States in foster care. Approximately 14,000live in New York City and 16,000 in Los Angeles.

For youth who age out of the foster care system, approximately:

• 20% struggle with homelessness

• 50% do not complete high school

• 40% are unemployed

• 36% are arrested

• 22% are incarcerated

• 50% of girls are pregnant within 12-18 months of leaving foster care.

Felix helps youth in foster care become tomorrow's leaders. Our young adults have become camp counselors. They have gone to college. And they have defied the statistics to achieve their unique dreams and goals.

The opportunities Felix provides help our youth build job experience, expand their leadership skills, and learn on-the-job competencies that will help them begin their professional careers.