From The Honorable Charles B. Rangel, Chairman
The Honorable Jim McDermott, Chairman Income Security and Family Support
Monday, July 30, 2007
Contact: J. Jioni Palmer or Matthew Beck (202) 225-8933
McDermott Contact: Mike DeCesare (202) 225-3106
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel released a report today from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which shows that African American children are twice as likely to enter foster care than White children, even though children of all races are equally as likely to suffer from abuse and neglect. The report also found that Black children remain in foster care longer than other children. Continue reading ‘GAO Report: African American Children Twice as Likely to Enter Foster Care’
