Who are the children being adopted through the San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services?
The San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services facilitates in the finalization of approximately 120 adoptions each year. The majority of the children being adopted have spent some time in foster care. There are approximately 350 children in San Luis Obispo County in foster care requiring temporary out-of-home care because of parental neglect and/or abuse. In San Luis Obispo County approximately 60% of these children are Caucasian, 30% are Hispanic, 5 % are black and the other 5% are of other ethnicity. These children are of all ages, from birth to age 18 years of age and some are currently awaiting permanent homes.
