1) Each year in the US, millions of children experience hardship without stable family support due to situations like parental loss, abandonment, homelessness, or abuse and may be placed in foster care or orphanages. 2) In 2011, over 400,000 children were estimated to be in the foster care system in the United States, which does not ensure long-term care and stability as children often move frequently awaiting adoption. 3) Organizations like Adopt US Kids and Providence Place facilitate adoption and help avoid children entering foster care by engaging with birth mothers and arranging adoptions of newborn babies.