More information about Switzerland is available on the Switzerland Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. U.S.-SWITZERLAND RELATIONS.
In the U.S. 397,122 children are living without permanent families in the foster care system. 101,666 of these children are eligible for adoption, but nearly 32% of these children will wait over three years in foster care before being adopted.
The Adoption Council of Canada, a national non-profit that promotes public adoption, runs a federal online service that features pictures and stories of kids waiting for families, called Canadaâs Waiting Children. It had 5,000 registration requests from potential parents in 2011, up from an average of 3,500.