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.
Approximately 3,000 Michigan foster children are available for adoption at any given time. Of those children, nearly 300 do not have an identified adoptive family. We need your help to give these children a forever home. Review the Getting Started publications for an overview of the state's adoption program.