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There are currently 7,961 children in foster care in Virginia. 392 of these children are legally free for adoption and have adoption as their foster care planning goal, according to the Virginia Department of Welfi*"
Many of these children awaiting adoption have very special needs. In Virginia, these special needs qualify them for a subsidized adoption, which helps otherwise hard-to-place children find permanent parents. . 4
subsidized adoption may be:^
-ovflr'the age of 6 with no other adoption barrier,
-residing in a foster home long enough to develop a meaningful relationship with foster parents,
-brothers and-or sisters who do not want to be separated,
-physically, mentally, or
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