15.6 M

U.S. homes were food insecure in 2016. That’s 12.3% of all households in the country.

72%

of children whose parents have poor reading skills also read at the lowest levels.

$230 BN+

in healthcare costs is caused by low adult literacy every year.

55%

of Appalachian Residents are more likely to die from a drug overdose than the rest of the U.S.

84,994

refugees settled in the U.S. in the 2016 fiscal year.

50%

of the 2 million immigrants who come to the U.S. each year don’t have a high school education or proficient English language skills.

46%

of refugees admitted to the U.S. in 2016 were Muslim.

an increase of

42,000

children in the U.S. foster care system occurred between 2013 and 2017.

More than

20%

of youth that age out of foster care will be homeless.

In the U.S.,

443,000

children are in foster care, with 123,000+ available for adoption.

Less than

3%

of former foster youth earn a college degree by age 25, compared to 28% of the general population.

Did you Know

1 in 6

endangered runaways reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2016 were likely sex trafficking victims.

Did you Know

70-85%

of trafficked children in the U.S. were in foster care.

Did you Know

14-16

is the common age of children entering sex trafficking in the U.S.

More than

$306 BN

worth of damage from natural disasters has occurred in the U.S. in 2017 alone.

Did you Know

3 of 5

costliest hurricanes in U.S. history occurred in 2017.

Did you Know

80%

of flood damage from Hurricane Irma was uninsured.

Did you Know

25%

of all homes in the Florida Keys were destroyed by Hurricane Irma, and 65% sustained major damage.