Percentage of children who exit from foster care to a permanent living arrangement (reunified with families, placed with relatives, adopted)
Measure Last Modified
05-13-2025 01:57 p.m.
Measure Last Published
09-04-2024 04:33 p.m.
Status
Active
Data Source and Calculation
The data source is the On-line Automated Services Information System (OASIS). This measure is reported monthly and represents the number of children who exit foster care for reasons of reunification with biological family, custody transfer to another relative, or adoption. The results are obtained from the VCWOR (Virginia Child Welfare Outcome Reports) utility ("Children's Services System Transformation Outcomes" report). The result is a rolling 12-month average reported at the end of the quarter.
Enterprise Priorities and Strategies
Initiative
Priority
Strategy
Health and Family
Children and Families
Promote strategies that encourage a culture of health through stable housing, access to high-quality health care and proper nutrition.
Associated Service Areas
Service Area Code
Service Area Name
46010
Local Staff and Operations
46901
Foster Care Payments
46902
Supplemental Child Welfare Activities
Targets and Baselines
Name
Date
Result
Note
Baseline
06-30-2022
77.6
Short Target 2025
06-30-2025
86.0
Long Target 2027
06-30-2027
86.0
Results
Year
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Note
2019
76.3
72.8
76.2
76.3
2020
75.6
73.2
74.6
75.6
2021
76.8
80.9
80.8
80.4
2022
79.5
78.7
77.7
77.6
This decrease in exits to permanency may be attributable to the COVID-19 public health emergency.