Children in Alabama shouldn't languish in foster care when they can have permanent adoptive homes

Children in Alabama shouldn't languish in foster care when they can have permanent adoptive homes

Their wait for a permanent home was longer than average in Alabama. But average here is still too long. Foster children in Alabama typically wait more than three years for adoption, according to a federal study due out this summer. Alabama's is the second-longest wait time among 47 states covered in the study, The News reported Sunday.