Average number of placements **update**

[nextchapter24]

Hi all,

I posted a while back about being disappointed in the agency we were going to go with so we recently went and interviewed another one. We are considering signing I just wanted some input they said their placement last year was 10 ( out of 25 couples waiting)

Are these good stats? Anyone willing to share their agency placement rates? Thanks




Update
Thanks to everyone who gave their input here and the other thread where I asked about advise on agencies. I think we have finally picked our agency and I'm excited to move along in the process! Yay paperwork

[pamela]

Better than ours, but ours only does local. They were doing 8-12 a year, but haven't had a placement since November. No idea what is driving the trend. Two possible, both backed out after birth, and nothing else going. They have to.d us they are taking on no more families at this time.

[pinkie]

Honestly I think 10 placements with 25 waiting families is not ideal. That means you would have to seriously think it will take 2+ years. Our agency does something like 30 placements per year and has about 30-40 waiting families.

I have heard from a few different sources that placements are down a lot the last year or 2. So it's possible this agency is experiencing this same type of trend. Maybe ask for the stats over each of the past 5 years.

[drl]

As the pp noted, that ratio translates to a 2-year wait. Our agency had ~100-150 waiting families and does about that many placements a year, last I checked

[nextchapter24]

Thanks everyone we are at the point where I'm filling out preliminary paper work now so I need to decide of this agency is right. When they said the stats I freaked a bit .


DRL- do you mind sharing what agency you are working with? Those seem like great numbers .

Thanks!