On another thread I think the number of orphans in Haiti was 150,000. Pre -quake. I image it could be twice that or more now.
In Hondurus, many of the kids in orphanages do have families. The family just doesn’t want them/ can’t support them. I wonder if that is true in Haiti?
Oops. Perhaps as many as 380,000 orphans - pre quake (from one source). Below is another source with slightly different numbers (unless 180,000 live in the streets or in foster-homes, could be)
QUICK FACTS
Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere
95% of aid to Haiti has been reduced since the early 1990s
70% of Haitian people live in poverty-annual income of $400 per year
15% of all children in Haiti are orphaned or abandoned
200,000 orphaned Haitian children live in institutions (the rest are fostered, live with relatives, or are street children)
40% of the population is under the age of 15
A history of an extremely high maternal mortality rate contributes to the number of orphans
Child-headed households are becoming more common as potential guardians succumb to AIDS or other causes of death
(source UNICEF)
From the reporting I've seen, it seems that what DHS is talking about are the children that have already begun the adoption process with US parents, a process that has been interrupted by this earthquake. I can't imagine that the number of those children exceeds more than a a few thousand, if that.