foster care
noun
: a situation in which for a period of time a child lives with and is cared for by a foster parent
children placed in foster care
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Volunteers are trained and supported by the nonprofit to speak up for children in foster care in court, school and medical settings to make sure their needs are met.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
The new law applies to children and young adults up to age 21, or 26 for those who, like Valdez, were in foster care.
—Renuka Rayasam, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
Thousands of children in Illinois remain in foster care with the goal of adoption — kids longing for stability in a world that has often failed them.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
To learn more about adoption from foster care visit www.mareinc.org .
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, her surviving daughter, who remains in foster care, is expected to be a key witness if a trial commences in El Paso County, Colorado.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Baker’s body was found 20 miles away from where she was previously reported missing from foster care, according to comments Holbrook made in a Jan. 18 press conference.
—Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Beamon, 35, spent most of her teenage years in foster care.
—Megan Pauly, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
To learn more about adoption from foster care visit www.mareinc.org.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
The new law applies to children and young adults up to age 21, or 26 for those who, like Valdez, were in foster care.
—Renuka Rayasam, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
Thousands of children in Illinois remain in foster care with the goal of adoption — kids longing for stability in a world that has often failed them.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
To learn more about adoption from foster care visit www.mareinc.org .
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, her surviving daughter, who remains in foster care, is expected to be a key witness if a trial commences in El Paso County, Colorado.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Baker’s body was found 20 miles away from where she was previously reported missing from foster care, according to comments Holbrook made in a Jan. 18 press conference.
—Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Beamon, 35, spent most of her teenage years in foster care.
—Megan Pauly, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
To learn more about adoption from foster care visit www.mareinc.org.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Foster care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foster%20care. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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