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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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Ten percent of proceeds will benefit A Sense of Home, a nonprofit organization that supports youth aging out of foster care.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025
This would disrupt the lives of thousands of children by displacing them from their homes and create a devastating foster care crisis, all to continue to allow frivolous lawsuits.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The state usually waits at least a year to terminate parental rights after placing children in foster care, giving parents a chance to change.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Both were 18 years old at the time and about to age out of the foster care system.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Green was living with extended family in North Carolina, then lived in a domestic violence shelter and a homeless shelter when his mother regained custody, then was placed into foster care before living with a cousin whose sons were gangbangers.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
The initiative seeks to reduce instances of child neglect and prevent families from entering the state's foster care system according to KXJZ.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
She’s adopted three and one remains in foster care.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Ten percent of proceeds will benefit A Sense of Home, a nonprofit organization that supports youth aging out of foster care.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025
This would disrupt the lives of thousands of children by displacing them from their homes and create a devastating foster care crisis, all to continue to allow frivolous lawsuits.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The state usually waits at least a year to terminate parental rights after placing children in foster care, giving parents a chance to change.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Both were 18 years old at the time and about to age out of the foster care system.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Green was living with extended family in North Carolina, then lived in a domestic violence shelter and a homeless shelter when his mother regained custody, then was placed into foster care before living with a cousin whose sons were gangbangers.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
The initiative seeks to reduce instances of child neglect and prevent families from entering the state's foster care system according to KXJZ.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
She’s adopted three and one remains in foster care.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Foster care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foster%20care. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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