How to Use foster home in a Sentence

foster home

noun
  • Lyden came from a broken home, Rivera said, and lived in foster homes as a child.
    Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2018
  • Truth: Any household type can provide foster home supports to a child in need.
    Damar Services, Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2018
  • Another measure would have abolished gun-safety rules for foster homes.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Republic | azcentral.com, 22 May 2018
  • Philadelphia does not have enough foster homes for kids in dire need of a safe, stable place to live while the chaos of their lives gets sorted out.
    Ronnie Polaneczky, Philly.com, 25 May 2018
  • Casel's goal is to have as many foster homes as possible so that when a child is placed into foster care, his case workers can find a family that’s the best fit.
    Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 29 May 2018
  • What’s more important—finding a foster home for needy children, or identity politics?
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 May 2018
  • Unfortunately, even in the safety of a foster home, Chapo struggled to open up and feel comfortable during his recovery.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Like my sister and me, too many youth in foster care move from foster home to group home, rarely living in any one place long enough to develop supportive networks or make lasting connections with peers or adults.
    Christina K., Teen Vogue, 21 May 2018
  • While many of the dogs go directly to forever homes with individuals and families they have been matched with, Gavin said some go to foster homes or shelters there and are soon adopted.
    Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, 18 June 2018
  • The two agencies together collect about $3 million a year from the city for foster-care reimbursements, and had placed more than 230 children in city foster homes.
    Julie Shaw, Philly.com, 18 May 2018
  • That’s an average of roughly 48 kids separated from their families per day, often sent into foster homes or held in detention centers.
    Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 15 June 2018
  • Because medical foster homes are not considered institutional care, the VA is not allowed to pay for it directly.
    Patricia Kime, CNN, 5 June 2018
  • Because medical foster homes are not considered institutional care, VA is not allowed to pay for it directly.
    Kaiser Health News, OregonLive.com, 28 May 2018
  • The campaign’s goal is to have 50 dogs in foster homes by the end of the month.
    Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
  • The Powells put the dog in a foster home for three months.
    Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 5 Jan. 2021
  • There are just shy of 4,000 such foster homes statewide.
    Jason Laughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • At the foster home, the girl has a room with giraffes and hot-air balloons on the walls.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 21 June 2018
  • Sh-neila Lee was once in a foster home for less than 24 hours.
    Leah Asmelash, charlotteobserver, 12 July 2018
  • Amy has tried for six weeks but cannot find a home nor a foster home.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The three children have been placed in a foster home and have returned to school.
    Carly Ortiz-Lytle, Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Long spent many years going in and out of foster homes.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The puppy seems to be settling in well to his foster home.
    Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The girl, who cannot be named, has been in the foster home since the middle of October.
    Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2018
  • Cline, a Texas native, bounced around foster homes as a child.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The girl, who is estranged from her mother, has since been placed in a foster home.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • In 2018, the boys were removed from their foster home and placed with the West family.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 23 June 2022
  • Moreno said the child is happy in his foster home and refers to the Bernhardts as his parents.
    Peggy O’Hare, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Later, his father went to prison, and Hunter was placed in a foster home.
    Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2021
  • At the last minute, the worker said, staff were able to track down an emergency foster home for the teen.
    BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
  • After an accident brings the situation to a head, Maria is sent to live in a foster home.
    Kristen Tauer, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024

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