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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For Jones and his sisters, foster care was a soft place to land, and soon his grandparents stepped in, eventually adopting the siblings.
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Libby Smith, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The discovery of a missing 13-year-old in a man’s car led deputies to learn the driver had kidnapped three juveniles from a foster care facility, according to the investigators in North Carolina.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
The mainstreaming of the great replacement theory in the United Kingdom, and the surge of the overtly racist Reform Party, was assisted by such headlines as christian child forced into muslim foster care in a once-respectable broadsheet like the Times.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Connecticut has abysmal foster care reimbursement rates.
—Sarah Healy Eagan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Many of the children in these cases had been removed from their parents and put into foster care or formally adopted—a process that is practically impossible to reverse.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The process to adopt a child from foster care includes training, interviews, and home visits to determine if adoption is right for you.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Her children, once released from the hospital, were placed in foster care, officials said.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Banding Community Together raises awareness and provides support for the critical work these three nonprofits do to uplift survivors of trauma, strengthen families, and support young adults transitioning from foster care.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Libby Smith, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The discovery of a missing 13-year-old in a man’s car led deputies to learn the driver had kidnapped three juveniles from a foster care facility, according to the investigators in North Carolina.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
The mainstreaming of the great replacement theory in the United Kingdom, and the surge of the overtly racist Reform Party, was assisted by such headlines as christian child forced into muslim foster care in a once-respectable broadsheet like the Times.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Connecticut has abysmal foster care reimbursement rates.
—Sarah Healy Eagan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Many of the children in these cases had been removed from their parents and put into foster care or formally adopted—a process that is practically impossible to reverse.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The process to adopt a child from foster care includes training, interviews, and home visits to determine if adoption is right for you.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Her children, once released from the hospital, were placed in foster care, officials said.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Banding Community Together raises awareness and provides support for the critical work these three nonprofits do to uplift survivors of trauma, strengthen families, and support young adults transitioning from foster care.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Foster care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foster%20care. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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