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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The restaurant offers employment opportunities to homeless youth and kids in the foster care system, Diaz explained.
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
What inspired you to start the nonprofit to do the hair for the children and the adoption system and foster care system?
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
In 2021, Black children represented 14 percent of the nation’s total child population but accounted for 22 percent of all kids in foster care.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Often the recipients are overcoming hardships such as homelessness, addiction, domestic violence or aging out of the foster care system.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Young adults transitioning from foster care represent an opportunity for forward-thinking business leaders to discover resilient, adaptable, and motivated individuals eager to prove themselves in the professional world.
—First Place For Youth, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
However, top state health officials have said publicly that the portion of those youth entering foster care solely because the parents are no longer equipped to take care of behavioral health needs at home has been on the rise.
—Michaela Ramm, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The two conceal her body in an attempt to prevent being separated through the foster care system.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
What inspired you to start the nonprofit to do the hair for the children and the adoption system and foster care system?
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
In 2021, Black children represented 14 percent of the nation’s total child population but accounted for 22 percent of all kids in foster care.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Often the recipients are overcoming hardships such as homelessness, addiction, domestic violence or aging out of the foster care system.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Young adults transitioning from foster care represent an opportunity for forward-thinking business leaders to discover resilient, adaptable, and motivated individuals eager to prove themselves in the professional world.
—First Place For Youth, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
However, top state health officials have said publicly that the portion of those youth entering foster care solely because the parents are no longer equipped to take care of behavioral health needs at home has been on the rise.
—Michaela Ramm, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The two conceal her body in an attempt to prevent being separated through the foster care system.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Foster care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foster%20care. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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