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 number of cats at the Naperville shelter has also increased since the partnership, jumping from about 50 cats to close to 100, which includes both cats currently at their facility and litters of kittens in foster care.
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
The canine family has been in foster care since then and are ready to meet their new families.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
In April, Los Angeles County paid $4 billion to settle 6,800 abuse claims from victims who were abused in foster care or in probation department facilities.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 July 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, 8 July 2025
Come home from foster care, have children and now be gone….
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
Eads assisted children in the foster care system in her early career and continued on as a psychologist and a college professor, her daughter told CNN.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
So again, someone who dealt with systemic issues coming out of the foster care system.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Now safely in the U.K. thanks to Silver Fox Dog Rescue, Trudie is temporarily in foster care and already making waves online for her joyful leaps in the air.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
The canine family has been in foster care since then and are ready to meet their new families.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
In April, Los Angeles County paid $4 billion to settle 6,800 abuse claims from victims who were abused in foster care or in probation department facilities.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 July 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, 8 July 2025
Come home from foster care, have children and now be gone….
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
Eads assisted children in the foster care system in her early career and continued on as a psychologist and a college professor, her daughter told CNN.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
So again, someone who dealt with systemic issues coming out of the foster care system.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Now safely in the U.K. thanks to Silver Fox Dog Rescue, Trudie is temporarily in foster care and already making waves online for her joyful leaps in the air.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
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“Foster care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foster%20care. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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