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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Meanwhile, her surviving daughter, who remains in foster care, is expected to be a key witness if a trial commences in El Paso County, Colorado.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Baker’s body was found 20 miles away from where she was previously reported missing from foster care, according to comments Holbrook made in a Jan. 18 press conference.
—Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Beamon, 35, spent most of her teenage years in foster care.
—Megan Pauly, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
To learn more about adoption from foster care visit www.mareinc.org.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
The group — which for the last decade has been dedicated to preventing homelessness by creating first-ever homes and a community for youth aging out of foster care — is launching Home Bank LA, which will offer survivors comprehensive home kits with essentials for families and individuals.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Of the Tarrant County children who had a CASA volunteer and and left foster care last year, 93% found a permanent family, and 64% with their own families, Stalmach said, an outcome that has shown to have lifelong physical and mental health benefits for the child.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
Most of those, 1,200, either were reunited with family in the U.S., or placed in foster care.
—Jazzmin Jiwa, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
At the heart of the movement is a proposal for the Dignity Act, a federal law that seeks to ban the use of trash bags as luggage for children in foster care.
—Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Baker’s body was found 20 miles away from where she was previously reported missing from foster care, according to comments Holbrook made in a Jan. 18 press conference.
—Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Beamon, 35, spent most of her teenage years in foster care.
—Megan Pauly, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
To learn more about adoption from foster care visit www.mareinc.org.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
The group — which for the last decade has been dedicated to preventing homelessness by creating first-ever homes and a community for youth aging out of foster care — is launching Home Bank LA, which will offer survivors comprehensive home kits with essentials for families and individuals.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Of the Tarrant County children who had a CASA volunteer and and left foster care last year, 93% found a permanent family, and 64% with their own families, Stalmach said, an outcome that has shown to have lifelong physical and mental health benefits for the child.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
Most of those, 1,200, either were reunited with family in the U.S., or placed in foster care.
—Jazzmin Jiwa, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
At the heart of the movement is a proposal for the Dignity Act, a federal law that seeks to ban the use of trash bags as luggage for children in foster care.
—Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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