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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Pamela sent him to live with his aunt, where his aggression intensified, ultimately landing him in foster care.
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Kenny Herzog, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
The Corpus Christi judge also fined the state $100,000 per day — a sum to be put in a trust for foster care children — for noncompliance with previous orders.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
The bull terrier that stole hearts after it was tied to a fence and abandoned before Hurricane Milton ravaged Florida is now recovering in foster care.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
Her experience in foster care fueled her to beat the odds.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 21 July 2024
There is also a toy donation drop at the station, with gifts going to local children in the foster care system via Napa’s Expressions of Hope program.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
Officials with the Indiana Department of Child Services have said Wilson’s foster care license was placed on hold after Dakota’s death was ruled a homicide.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
The business employs youth who aged out of the foster care system.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
Founded in 2011, Baby2Baby has distributed more than 450 million essentials — including diapers, formula, clothing and cribs — to children in homeless shelters, domestic violence programs, foster care agencies, hospitals, underserved school districts and disaster areas.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Kenny Herzog, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
The Corpus Christi judge also fined the state $100,000 per day — a sum to be put in a trust for foster care children — for noncompliance with previous orders.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
The bull terrier that stole hearts after it was tied to a fence and abandoned before Hurricane Milton ravaged Florida is now recovering in foster care.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
Her experience in foster care fueled her to beat the odds.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 21 July 2024
There is also a toy donation drop at the station, with gifts going to local children in the foster care system via Napa’s Expressions of Hope program.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
Officials with the Indiana Department of Child Services have said Wilson’s foster care license was placed on hold after Dakota’s death was ruled a homicide.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
The business employs youth who aged out of the foster care system.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
Founded in 2011, Baby2Baby has distributed more than 450 million essentials — including diapers, formula, clothing and cribs — to children in homeless shelters, domestic violence programs, foster care agencies, hospitals, underserved school districts and disaster areas.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Foster care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foster%20care. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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