Fostering

Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent". The placement of the child is normally arranged through the government or a social service agency. The institution, group home or foster parent is compensated for expenses.

The State, via the family court and child protection agency, stand in loco parentis to the minor, making all legal decisions while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the minor.

The vast majority of children who would otherwise need foster c
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Three Little Words
One for the Murphys
The Language of Flowers
Orphan Train
Another Place at the Table
To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care
Fighting Words
Demon Copperhead
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Orbiting Jupiter
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
White Oleander
Pictures of Hollis Woods
The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2)
Far from the Tree

Katie McGarry
I came to this house for safety. They came because the foster care system ran out of homes. We stayed because we were stray pieces of other puzzles, tired of never fitting.
Katie McGarry, Dare You To

The pain will always be in you — but you will not always be in pain.
Abby Norman

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