foster children

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• Foster care — is a system by which a certified, stand in parent(s) cares for minor children or young peoples who have been removed from their birth parents or other custodial adults by state authority.Responsibility for the young person is assumed by the… …   Wikipedia

• Foster Care Support Foundation — Foster Care Support Foundation, Inc. is a non profit organization that provides clothing, toys, and equipment free of charge to foster children throughout the state of Georgia, whom are raised on basic per diem. The foundation, founded by Rachel… …   Wikipedia

• foster child — index child Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 foster child …   Law dictionary

• foster care — Court ordered care provided to children who are unable to live in their own homes, usually because their parents have abused or neglected them. Foster parents have a legal responsibility to care for their foster children, but do not have all the… …   Law dictionary

• foster parents — persons who look after a child who is not theirs either by blood or by adoption. The normal procedure involves local authorities who, under statutory powers, assume parental rights over children orphaned, abandoned, neglected or abused by parents …   Law dictionary

• Foster Care Independence Act — The Foster Care Independence Act (H.R. 3443) was passed by the United States Congress in November 1999 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on December 17, 1999. [cite news | url=http://www.ssa.gov/legislation/legis bulletin 121799a.html …   Wikipedia

• foster care — noun supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home • Hypernyms: ↑care, ↑charge, ↑tutelage, ↑guardianship * * * noun : supervised care for orphaned, neglected, or delinquent children or for… …   Useful english dictionary

• foster home — noun a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social service agency) (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑family, ↑household, ↑house, ↑home, ↑menage * * * noun : a household in which an orphaned …   Useful english dictionary

• foster care — the raising or supervision of foster children, as orphans or delinquents, in an institution, group home, or private home, usually arranged through a government or social service agency that provides remuneration for expenses. * * * …   Universalium

• foster care — /ˈfɒstə kɛə/ (say fostuh kair) noun the upbringing or the supervision of the upbringing of foster children, in a private home or a public institution …  

• foster-child — /ˈfɒstə tʃaɪld/ (say fostuh chuyld) noun (plural foster children) a child brought up by someone who is not their natural or adoptive mother or father …