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foster care
noun
- 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.
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However, HHS regulations issued in 2021 say participating clinics must offer pregnant women information about prenatal care and delivery, infant care, foster care, adoption, and pregnancy termination.
Starting in the late 1980s in western Virginia, Kingsolver鈥檚 reimagining of 鈥淒avid Copperfield鈥 by Charles Dickens combines a rebuke of the modern foster care system with the devastating effects of the opioid epidemic.
Clark grew up in foster care in a world steeped in violence, gangs and drugs, he said.
More than 56,000 children were in foster care in England in 2024, according to government data, while The Fostering Network estimates there is a shortage of 5,000 foster carers.
It has also set aside 拢90,000 to support care leavers, offering help with living costs to young people who have recently left foster care or local authority care.
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