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foster care

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Noun1.foster care - supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home
guardianship, tutelage, care, charge - attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
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As of April 2006, 78,960 children in California were waiting for homes in foster care systems, many eligible for adoption.
OLDER CHILDREN OFTEN NOT FIRST ADOPTION CHOICE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Although she is used to receiving accolades, Rowell is most proud of the work she does on behalf of children in the foster care system.
Back talk with Victoria Rowell by Meeks, Kenneth / Black Enterprise
When Mary Keane began doing volunteer work with gay and lesbian teens in New York City 10 years ago, she knew little about the plight of homeless youth in the foster care system.
Hope for foster kids: Catholic Charities of Boston has decided to get ... by Kuhr, Fred / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
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