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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Starting in the late 1980s in western Virginia, Kingsolver’s reimagining of “David Copperfield” by Charles Dickens combines a rebuke of the modern foster care system with the devastating effects of the opioid epidemic.

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Clark grew up in foster care in a world steeped in violence, gangs and drugs, he said.

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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.

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It has also set aside £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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Parents were charged with illegal entry and detained after being caught entering the U.S., while children were separately placed in federal custody and foster care.

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