foster care

noun

1. 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.

Example Sentences

The 400-page fantasy novel Billy and the Epic Escape, which was published earlier this year, features an Aboriginal girl with mystical powers living in foster care who is abducted from her home in central Australia.

From BBC

Her baby was placed in foster care and never got to know his mother - a fact that motivates detectives.

From BBC

She also advocated for children affected by the opioid crisis, and has since started a foundation that raises education funds for children in foster care.

From BBC

The actor and his brother spent most of their childhood in foster care after their mother, who struggled with drug addiction, became unable to care for them.

From BBC

These harrowing separations are all too frequent — a child is taken from their home and placed in foster care on average every three minutes, adding up to nearly 200,000 new foster placements in 2022.

From Salon