foster parent

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Chris, from West Oxfordshire, said being faced with the lack of placements for young people in care led to his decision to become a foster parent.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

“These children are going to suffer the most,” Lewis, a veteran foster parent, said from her 13-year-old foster daughter’s upstairs bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

Michelle Raftery, who was a foster parent to Harmony Montgomery, attended Kayla’s hearing and cried as she heard the parole board’s decision.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

She also was a beloved foster parent, taking in nearly three dozen children and being honored with the state’s Foster Parent of the Year award in 2017.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023

“You see, her girlfriend—her name is Babette—is becoming a foster parent, so this time it’s all going to work out.”

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter