foster parent

Example Sentences

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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

His lawyers said that as the Nigerian authorities had approved him as her foster parent, the English court had no power to take her away.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

“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

At the time she became foster care ombudsman, she was also a certified foster parent and had also trained people to become foster parents.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

“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