Fostering

Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent". The placement of the child is normally arranged through the government or a social service agency. The institution, group home or foster parent is compensated for expenses.

The State, via the family court and child protection agency, stand in loco parentis to the minor, making all legal decisions while the foster parent is responsible for the day-to-day care of the minor.

The vast majority of children who would otherwise need foster c
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Three Little Words
One for the Murphys
The Language of Flowers
Orphan Train
Another Place at the Table
Fighting Words
To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care
Demon Copperhead
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Orbiting Jupiter
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
White Oleander
Pictures of Hollis Woods
The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2)
Far from the Tree

John William Tuohy
I felt empty a lot and I sometimes had a sense—and I know this sounds strange—that I really had no existence as my own person, that I could disappear and no one would notice or remember that I had ever existed. It is a terrifying thing to live with. I kept myself busy to avoid that feeling, because somehow being busy made me feel less empty.
John William Tuohy, No Time to Say Goodbye: A Memoir of a Life in Foster Care

Heather O'Neill
What the hell is that?" he asked. "Magic mushrooms." "I've always wanted to try those," he exclaimed. "They sound so cute. ...more
Heather O'Neill, Lullabies for Little Criminals

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