foster homes
Care placement households
Foster homes are households that temporarily care for children who cannot live with their biological parents, typically due to abuse, neglect, or family crisis.
The children remain wards of the state while foster parents provide day-to-day care: She spent three years in foster homes before being adopted.
Foster homes exist within a broader foster care system that aims either to reunite children with their families or place them permanently elsewhere.
Agency employee helping clients
- child protective servicesAgency investigating abuse and neglect
- dependencyState of needing support
- wardProtected person; division
- removalAct of taking away
reunification · child advocate · family court · state care · intervention · neglect · abuse · juvenile
Legal non-birth guardians
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- permanencyState of being lasting
- waiting childMinor available for adoption
- matchGame between opponents
open adoption · closed adoption · adoption agency · relinquishment · adoptee · consent · biological parents · family law
One providing daily assistance
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- bondingForming close connections
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
stability · upbringing · mentorship · affection · warmth · encouragement · development · support
Alteration to improve fit
- new beginningsChances to start again
- settling inBecoming established somewhere
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- relocationPermanent change of residence
integration · acclimatization · move-in · orientation · belonging · identity · uncertainty · resilience
Freedom from harm
- shelterProtected place or structure
- refugePlace of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
security · safekeeping · safe environment · stability · rescue · removal · emergency shelter · crisis intervention
caseworker
Agency employee helping clients
- child protective servicesAgency investigating abuse and neglect
- dependencyState of needing support
- wardProtected person; division
removal · reunification · child advocate · family court · state care · intervention · neglect · abuse · juvenile · placement
adoptive parents
Legal non-birth guardians
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- permanencyState of being lasting
- waiting childMinor available for adoption
match · open adoption · closed adoption · adoption agency · relinquishment · adoptee · consent · biological parents · family law · permanency planning
caregiver
One providing daily assistance
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- bondingForming close connections
- attachmentConnection or fondness
guidance · stability · upbringing · mentorship · affection · warmth · encouragement · development · support · love
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- new beginningsChances to start again
- settling inBecoming established somewhere
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
relocation · integration · acclimatization · move-in · orientation · belonging · identity · uncertainty · resilience · separation
safety
Freedom from harm
haven · security · safekeeping · safe environment · stability · rescue · removal · emergency shelter · crisis intervention
- animal sheltersanimal shelters, no-kill shelters, shelter dogs, shelter staff, shelter volunteers
- orphan careorphanages, orphans, foundlings, wards, half-orphans
- residential careresidential care, assisted living, nursing homes, group homes, residential treatment
- housingapartments, house, houses, homes, apartment
- child welfarechild protection, child welfare, child services, protective services, child protective services
- youth caregroup homes, children's homes, youth homes, orphanages, residential care
foster homesadoptive families
Families formed through legal guardianship
foster homesorphanages
Facilities housing parentless youth
group homes · children's homes · institutional care · state institutions · juvenile detention centers
home, foster, fostering, fostered, fosters, forester, foster care, fosterer, fosterage