foster kids
Temporary family members
Foster kids are children placed in the care of adults other than their biological parents, typically through a government child welfare system.
The arrangement may be temporary while family issues are resolved, or may lead to adoption.
She grew up as one of five foster kids in a single household.
The term carries connotations of instability and systemic neglect, though experiences vary widely.
- adoptionLegal family formation
- orphanChild whose parents died
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- caseworkerAgency employee helping clients
- group homeSupervised shared residence
child welfare · biological parents · birth parents · reunification · trauma · resilience · attachment · custody · guardian · social worker · case file · home visit · aging out · permanency · sibling · visitation · court · state custody
- vulnerable childrenorphans, homeless youth, street children, neglected children, at-risk youth
- child welfarechild protection, child welfare, child services, protective services, child protective services
- adoptionadoption, adoption agency, adoption agencies, adoption process, adoption law