I always have a soft spot for kids who are in foster care because I used to be in foster care when I was growing up.
Oh really? Why were you put into foster care? Was it arranged through the government or a social service agency?
It was done through a social service agency. My childhood was not that great and I was placed into a home with a caregiver who did not really care.
I'm sorry to hear that! Did you not have a grandparent or other relative that you could've lived with?
No I did not and the sad thing about that is a foster parent has the opportunity to make a difference in a child's life and be a source of inspiration and encouragement but some are in it just for the money.
Man that's messed up. We're you with a man or woman? Until the early 20th century, the system was largely run by women.
Mine was a woman and I became her "maid". I disliked her so much because she was so unkind to me. I felt like I was not a person but an object and she smoked like a chimney.
, via the family court and child protective services 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.
Most kinship care is done informally, without the involvement of a court or public organization. However, in the U.S., formal kinship care is increasingly common. In 2012, a quarter of all children in formal foster care were placed with relatives instead of being placed into the system.
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Foster care in the United States
Foster care is the term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in an institution, group home (residential child care community, residential treatment center, ...), or private home of a state certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent". The placement of the child is usually arranged through the government or a social-service agency. The institution, group home or foster parent is provided compensation for expenses.
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