So, let's define a pod and K-cup: 1  A Pod is coffee or tea that is sealed inside filter paper. 2  A K-Cup is is coffee or tea (and recently hot chocolate and cappuccino) that is sealed in some kind of cartridge, generally a plastic cup.
Information on Connecticut's waiting children. On any given day, there are more than 4,000 children in foster care, many of whom are in need of permanent homes. To learn more about children available for adoption, please contact the Connecticut Department of Children and Families by calling 800-842-6347.
But what happens when theyâre not? Some states are experiencing foster parent shortages right now. After several years of decline, the number of children in foster care nationwide has started to rise again. Beginning in 2013, the number of children in foster care rose to 402,378, or nearly 1 percent, from 397,000 the year prior.