foster parent

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The foster parent said the boy requires the use of a wheelchair and has to be fed thorough a feeding tube into his stomach.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

Michelle Raftery, who was a foster parent to Harmony Montgomery, attended Kayla’s hearing and cried as she heard the parole board’s decision.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

She also was a beloved foster parent, taking in nearly three dozen children and being honored with the state’s Foster Parent of the Year award in 2017.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Cook’s foster parent, Marie Pilloud of Nebraska, said Cook lived with her until he was 20 or so.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

He’s the one, Molly knows, who wanted to be a foster parent.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline