foster parent

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A foster parent of the young boy read a victim impact statement to the court during the pre-sentence hearing.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

“These children are going to suffer the most,” Lewis, a veteran foster parent, said from her 13-year-old foster daughter’s upstairs bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

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

My social worker has told me that they are actively looking for a foster parent to take me.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan