What is Foster Care?

A situation in which, for a period of time, a child lives with and is cared for by people who are not the child's parents. According to the most recent federal data, there are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the United States, and they range in age from infant to 21 years old. While the goal of foster care is to return the child to his or her birth family, many of these children are now OR will become available for permanent adoption.

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Kevin Talks Foster Care with Ruben Ramos

Why Should I Consider Fostering an Older Child?

Is Foster Parenting Right For Me?

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What is Respite Care?

How Can I Prepare To Parent A Child With A Trauma History?

Why Are Family Homes Preferable to Group Homes for Kids?

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What to Know About Parenting a Child With Special Needs?

Do Foster Parents Stay In Touch After A Child Returns Home?

12 Questions Gay Men Should Ask When Considering Foster Care

Three Couples Open Up About Their Foster-Adopt Experiences

Faces of Gay Foster Dads and Kids

Your Foster Adopt Questions Answered by a Foster Adopt Dad

5 Tips For Winning at Fatherhood From a Gay Foster Dad

All Children – All Families

Gay Foster Dad: Paths to Fatherhood for Gay Men

Does Your State Discriminate Against Gay Foster or Adoptive Parents?

5 Tips for Making a New Foster Child Feel Welcome in Your Home

Can Single Gay Men Adopt?

Foster Care "Partners to Fatherhood"

Foster / Foster-Adopt Agencies

Proud Leader In Supporting LGBTQ Foster and Adoptive Families in Western Washington State

Helping Dads & Foster Kids Find Forever Families

Foster Care Family Stories

Single Dad Patrick Fostered 5 Gay Teens, Now He’s Adopting Them As...

Jason and Eric's Foster-To-Adopt Journey

Navigating Foster Care as a Gay Man

These Foster-Adopt Dads Helped Keep a Sibling Group of Four Together

Kevin Talks Foster Care With Ruben Ramos

Finding A Baby On NYC Subway Was “Like Having An Unplanned Pregnancy”...

The Real Modern Family of Tennessee

Afraid of Adopting from Foster Care? These Dads Say Don't Be

Why Fostering To Adopt Was The Right Path For Single Gay Dad Kevin

What Is it Like to be a Single Queer Foster Dad?

"Best Job in the World": How Kevin and Todd Became Dads

It Was "Love at First Sight," Say Foster Dads Scott and Joel

Why Limit Yourself to One Path to Parenthood? These Dads Pursued Two!

These Adoptive Dads Gained an Extended Family Through Foster Care

'Fourth Time's a Charm' for This Foster Forever Family

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