answersLogoWhite

0

Why was foster care started?

Updated: 8/16/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

Best Answer

To give children who were abused or neglected a place to live, a family, and someone to take care of them. BUT they dont always get any better than they had.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why was foster care started?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Who started foster care?

A man named Charles Loring Brace started foster care in the United States in the middle of the 19th century. He thought it was necessary since there was at the time about 30,000 neglected and homeless children he found living in slums or on the streets of New York City.


What was the gender of the children in foster care?

Both boys and girls are in foster care.


My girlfriends in fostercare what can i do?

There is nothing that you can do if your girlfriend is in foster care. She will get out of foster care at 18.


Has anyone adopted from foster care?

Lots of people have adopted from foster care.


What is the definition for foster care?

Foster care is supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home.


What happens if a child leaves foster care in California at 16?

they gone be placed in foster care


Why are you in foster care?

You are in Foster Care if your parents are uneligable to take care of you. you can also go to foster care if it is court orderd like i was...u can also be sent to foster care if you have drug or alchohol problems like me and my freinds but ive grown out if that stage but foster care is not a bad thing it can help people if you need more help or advice kall me at 575 309 6413


You are now an adult who was raised in foster care how can you find your biological parents?

If you aged out of foster care (weren't adopted) you would need to check with DCF about getting your foster care records.


How old do i need to be to work at a foster care or foster home.?

how can you work in a foster home


Can a girl who as a child and is in foster care get married?

Yes, you have the same rights as anyone else when in foster care.


Is Chris Brown in foster care?

No he is not. He is too old to be in foster care because he is 21 years old.


How long can a animal be in foster care?

an animal can be in foster care its whole life without an actual owner :(