foster parent

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a foster father or foster mother.

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The state contracts with more than 20 private groups to identify suitable foster parents for these children.
An epic Supreme Court showdown over religion and LGBTQ rights ends in a whimper|Ian Millhiser|June 17, 2021|Vox
The refusal of Philadelphia to contract with CSS for the provision of foster care services unless it agrees to certify same-sex couples as foster parents cannot survive strict scrutiny, and violates the First Amendment.
Supreme Court unanimously rules for Catholic group in Philadelphia foster-care dispute|Robert Barnes|June 17, 2021|Washington Post
Child care reformers called for orphans to live with foster parents or advocated for cash payments so disadvantaged children could live at home instead of in institutions.
“I Finally Got to the Mountaintop and I Failed”|by Bob Fernandez, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA|June 10, 2021|ProPublica
“If it cuts ties to Sunrise, the state must be prepared to fill the gaps if it loses some foster parents in the agency’s network,” said Brooks.
LGBTQ equality rights at center of Kentucky state contract dispute|Brody Levesque|May 29, 2021|Washington Blade

It is no small feat to find enough potential foster parents and to give them enough support while a child is in their home.
The Most Powerful Court in the U.S. is About to Decide the Fate of the Most Vulnerable Children|Belinda Luscombe|May 28, 2021|Time
After four or five months of casual interaction, they realized they both had lost a young parent to cancer.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Tinder and OkCupid are both owned by IAC, the parent company of The Daily Beast.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Critics accused Foster of giving Duke a payoff to stay out of the race; that was never proven.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A grand jury investigated but found Foster had broken no law.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
To be a parent is to be able to offer truly unconditional love.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The foster-father, who was an American resident in Hong-Kong, found his eyesight gradually failing him.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The foster-child remained behind to share the hut of the political exile.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
"I'm afraid I couldn't quite manage that, my dear boy," your fond parent would respond.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
He paused; and hastily wrote a few lines, to say that parent still lived, and would yet proclaim himself with honour to the world.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
I betray my beloved parent's confidence, to save you from a certain and ignominious death.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various

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