The Foster Care System
Publisher
Mason Crest
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9781422230350
Pages
128 pages
Genre
nonfiction
Format
full length
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
If your parents were unable to care for you, where would you go? Do you have family or friends who would take you in and support you? Unfortunately, many children don't have this option. The foster care system was put in place to help young people who find themselves without homes. As you follow the story of Bobby and Cara, two children whose family was torn apart, you'll discover more about the foster care system.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Foster care; foster home; foster family; foster parents; foster children; foster teenagers
Main Character
male teenager; female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
foster families
Keywords
living with special needs; child welfare; juvenile court system; laws; inclusion; history of foster care; uncertainty
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Libal, Joyce, "The Foster Care System" (2015). Diverse Families. 539.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/539