WHAT IS FOSTER CARE?
The term “foster care” describes a variety of placement settings in which a child or youth can be placed after removal from the home of a parent or guardian. Foster care placements can include placement with a family member, a close family friend (referred to as non-relative extended family members (NREFM)),or a foster family approved by the county child welfare agency or through an agreement with a Foster Family Agency (FFA).
Once a child is placed in foster care, the Biological Families are typically offered services that support Reunification. Reunification Services are terminated if the family does not complete their Case Plan usually within 18 months, at which point the child is in need of a permanent placement home through Adoption.
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