Foster care is a method of out-of-home 'care' provided to children and young people who are temporarily or permanently unable to live with their families of origin. Foster care places such children in private family homes.
Prepared by: Lee Butterworth
Created: 1 November 2011
Last updated: 7 August 2023
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/qld/biogs/QE00291b.htm
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