Foster Care
What does "foster care" mean?
- “Foster care” means 24-hour substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians and for whom Department of Children's Services (DCS) has placement and care responsibility.
- This includes placements in foster family homes, foster homes of relatives, group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, child care institutions, and preadoptive homes.
- The Title I foster care provisions apply to all children in foster care enrolled in public schools.
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