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Definition: Children who have been placed in the State's or county's legal custody because their birth parents were deemed abusive, neglectful, or otherwise unable to care for them.

Related Resources:

Who Are the Children?
All ages, races, and ethnic backgrounds.

Elsewhere on the Web:

Foster Care Youth United
Online excerpts from this excellent print magazine for, by, and about kids in foster care.

Youth in Care
Resource for young people ages 14-24 who are or have been in the care of child welfare authorities across Canada, dedicated to the idea of youth empowerment.

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