| Foster care is utilized in circumstances where birth | | | | Training and Assistance |
| parent(s) are unable or unwilling to take care of their | | | | A foster parent is entitled to receive intensive |
| child. It may be in the wake of a behavioral problem, | | | | training, which is sponsored by the placement agency. |
| which calls for a specialized treatment. Or it could be | | | | Monetary assistance is also extended to help foster |
| owing to a temporary illness of the birth parent, | | | | parents meet the child's day to day expenses. The |
| which curtails them to take care of their offspring for | | | | amount of reimbursement varies from state to state |
| a short term. | | | | and even city to city. |
| Foster carers are recruited by the community service | | | | Reunification |
| organizations. They provide care to children and | | | | The foster caring concludes with the reunion of the |
| youths who are unable to live at home due to the | | | | child with his or her biological parents. This reunion |
| risk of abuse or neglect. Placements offer a safe | | | | takes place either at 18 or when the State decides |
| living arrangement for these children temporarily, | | | | that the conditions are suitable. In exceptional cases, |
| from birth to an age of 18. | | | | the child is adopted by the foster parents for good. |