Topic: Foster care brings more harm than good
foster care takes a child away from it's family damaging the bonds that a child has with their natural parents. the bonds may never recover.
foster care takes in danger kids out of institutions where they are vulnerable to abuse into a checked home environment where they can heal from what got them into the care system in the first place.
foster care tends to move children from home to home and lacks stability.
foster care was established to help a child with a home rather than an orphanage.  it is not just a warehouse for kids but helps them develop by learning what it is to be in a loving home.
foster care withholds its own threats to the safety and well-being of vulnerable children
foster care within a loving family can benefit a child that has experienced hardships in their life, teaching them what it is like to be cared for and loved.
foster carers are by default caring people who do a lot of valuable work
foster carers are more interested in the money given by the state rather than the kids they must take care of. kids in foster care are neglected and mistreated.
foster carers can provide stability in a home environment
foster carers don't really care about the children, they just do it for the government paycheck.
foster carers need to be vetted seriously otherwise they might not able to provide the support required.
foster care's downsides are obvious from the neglect and harm that the children face it's hard to make an emotional connection to children who aren't related to you.
foster cares gives children who have been removed from abusive situations a chance at a family and care, education and a better life.
Foster children are given a stable home environment where they can become a member of their community.
foster children are usually only with their foster families for a short time which is emotionally unstable for them
Foster children do not always get proper medical care. Foster kids are covered medically under Medicaid but each year, fewer and fewer healthcare providers accept Medicaid.
Foster children have more say in where they go in a foster system where there are numerous options.
foster families are important because they provide homes to children who don't have responsible parents
foster families aren't fully prepared when fostering kids and can cause abuse mentally and/or physically to the child
foster families care more about money they get rather than kids.
foster families may be malicious and abuse foster children or only participate for monetary gain
Foster homes are not under the severe strict guidelines Child Protective Services has for the average family
foster homes are often environments of bullying and abuse
the lack of stability, unlike adoptions, is harmful
evidence shows that foster children are more likely to get in trouble with the law
foster homes can provide a bonding experience for children with no family.
Foster homes go through intensive qualification processes to ensure that the home will provide a stable and safe environment for the foster child.
foster homes provide a safer, more familial, environment than institutional orphanages.