EVEN more than for other children, society has a responsibility along with parents for the well-being of foster children.
Citizens are responsible for acting to insure their welfare.
In addition, because of the temporary or permanent separation from and loss of parents and other family members, the foster child requires special safeguards,resources, and care. T o be nurtured by foster parents who have been selected to meet his individual needs, and who are provided services and supports, including specialized education, so that they can grow in their ability to enable the child to reach his potential. T o grow up in freedom and dignity in a neighborhood of people who accept him with understanding, respect and friendship. T o receive help in overcoming deprivation or whatever distortion in his emotional, physical, intellectual, social and spiritual growth may have resulted from his early experiences. T o receive education, training, and career guidance to prepare him for a useful and satisfying life.