Which statement about foster care is accurate?

A) The goal of foster care is always reunification with the birth family.
B) Children were often indentured servants in early American foster care.
C) Foster care is designed to be a long-term,rather than temporary,placement.
D) Most children in foster care are placed in relatives' homes.

Foster Care

A temporary arrangement where children who cannot live with their own families are placed in the care of another family or institutional setting.

Indentured Servants

Individuals who entered into a contract of labor for a set period of time, in exchange for passage to a new country, accommodation, or other benefits during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Reunification

The process of bringing together family members who have been separated, often due to factors like divorce, displacement, or foster care.