Since the early history even in the Old Testament, there were children without families that were being cared for as a sense of duty. Widows were given children to care for with the financial support the church would provide for their care. According to the National Foster Parent Association (2017) in England, children were given into indentured service as a means to be cared for as well as learning a trade, compared to children left homeless and skill less. Though indentured service provided room and board it also over looked the abuse these children endured.
Foster care was initiated in 1853 by the New York Children's Aid Society to manage the long number of immigrant children living on the streets of New York. This move started to
Foster care was initiated in 1853 by the New York Children's Aid Society to manage the long number of immigrant children living on the streets of New York. This move started to