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The "Fostering the Future" executive order will provide career and education opportunities for children raised in foster care.

"Fostering the Future" is part of First Lady Melania Trump’s "Be Best" initiative that focuses on the importance of the social, emotional, and physical health of children.

The U.S. Department of Education says there are approximately 400,000 children and youth in foster care at any given time in the U.S.

Children in foster care are getting more help in securing a stable future thanks to a new executive order signed by President Trump on Thursday.

US President Donald Trump, alongside First Lady Melania Trump, holds up a signed executive order on foster children and families in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 13, 2025. (Pho

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