For this qualitative study, 18 foster care alumni, ranging in age from 18 to 25 years, described good foster parents as helping them functionally adapt to foster care. Good foster parents never referred to them as a "foster" child, balanced consistency with individualized application of rules, used terms such as "our family" or "our home," and included them in extended family gatherings and events. They were emotionally available without being intrusive, especially about stressful events in their lives. They facilitated ongoing contact with people from the child's past without being judgmental. Good foster parents also used their own resources, tried to accommodate personal tastes, and supported extracurricular activities.KEYWORDS aging out of foster care, foster care, family engagement, policy issuesThe number of children in foster care has been declining for much of the past decade-with approximately 397,000 children in care in 2012 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2013). Data from state child welfare systems in 2012 indicate that most children exit foster care to permanent placement through reunification with birth families or by being