Are foster parents the same as adoptive parents?

Are foster parents the same as adoptive parents?

Jennifer Perry (Executive Director, Children's Action Network) gives expert video advice on: Under what circumstances does a child become "custody of the state"?; Are foster parents the same as adoptive parents?; What happens to children who aren't adopted? and more...

Some foster parents become foster parents simply to foster and to provide a safe haven for the child, whatever the outcome may be. Many foster parents go in realizing that the foster child may go back to their biological parents, and that is in fact their preference of child welfare. Some foster parents have expressed their interest in adopting and therefore will say that they would like to have a child in their home, that is more likely not to be reunited with their parents and therefore made available for adoption.