What do you do when your surroundings hold up a mirror to your past? Eli, a teen bounced between group homes and foster homes, is suddenly facing the things he once managed to internalize in order to survive. In Fostered Steps, Eli is now placed with the state's attempt at the "perfect home." The Havrels are a young, middle class couple, with hopes of starting a family through the foster care program. But now with an untrusting teen in their home, equipped with a fluctuating temper and a fragmented heart, they too are brought face-to-face with their own life-altering past.