Your donation helps us to provide care and support for children and families through our wide range of programs. All donations are tax deductible.

Would you like to look after a child for a weekend, a few days, a few months or longer? Do you work, but still have some time and energy to care for a child?

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Volunteers are essential for the running of our services and are highly valued. Volunteering with OzChild is a rewarding and enriching experience.

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Align your company with OzChild Unite, a program that is committed to enhancing your business contacts and helping children in your community. Attend our next networking event! Contact Unite.

Joe Dorfman is a qualified commercial lawyer and also Director and Co-Founder of Achievers Australia. He is regarded as an outstanding business coach, speaker and mentor.  Joe's "heart, soul and passion" are making a difference in people's lives and helping them grow and go to the next level, particularly in relation to business.

A dynamic and inspirational communicator, Joe facilitates the Power of Focus Coaching Program in Australia and has regularly commented on business issues in the national media.

Joe migrated from South Africa in 1989 and was employed as a commercial business lawyer in a leading firm.  Within three years, Joe established his own commercial and business law practice which flourished and Joe ultimately built up a sizeable city-based firm with a team of specialist lawyers.

Out of his legal training, Joe has a special ability to listen and understand issues, and to positively contribute to turning those around. He also has a special ability for helping people deal with their business and personal challenges.

Joe is a director of Business Network International, and was an office bearer at the Australia South Africa Business Association, where he was part of an Australian trade delegation to South Africa with the Federal Trade Minister, Mark Vaile.

The Power of Focus: www.thepoweroffocus.com.au

OzChild has a history of helping children which dates back to 1851. Today, the organisation is continuing to build on this strong foundation, with around 170 staff and 500 volunteers.

We run multidisciplinary and culturally aware programs across a range of areas to strengthen the potential and life opportunities of Australian children. Services include foster care, kinship care, child and family support, disability, training and consulting, outreach services, school and community support and youth pathways.

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Tannesha

Tannesha, aged 4, was living with her mother, Abby, who was dealing with mental health and drug abuse issues.  Abby was unable to provide a safe and stable home, and Tannesha was placed in out of home care.  Tannesha was traumatised by being placed out of her mother's care and became withdrawn and refused all food.

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