Category: Foster Care

After supporting a young person through her work in foster care, Dana saw firsthand the need for carers and decided to open her own home to children and young people.

Justine and Chris have cared for over 180 children in ten years as foster carers. They share their insights, and provide some candid answers to questions about caring.

How do you make fostering fit into your life when you are a single carer working full time with your own biological child? Foster carer Jess shares her story and answers some common questions about caring.

With the right support, school can become a source of stability, confidence, and even joy. As a foster carer, you play a key role – and you’re not alone.

When children enter foster care, they’re often facing one of the most difficult times in their lives. In these moments of uncertainty, one of the most important sources of comfort and stability can be a sibling.

Becoming a foster carer is one of the most meaningful decisions you can make. But how long does it take? Find out what’s involved in the process.

When most people think of foster care, they often picture younger children. But teenagers make up a large and often overlooked group in the foster care system. Across Australia, many young people aged 13 to 17 need safe, supportive homes and positive adult role models.

Financing for foster care is a vital part of the support system for carers across Australia. Foster carers receive regular, tax-free allowances to help cover the costs of raising a child – from groceries to school supplies, clothing, transport, and more.

When children enter foster care, they’re often facing one of the most difficult times in their lives. In these moments of uncertainty, one of the most important sources of comfort and stability can be a sibling.

Foster Care Week is celebrated in Victoria and the ACT from 14-20 September. Every 49 minutes, a child in Australia enters foster care. In that moment, their world changes, and…

OzChild is thrilled to share a milestone for Australia’s child welfare sector with the appointment of the first Australia‑based Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) Consultant.   This role is the result…

For over seven years, OzChild has been proud to support children, young people and families in the ACT through our partnership in the ACT Together consortium.  Now, as we begin…