Foster Care Week is here! We are so proud of the village of carers we have on our team and thank every member of the carer household for the incredible difference you make. Foster carers play such a crucial role in our communities and for children and young people, they provide unwavering dedication, kindness, and love, often going above and beyond to ensure better outcomes are achieved for the kids in their care.
Carers are many things to children and young people, and the past 18 months carers have been challenged like never before. They’ve had to take on many roles to ensure kids could remain engaged and connected. This week and every week we thank all carers for all the incredible roles they play.
On any given night OzChild supports more than 300 foster care households who provide a safe, nurturing and loving environment for more than 400 children and young people throughout Victoria, ACT, New South Wales, South Australia and in Queensland. This is only achievable with the support of a tight-knit community, a Village of Carers.
Foster Care Week provides a wonderful opportunity to say thank you and shine a light on the life-changing difference carers make.
Read about our commitment to support our Village of Carers through OzChild’s Thriving Families Carer Strategy
“My role as a foster carer is challenging, surprising, and fulfilling, but most of all, it’s totally worthwhile. My only regret is I didn’t do it sooner!”
– Kellie, OzChild foster carer
Every 45 minutes a child enters the out-of-home care system in Australia. The sad reality is the number of children and young people needing care is not slowing down and the number of people signing up to become carers is falling short. Could you care?
Start your foster care journeyThe Raising Queensland report, and the recent Commission of Inquiry into the child protection system, point to the same conclusion: when families are supported earlier, and systems work together, fewer children reach crisis in the first place.
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