Bust foster care
myths because local
families need you
Take a small step today to build a better future tomorrow. To access our foster care starter guide, please let us know the best way to reach you.
MYTH
I'm too old.
FACT
No one knows patience like you.
MYTH
I can't. I have a disability.
FACT
You know how to make someone feel safe.
MYTH
I work. I don't have enough time.
FACT
You can do both.
Find Out What Foster Care Might Look Like For You
Every kid is different which is why we need foster carers from all walks of life who can provide all types of care. Whether you can help for a few nights a month, several weeks, months or a lifetime, you can make a difference.
Click the button below to download the brochure and learn about the different types of care.
There are many types of foster care.
Find out what support you can provide.
Emergency / Crisis Care:
is needed when there are concerns for a child or young person's immediate safety. Emergency carers may be contacted on short notice, including at night or on weekends. A child will remain in your care for a limited time whilst we are finding their forever home.
Respite Care:
Respite carers provide regular support (often one weekend, once a month), occasional weekend or holiday respite and is often pre-planned.
Short-Term / Restoration Care:
provides stability for a child while we explore possible restoration with their birth family. Short-term carers may provide support for a few months, up to two years until more permanent care can be established either with their family or a long-term carers.
Long-Term / Permanent Care:
provides stability for a young person or child when restoration with birth parents isn’t possible. The child may be in your care
Relative / Kinship Care:
is when a child or young person lives with a relative or person they already know. Living with a relative is preferred when the relationship with birth parents cannot be restored.
Emergency / Crisis Care:
carers who have an existing relationship with a child or young person (either family or long-term carers) can apply to become a legal guardian. This provides greater stability when a child cannot be restored to their birth parents. A guardian has full parental responsibility of the child until they turn 18.
Emergency / Crisis Care:
When a child cannot be safely restored to their birth parent(s), relatives or long-term carers can apply to become a child’s adoptive parent(s). If successful, adoptive parents become permanently legally responsible for the child. Open adoption requires adoptive parents, where possible, to ensure the child maintains a relationship with or knowledge of their birth family and cultural heritage.
Emergency / Crisis Care:
is needed when there are concerns for a child or young person's immediate safety. Emergency carers may be contacted on short notice, including at night or on weekends. A child will remain in your care for a limited time whilst we are finding their forever home.
Respite Care:
Respite carers provide regular support (often one weekend, once a month), occasional weekend or holiday respite and is often pre-planned.
Short-Term / Restoration Care:
provides stability for a child while we explore possible restoration with their birth family. Short-term carers may provide support for a few months, up to two years until more permanent care can be established either with their family or a long-term carers.
Long-Term / Permanent Care:
provides stability for a young person or child when restoration with birth parents isn’t possible. The child may be in your care
Relative / Kinship Care:
is when a child or young person lives with a relative or person they already know. Living with a relative is preferred when the relationship with birth parents cannot be restored.
Emergency / Crisis Care:
carers who have an existing relationship with a child or young person (either family or long-term carers) can apply to become a legal guardian. This provides greater stability when a child cannot be restored to their birth parents. A guardian has full parental responsibility of the child until they turn 18.
Emergency / Crisis Care:
When a child cannot be safely restored to their birth parent(s), relatives or long-term carers can apply to become a child’s adoptive parent(s). If successful, adoptive parents become permanently legally responsible for the child. Open adoption requires adoptive parents, where possible, to ensure the child maintains a relationship with or knowledge of their birth family and cultural heritage.
Hear From Our
Foster Families
Julie Heck - Long-term carer
“We’ve got so much love to give, so thought we would go down the fostering path after considering it for a fairly long time. Then one day we just took the plunge. I made the phone call, and we’ve never looked back. Now I can’t imagine life without these two little people in it.”
Download the brochure to access:
Information about the types of care
Steps to become a carer
FAQs
Support carers receive
Realities of foster care
Take a small step today to build a better future tomorrow.
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