Give Foster Care

Providing a child with a safe and nurturing environment is a wonderful way to give to your community. Foster care and mentoring for children who are homeless or come from broken homes can help that child feel loved and wanted and get on the right track.

 

• SUPPORT AND INFORMATION

• FOSTERCARE AND MENTORING ORGANISATIONS

 

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SUPPORT AND INFORMATION:

Australian Fostercare Association

About: AFCA is a membership based voluntary organisation supporting and representing the voices of foster carers, their families and the children they care for throughout Australia. AFCA works in partnership with other community organisations in the child and family welfare sector to provide the support necessary for children and young people unable to live at home to achieve better outcomes.

Website: http://www.fostercare.org.au

Email : ACFA@bigpond.com

 

Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare

About: The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare (the Centre) provides representation, professional development, research, policy and program advice, publications and resources for 96 community service organisations in the child, youth and family services sector of Victoria. We provide information and liaise with media, State Government and the community to ensure children, young people and families have access to appropriate services as and when they are needed.

Website: http://www.cwav.asn.au

Email : admin@cwav.asn.au

Phone: 03 9614 1577

 

Foster Care Association of the ACT

About: All foster and kinship carers of children under care and protection orders in the Australian Capital Territory are automatically and without cost, members of the Foster Care Association. This voluntary organisation assists all carers in their challenging roles on behalf of children who are unable to live at home for a period of time.

Website: http://www.fcaact.org.au

Email: fcaact@bigpomd.com

 

Foster Care Association NSW

About: The Foster Care Association NSW Inc. exists to support and strengthen foster carers in New South Wales and to promote the value of foster caring in New South Wales through:

• Information and support to foster carers
• Networking and representation
• Advocacy on behalf of the organisation and foster carers

Website: www.fcansw.org.au

Email: dbcfbaems@aol.com

Phone: 02 9836 4475

 

Foster Care Association of Queensland

About: Foster Care Queensland Inc (FCQ) is a partially government funded organisation, the membership of which is open to all foster carers (a term used here to mean registered Foster Carers, Kinship & Relative Carers and carers with Provisional Approval) and supporters (workers, other individuals) with associate membership being open to organisations.

Foster Care Queensland is an organisation for foster carers and the children and young people for whom they care. The organisation was founded in 1976 and in recent years has been successful in securing government funding to assist in the daily operation of the association.

Website: http://www.fcq.com.au

Email : fcq@fca.com.au

Phone: 07 3268 5955

 

Foster Care Association of Tasmania

About: The Foster Carers' Association of Tasmania was formed in 1986 to represent and to be a voice for Foster Carers. It is now recognised as the professional voice of foster care in Tasmania.

The association aims to provide supportive services to all Foster and Kinship Carers, to keep members informed of new ideas and changes policy and laws relating to children in care, to give members an opportunity to present to ideas to state and national policy makers, to safeguard and promote the best interests of those in our care, to keep members up to date on foster care allowances and benefits, to work with the Department of Child & Family Services to ensure the best outcomes for those in our care.

Website: http://www.fcatas.org.au

Email: president@fcatas.org.au

Phone: 03 6224 9672

 

Foster Care Association of Victoria Inc

About: The FCAV Vision is for all children in care to be cherished, connected and treated with compassion. The FCAV Mission is to strengthen foster families and enhance the wellbeing of the children in their care.

Website: www.fcav.org

Email : admin@fcav.org

Phone: 03 9489 9770

 

Foster Care Association of WA

About: The Foster Care Association strives to promote the interest of Foster Carers with all Care Agencies of Western Australia. We deliver services to Carers and their families which enhance their ability to respond to the challenge of fostering.

Website: http://www.fcawa.com.au

Email : admin@fcawa.com.au

Phone: 08 9388 1911

 

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FOSTER CARE AND MENTORING ORGANISATIONS:

Anglicare

About: Foster care provides a safe and supportive home to children who have been abused or neglected by their natural parents.

A child might stay in foster care for as little as one night or as long as a few years. It all depends on the seriousness of the issues faced by the child's parents and their ability to address those issues and become the nurturing family the child needs them to be.

Anglicare Victoria is the State's largest provider of foster care and therefore forms a vital role protecting children and ensuring they have a safe and loving home. We deliver foster care across metropolitan Melbourne and Gippsland.

Website : http://www.anglicare.org.au

Phone : 1800 809 722

 

Aunties and Uncles

About: Aunties & Uncles® helps to b uild a better life for children. We do this through an early intervention mentoring program based on an extended family model of ´aunts and uncles´ who provide mentoring and guidance in a stable family environment. Qualified staff assess volunteers and evaluate the needs of children to link them together.

Website: http://www.auntiesanduncles.com.au

Email : admin@auntiesanduncles.org.au

 

Baptcare

About: Foster Care is temporary care provided for children and young people by approved volunteer caregivers when the child's family is not able to care for them.

When children are unable to live at home for various reasons, the first choice of placement is with relatives or someone they know but when this is not possible these children rely on individuals and families to open their hearts and their homes.

Website: http://www.baptcare.org.au

Email : familyservices@baptcare.org.au

Phone: 03 9373 3810

 

Barnados

About: Separation from family is one of the most disruptive events that can occur in a child's life. Without Barnardos' care and expertise, children suffering from the trauma of abuse and neglect may also be affected by the process of fostercare. Barnardos believes that our fostercare placement system has evolved into the best possible means of providing children with short and long-term placement options.

Website: www.barnados.org.au

Email : faf@barnados.org.au

Phone: 02 9833 8877

 

Berry Street

About: Berry Street looks after thousands of Victorian children and young people who:

• Have been denied the most vital ingredient for human development – a good childhood;

• Cannot live safely at home because of traumatic family violence, serious abuse and neglect;

• Will not recover from what has been done to them, unless they urgently receive the help they need and deserve.

Website: http://www.berrystreet.org.au

Email: info@berrystreet.org.au

Phone: 03 9429 9266

 

Big Brothers Big Sisters

About: Big Brothers Big Sisters is Australia's leading mentoring program for young people, supported by 100 years of international experience and expertise. Our name and logo are synonymous with quality program delivery and best practice worldwide.

At Big Brothers Big Sisters we provide young people, in need of additional support and friendship, with a caring mentor and positive role model. Our programs are based on the simplicity and power of friendship.

Website: http://www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org.au

Email : enquiries@bbbs.org.au

Phone: 03 9489 4511

 

Care Pathways

About: Foster care provides full-time and part-time, family-based care for children who need a safe environment. Care Pathways has professional programs to recruit, select, train, match, support and monitor suitable foster carers, helping ensure the highest standards of care. Fostering timeframes vary and can range from a few months to many years.

Website: http://carepathwaysqld.com.au

Email : care@cofcqld.com.au

Phone : 07 3327 1600

 

CREATE Foundation

About: CREATE Foundation is creating a better life for the 35,000 children and young people in foster care or out of home care across Australia. Most children come into care after being neglected or physically abused through no fault of their own. They grow up in a series of different foster homes, often missing out on a lot of school and finding it difficult to form close friendships.

CREATE works to change all of this through its programs and support services. CREATE provides CONNECTING and EMPOWERMENT programs to develop skills and self-esteem. After consultation with young people, they advocate to CHANGE the care system to make a better future for all children and young people in care. By supporting CREATE you are helping to secure the future of some of Australia's most disadvantaged young people.

Website: www.create.org.au
Email: angela.newbold@create.org.au
Phone: 02 9267 1999

 

Galilee

About: The Galilee family placement Scheme facilitates the placement of babies, children and young people with caring foster care families throughout the ACT.

Babies, children and young people are referred to Galilee by the Office for Children, Youth and Family Support in the ACT because their families temporarily or permanently are not able to care for them.

Website: http://www.galilee.org.au

Email : galilee@galilee.org.au

Phone: 02 6290 2191

 

Life Without Barriers

About: We work with young people in metropolitan, rural and remote settings throughout Australia and New Zealand, facilitating their care across a broad spectrum of needs. We assist them through our carefully selected employees, professional contractors and volunteers, and our wonderful service partners who deliver services and programs such as:

• Clinical Assist Creative Care (Residential Care)
• Cultural Connection
• Education Planning
• Family Contact
• Family Support
• Foster Care
• Supported Accommodation
• Taking Time (Respite Care)
• Transition Support

Website: http://www.lwb.org.au/Pages/become-a-carer.aspx

Email: http://www.lwb.org.au/Contact-Us/Pages/default.aspx

Phone: National Office - 02 4033 4500

 

Oz Child

About: The goal of Home Based Care (Foster Care) is to provide temporary or longer term care for children and young people in a safe and nurturing home, during a time when they cannot live with their family. This care is provided by OzChild trained, accredited and supported caregivers.

Website: http://www.ozchild.org.au

Email: ozchild@ozchild.org.au

Phone: 03 9695 2200

 

UnitingCare Burnside

About: Many children and teenagers are in unstable family situations and need help from someone like you.

UnitingCare Burnside is looking for people with a good sense of humour and who enjoy spending time with children and teenagers, to become foster carers.

There's a broad range of flexible caring options from short term (including emergency and temporary care), long term, to providing occasional respite or mentoring. Burnside welcomes foster carers from any background and any family situation.

Website: http://burnsidefostercare.com

Phone : 02 9768 6955

 

Wesley Community Services

About: Out of Home Care is provided to children and young people who are unable to live with their families for a variety of reasons such as family breakdown, illness, or exposure to abuse and neglect.

Wesley Dalmar Out of Home Care is accredited by the Office of the Children's Guardian as a designated agency under the provisions of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1988. Wesley Dalmar is funded by the Department of Community Services to provide Out of Home Care services.

Website: http://wesleymission.org.au

Email : dalmaroohcenquiries@wesleymission.org.au

 

Youth Care UPA

About: The United Protestant Association is a community based incorporated charity and company limited by guarantee. At present the UPA provide community based and residential services to disadvantaged young people and the frail aged as well as respite services for carers in NSW.

UPA's mission is to offer care of the highest possible standard consistent with UPA's Christian commitment and the expectations of Society. Youth Care UPA is a program auspiced by the UPA Far North Coast to provide a secure, safe and caring alternate living arrangement for those young people who cannot or choose not to live with their natural families.

Website: http://www.youthcareupa.org.au

Email : youthcare@upanthcoast.org.au

Phone: 02 6628 1255

 

Are you a community group wishing to add your name to the register?

If you want your details listed, please provide them in the same format as above and send them to donations@givenow.com.au