We need emergency foster carers
We need emergency foster homes for local children who through no fault of their own, are unable to stay in their family home – a stable foster home where they will be safe while their parents get the support they need, or an alternative family member of placement is found. Can you open your home to a child in need?
What exactly is foster care?
There are thousands of children in out of home care. They need families.
What's it like being in care?
Real kids talk about what care was like and the impact it had on them.
What's it like to be a carer?
Real carers share some of their experiences.
Do you have a place in your heart & home for a child in need?
There are so many children and young people who cannot live at home.
Our priority is to ensure they have a safe, stable home. Can you help?
Latest Foster Care news
A word from our Executive Director
I had not run a foster care service prior to joining CatholicCare, but I had managed other types of programs for children in Out of Home Care. I knew from my experience that kids in foster care almost always thrived.
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The long road to adoption
David is a young person in our foster care program. Three years ago, with the support of CatholicCare, David’s foster family made the decision to move toward adoption to ensure David would always be part of their family.
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I just want to be with my mum
Tragically, Brian's life story was one of abuse and neglect, both preceding his entry into the care system and during his days within it. Notwithstanding these experiences, Brian wanted desperately to live with his family once more.
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Blake’s youth work story
Every few months, CatholicCare hosts a Youth Worker information night to attract prospective employees for the Permanency Support Program. Attendees come and go, with some deciding to apply for a Youth Worker position and others going on their merry way in search of the right career.
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