Foster, relative and kinship care

About foster care

What you need to know about becoming a foster carer, types of foster care, how to apply, what to expect, legal matters, and your rights and responsibilities

Fostering a child

Helpful information for carers, such as dealing with challenging behaviour, trauma, maintaining ties to culture, case planning, health, school, Life Story Work

Foster carer guidelines

Information about how to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme when you care for a foster child with disability

Foster carer support and resources

How to get support, financial allowance and assistance, printable resources and factsheets, and support contact list

Fostering Our Future

A quarterly newsletter for foster carers that has information on current news and initiatives, and provides foster carers with a way to share stories, achieveme[...]

Helping a young person prepare for leaving care

Young people need the support of their carers to help them prepare for adult lives, build positive connections and achieve their life goals

About relative and kinship care

What it is, types of kinship care, applying for kinship care, rights and responsibilities, code of conduct, and maintaining ties to culture,

Caring for a child

Helpful information for carers, such as dealing with challenging behaviour, trauma, case planning, health, school, Life Story Work

Fostering a child with disability

Information about how to access the NDIS when you care for a foster child with disability

Relative and kinship care support and resources

How to get support, information about financial allowances and assistance, and a list of helpful and printable resources

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