Foster Carers
A different type of foster care…
Late last week, 'The Sun Herald' published an article by Amber Schultz that outlined that "NSW's foster carers are leaving the system in droves, with nearly 1,000 authorised carers quitting in the past year. There were 17,623 authorised carers in December 2022, compared to...
Foster Care and Kinship Week 2023
"More than 100 vulnerable children and young people are living in alternative emergency housing, such as hotels and motels, as the child protection system faces a dire shortage of Foster Carers," reported Amber Schultz in The Sun Herald on September...
Home Stretch Make it 21 Campaign Update
The Home Stretch advocacy began in 2016 when 160 organisations joined forces to lobby for significant reforms for young people in out-of-home care. At the end of 2022 the NSW government announced universal extended care to 21 years for young...
