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Meet our Burdekin Foster Carer Team
Monthly information sessions and local pop up events Each month, our team hold information sessions about being a Burdekin Foster Carer. At the session we will take interested potential carers through all the information and answer questions. Please register your...
Youth Development Fund Launch at our AGM
Yesterday we held our Annual General Meeting, thank you to everyone who joined us live, we appreciate you making the time to find out what we have been up to and where we are headed. It was an AGM with...
What our clients say – a snapshot.
During the pandemic we undertook a client survey to find out how the young people in our care are doing - what is going well and what is going not so well - in our continuous strive to better meet...
Have you ever thought about becoming a Burdekin Foster Carer?
Being a Carer with The Burdekin Association is different from the traditional foster care programs. We are a community-based non-profit organisation with lots of different housing options, including a rent-free home for you and the child, generous carer allowance, ongoing...
Mentoring Men Volunteer Initiative
We are delighted to have entered into a partnership with Mentoring Men to engage male volunteers into our Volunteer Program for our young people. Mentoring Men is a fantastic local charity providing free long-term, one-on-one life mentoring programs Australia wide....
Have you ever thought about becoming a Burdekin Foster Carer?
Being a Carer with The Burdekin Association is different from the traditional foster care programs. We are a community-based non-profit organisation offering foster care to young people in need. Fostering can be undertaken in many ways, in your own home...
October is Mental Health Month
Mental Health and Resilience go Hand in Hand We compiled a list of tips for managing physical and mental health for times when we may need to restrict our movements or self-isolate. Tips like staying connected, keeping a routine, moving...
Our Shared Future
Our Shared Future guides our work addressing child and youth homelessness as well as the contributing factors to it. Our goal is to provide hope and opportunities to vulnerable children and young people in our community through the power of...
Resources – things to do in self-isolation
This resources list, is part of our stay healthy and well during Covid-19 series. You can view the other posts in the series here: Sleep - Our Best Kept Health Secret Covid-19 Health, Safety and Well-being Resources Tips for Staying...
Sleep – our best kept health secret
This article about sleep, is part of our stay healthy and well during Covid-19 series. You can view the other posts in the series here: Covid-19 Health, Safety and Well-being Resources Tips for Staying Healthy and Well Resources - Things...
