Foster Care Week
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Fostering connections
With a growing need for foster carers and a diverse group of children needing care, there has never been a better time for people from all walks of life to become carers. During Foster Care Week (September 14-20) the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare and Victoria’s state-wide foster care recruitment service, Fostering…
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Open your heart and your home
Lisa DennisAfter raising six children of her own, Castlemaine’s Beryl Grey opened her heart and her home to provide a safe and loving space for some of our region’s foster children. During Foster Care Week (September 11-17) she is encouraging other local residents to consider doing the same. Australia is facing a dire shortage of…
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Foster carers needed
During Foster Care Week (September 12-18) leading child welfare organisation Anglicare Victoria is shining a spotlight on the urgent need for more foster carers across the state and the great reasons why people should give foster caring a go. Here in the north central region there is a critical shortage of carers, which means many…