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Foster Care

How do we help?

Our Alternative Care Services (ACS) is funded by the Department for Families and Communities to provide suitable homes for children in need of care in metropolitan Adelaide, the Barossa and the Murray Mallee Regions.

Our main role is to recruit, assess and train special people who can offer caring homes to children and young people. We also provide one-on-one support to help our Carers during the placement and at the completion of a placement.

We encourage anyone interested in becoming a Foster Carer to attend one of our monthly information sessions to learn more.

What is foster care?

Foster care provides a temporary, caring home to children while their parent/s and family members receive support to help them work through their problems. Where possible, children will eventually return to live with their family. 

Why do children need foster care?

Sometimes parents are unable to care for children due to physical and mental illness, drug and alcohol dependency, domestic violence, imprisonment or death.

Sadly, there are also cases where children have been neglected and maltreated by their parents and need to be protected.

Foster carers provide a temporary, caring home for children while their parents and family members receive support to help them work through their problems. 

 

Our next information session:

ABERFOYLE PARK

Thursday 23rd February 2012
6.30 - 8.30pm
Our Saviour Lutheran Church
32 Taylors Road West, Aberfoyle Park SA


RSVP by calling our friendly staff at 08 8337 8787 or email fostercare@lccare.org.au

Click here for more information about the Alternative Care Information Sessions   

Upcoming Events:

Education Expo

Saturday & Sunday, 19 & 20 May 2012
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Port Road, Hindmarsh

Links to information:  

 

 

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