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Foster Care
Would you like to foster a child?
About Fostering
Foster Carers describe their fostering experiences
Would you like to foster a child?
If you are interested in fostering a child or would like further information, please click here and fill out our online form. We will get back to you ASAP. Alternatively call us and we can have a chat.
Berri (08) 8582-2344
Mount Gambier (08) 8724 9211
Murray Bridge (08) 8532-6303
About Fostering
Foster carers help with emergency, respite, short and long term care for children and young people between the ages of 0-18. Children require foster placements for various reasons and each situation is different. Foster carers undergo intensive screening, assessment and training and once approved receive ongoing support, advocacy and training from Anglican Community Care.
‘Foster carers are caring, passionate, skilled people, who value children and young people and have room in their lives to have a positive impact on children in need’ said Brooke Wilson, Alternative Care Senior, Anglican Community Care.
All referrals come from the Department of Family and Communities. Stringent assessment and recruitment processes ensure that these families are screened and trained to fulfill their important and valuable role. Anglican Community Care staff ensure that children and their foster families are well matched, and that foster families benefit from high-quality support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Foster Carers describe their fostering experiences
"....rewarding to be able to make a difference, no matter how little, to children. Challenging, with many different kinds of behaviours (usually brought about by circumstances the child has not control over), working out ways in which everyone can achieve goals, big and small to get through each day."
Her advice to someone wanting to be a foster carer is to know that ‘each child is different, everyday is different’ and to ‘keep an open mind, be prepared for everything!’
"Hi, Writing to you to share the best experience i have had in my life so far.
It just happened. I was sitting at home one day over a weekend if i recall watching t.v, which is very rare for me. All of a sudden a commercial came on that grabbed my attention, " They needed foster carers badly for children"
This made my mind turn.
I was 25 years old, I had gone as far as I could in my small business, i was paying of my own home and i had spare rooms. I had a great childhood with fantastic family support still. So being so close to my parents we discussed the changes that it would bring to our lives and i felt more confident in the decision i was about to make.
I under went the training required and found this knowledge to be an eye opener in to how some people really live. Anglican community care provided me with great knowledge on everything possiable and the support they give is fantastic they were always happy to help in any situation.I give credit and have admiration for the staff at Anglican community care S.A Berri office.
Over the five years as a carer i have had some fantastic children that have brought smiles to my face every morning that i woke. The children became a passion, trying to make their lives seem joyful and trying to allow them to be kids. I could see potential in all the children as i looked into their eyes.
It brought so much warmth and joy to watch these children have a so called normal chilhood, Playing, learning, giving and receiving the love and respect everyone needs.
Yes there are always problems but you learn to over come these with the children as it is not their fault they have been put into a situation.
I have found in my experience that if you continually tell the child that you are there always for support they tend to open up a bit more on their feelings and they will succeed.
This has become a passion for me and the joy and fulfillment that you get from helping these children is beyond any words. I urge anyone that has a great caring heart to take this opportunity on as the rewards are beyond belief and better than anything you receive in life.
Aboriginal Family Care Advisory Forum
Anglican Community Care, in partnership with local Aboriginal community organisations (Pangula Mannamurna, Lower Murray Nungas Club and Riverland Aboriginal community) established the Southern Country Aboriginal Partnership to ensure culturally appropriate services are provided in the delivery of Alternative Care Services to Aboriginal communities living in the southern country region of SouthAustralia.
In seeking Aboriginal participation and input into the Alternative Care program, the Southern Country Aboriginal Partnership had established three local Aboriginal Family Care Advisory Forums one in the Murraylands, one in the South East and one in the Riverland.
The Forums will provide advice on culturally appropriate Alternative Care placements and on matters relevant to the care, safety and protection issues for Aboriginal children in line with the Aboriginal Child Placement Principles.
Aboriginal Family Care Advisory Forums will provide culturally appropriate advice aimed at encouraging and nurturing family relationships and addressing life domains such as cultural identity, placement needs of the child or young person, health, education, recreational needs.
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