Our information sessions are for people who are considering becoming a foster care, thinking about adopting a child or curious to learn more about becoming a foster carer.

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CatholicCare continues to recruit foster carers during these challenging times.

We offer safe and flexible ways of completing training and assessment through the utilisation of online facilities. It is important that as a community we continue to support children who require a safe and nurturing home during this crisis.

CatholicCare is a relationship-based agency with an emphasis on family. We recruit, train and support foster and relative carers, enabling them to provide short-term and long-term homes for children. The aim is positive lifelong outcomes for the child.

Fostered children benefit from carers who nurture and respond to their individual needs.

What to expect when attending a foster care and open adoption info session

These sessions include presentations from the recruitment team as well as experienced carers who cover topics such as:

• an overview of CatholicCare’s Permanency Support Program
• types of care including respite and emergency care, open adoption and guardianship
• the choice carers have in whom they care for
• day-to-day responsibilities of carers
• training and support available to carers
• selection criteria for carers
• an overview of the application process.

For more information, fill out the form on this page and a friendly member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible.