Out Of Home Care
What is Fostering?
Foster carers provide a safe and nurturing environment for children and young people who are not able to live with their family. Some children and young people are in need of care for a few days, others for months and others stay in care with their foster family until they turn 18.
“We fostered a young man for ten years; there were lots of challenges but also lots of laughter and love. As a family we would not change that experience for the world – we all grew as people and this special young man will always be in our hearts one of the family.” Long Term Foster Carer
Who Can Become a Foster Carer?
Foster carers come from all walks of life, single, in a relationship, working, studying or retired - what they have in common is that they believe every child and young person deserves a loving supporting home and want to contribute to our community achieving this.
All our foster carers receive financial assistance, ongoing training and support is available 24/7.
OOHC Brochure
OOHC Info Sheet
OOHC FAQs
Next Steps
- Register Your Interest through the Out Of Home Care Form
- We will send you an Information Pack
- Book an information session (phone 02 4014 9306)
- Attend a Shared Stories Shared Lives workshop
For more details on this service, please contact:
Maria Thomas
Phone: (02) 4014 9306
Email: oohc@samaritans.org.au
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