Settlement Guide: Fostering a child in Australia

Theres a growing need for families to give foster children loving and safe homes. Welcoming a child from your cultural or linguistic community into your home also brings many benefits. And carers from culturally diverse backgrounds are also in high demand. Children end up in foster through no fault of their own. They've often been abused, neglected or abandoned by their parents. Their family might also be going through illness or a crisis, making them unable to take care of their children for a while.

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