If you can provide a safe and caring home, you could be a great foster carer.
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There are lots of misconceptions about who can be a foster carer. At the end of the day, if you're an adult who cares about children and are able to provide a safe, stable and caring home, you might make a great foster carer. Our carers can be singles, couples, families, LGBTIQ+, renters, home-owners, full-time workers and stay-at-home parents. Becoming a foster parent is incredibly rewarding - you really are changing a child's life for the better, every day.
Single, de-facto, married, LGBTIQA+, you can apply to be a foster carer.
Meet Jodie, who is a solo-superhero looking after foster children full-time.
Kids or teens of your own, grandkids or no children, this doesn't matter - you can apply to be a foster carer.
Meet Jacqui, who lives with her partner and their three children.
You'll need to be an adult, and there's no maximum age - many older people make great foster carers.
Renter or home owner, you can apply to be a foster carer. Others in your home will need to support your decision, though.
Many people have health conditions they manage well, and make great foster carers. As part of your application process, you'll do a health assessment to make sure you’re suitable.
Many people work while their foster children attend childcare, kindergarten or school. You can work full-time, part-time or not work and apply to become a foster carer.
Anyone aged 18 and over from any cultural background can apply to be a foster carer.
You'll need to be able to obtain a Blue Card (working with children check) to be considered for foster care.
You might have different abilities to other people. We provide ongoing support to our diverse community of carers.
Do you have a question about eligibility? Maybe you want to bust a myth you’ve heard? Let us know and we’ll answer your question ASAP.
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