Why become a foster carer?

Sadly in Queensland, new children enter the child protection system every day. You can help create a better tomorrow by becoming a foster carer.

We work with many people who've made the jump from thinking about foster care to opening their home and heart to children in need. They are single people, those with partners, people from different cultural backgrounds, renters, home-owners, full-time workers, those without children, stay-at-home parents and grandparents. 

Foster carers come from all walks of life. If you're interested in becoming a foster carer, your local foster care recruitment service can guide you through the assessment process and eligibility requirements. - you just need to be 18 and over, living in Queensland and be able to provide a safe, stable and caring home. Some of our carers have foster children full-time, while others do a few days a month as respite for full-time foster carers.

There are many reasons people choose to become foster carers. You might:

• Love children and be great with them
• Want to give back to your local community
• See a need in your community for more foster carers
• Be experienced caring for children with disability or those from different cultural backgrounds.

• Are you caring and kind?
• Do you have time to spend with a child?
• Are you patient?
• Are you able to listen?
• Can you empathise with a child’s feelings and behaviours?
• Can you set boundaries?
• Can you help a child maintain their connections with their family and culture?
• Is everyone in your household willing to be part of a foster care home?