Our community of carers.
Join them today.Meet our unique community of carers.
Every day, our foster and kinship carers have a deep and meaningful impact on the lives of children. We provide essential support and guidance to over 1,050 carers across Queensland who care for more than 1,800 foster children. By exploring their profiles below, you can gain insights into the triumphs and challenges of foster care, as well as understand the deep motivation that drives them to change children’s lives for the better.
Jodie
Jodie is a full-time foster carer and provides long and short term, respite and emergency care to the Townsville region.
Read her story.
Emilea & Murray
Read how Emilea and Murray balance full-time caregiving and work to support a teenager in their inspiring story.
Read their story.
Andrew & Yvonne
Andrew and Yvonne have dedicated the past 14 years to being foster carers with Churches of Christ. Click below to hear more about their inspiring journey and the impact they have made.
Read their story.
Josh & Renae
Josh and Renae share their experience as carers with Churches of Christ, highlighting the importance of training, education, and continuous communication with our team.
Read their testimonial.
Jacqui
Jacqui and her partner create a loving and diverse family with three biological children and three foster children, providing a nurturing environment for all six kids.
Watch her interview.
Peter & Izanne
Peter and Izanne, devoted Kinship Carers for their grandson, find the experience of caring for him to be incredibly rewarding.
Watch their interview.
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Foster and kinship care
News and Stories
4 Apr 2023
The 5 ways we support our foster and kinship carers
FOSTER & KINSHIP CARE
10 MIN READ
There is no doubt that foster and kinship carers do wonderful work and without them the more than 11,000 children in the care of the Queensland government would face an uncertain future.
4 Apr 2023
Practice models that support foster and kinship carers
FOSTER & KINSHIP CARE
10 MIN READ
There are more than 11,000 children currently in either foster, kinship or residential care in Queensland and Churches of Christ supports just over 1430 carers and 2845 children and young people.
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4 Apr 2023
How we are supporting our foster carer heroes!
FOSTER & KINSHIP CARE
2 MIN READ
We have over 1400 foster and kinship carers taking care of vulnerable young people across Queensland.