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Make a difference.

Enquire to be a foster carer today.

Your spare room could change a child’s life. 

The spare bedroom. Somewhere for friends to crash. A room for family when they’re in town. Or just a place to hide that never-ending pile of washing.


But could it be more than that?
There are over 13 million spare rooms in Australia. Could your spare bedroom become a safe space for a child in need? Hundreds of kids across Queensland urgently need support and care. If you are over 18, living in Queensland, and can provide a safe, stable and caring home, you could be eligible to join our community of carers. There are multiple ways to offer support. Through respite, emergency, or longer term care you can help us address the growing needs of vulnerable children in our state.

Are you considering fostering? Now is the time.

Talk to our team to find out more.

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How we support you.

We provide training and assistance at every stage of your foster care journey, ensuring you feel comfortable and capable of providing the care your foster child needs.

Initial training

Our pre-service face-to-face training course provides you with all the information you need about getting started as a foster carer. This is delivered via group training, across a few different sessions.

Ongoing support

You'll have a dedicated case worker in our Foster Care team who you'll get to know and trust. You can approach your case worker with questions anytime. We also offer ongoing training courses as you continue as a foster carer.

24/7 on-call assistance

You can contact our 24/7 Carer Line anytime in emergency, or if you're needing support with your foster child's behaviour.

Carer groups

We'll help connect you with our other foster carers in your region, so you can create a group or network where you can share stories and solutions with others in the same situation as you.

Communication

You'll have a dedicated case worker you can call for advice. You'll also receive our regular foster carer newsletter each month, featuring important updates and information about events and training opportunities.

Financial support

We'll help you access the government's foster carer allowance - with a base fortnightly allowance starting around $525. There are also other allowances available. There's also a Carer Business Discount Card, offering retail discounts across QLD.

Meet our carers and families.

We have an amazing family of carers looking after children in need right across Queensland.

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Meet Renee and Christy

Foster Carers

Hear Renee and Christy as they discuss the joys and challenges that come with being long-term foster carers.

Meet Jacqui

Foster Carer

Hear from Jacqui as she talks about her experience as a foster carer.

Meet Carolyn

Foster Carer

Carolyn shares her story about being a foster carer.

Meet Melissa and Scott

Foster Carers

Melissa and Scott say all of the children bond together as a true family, and there is no use of the word 'foster' in their family - they are all brothers and sisters.

Meet Karen

Foster Carer

Karen encourages anyone with a home and a love in your heart that you want to share with children to foster - we need more carers to support vulnerable young people.

Meet Bridget

Case Worker

Bridget is one of our case workers and shares her thoughts on why it is so important that more families in our community consider becoming foster or kinship carers.

Are you considering fostering? Now is the time.

Talk to our team to find out more.

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Our reviews

Hear what people have to say about our foster and kinship care services:

Learn how you can become a foster carer

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1800 222 273

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