Different ways to support foster care children

If you've decided that foster care isn’t right for you at the moment, you’re probably wondering how else you can offer help and support.

There are plenty of ways to get involved and make a positive difference to a child’s life.                           

Word of mouth

One of the biggest ways you can help to support fostering is to educate your family and friends.

Be open and talk to them about what you’ve discovered and the stories you’ve watched or read that may have touched you. You may be pleasantly surprised at who shows an interest.

We often find that ‘word of mouth’ is the main reason people speak to us to find out more about our services and support. The more people talk about foster care, the more widely we can reach our future foster carers.

Donate gifts, clothing & essentials

Some children may arrive into care with very little clothing, footwear or toiletry items.

Anglicare Southern Queensland's in-kind donation program collects brand new toiletries, cleaning products and toys to help support Queensland children in foster care.

There are so many ways you can help a child in need - creating positive childhood memories that will last a lifetime.

Get your workplace or business onboard - Support Foster and Kinship Carer Week

Each April, we celebrate Foster and Kinship Carer Week in Queensland. Maybe your business and work colleagues would like to come on board and donate toys, toiletries or household cleaning products to children in care. Or you may like to consider a foster carer fundraiser to purchase thank you gifts in recognition of the dedication and love that carers provide to children in need.

We also run a number of events throughout the year with the kind support and sponsorship of businesses across Queensland who have offered their premises to host celebrations, small group meetings, and children’s activities.

Thank you for caring

Your support and donations whether big or small mean a lot to all of us.

It’s because of your dedication, support and commitment to help, that we can do so much at a time when children and young people need it the most.

We’d love to hear from you!

To donate brand new toiletries, cleaning products and toys to help support foster care children in Queensland or to discuss potential fundraising initiatives please contact Anglicare Fundraising on 1300 244 683 or email giving@anglicaresq.org.au 

You Be You is empowered by Anglicare Southern Queensland. For almost 30 years, our dedicated foster care team has been helping people just like you to make a real difference to the lives of kids in foster care.

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