1. Some quick facts
about foster care.

2. Children deserve to be free
from serious worries.

3. And they deserve to feel
important.

4. The problem.
Unfortunately, nearly
40,000 Australian children
are unable to live with their
parents for reasons like
abuse, neglect and family
breakdown.
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5. Barnardos helps these
children.
We provide a range of foster
care options to meet the
varying needs of children:
• Temporary care
• Permanent care/adoption
• Adolescent care
• Respite care
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6. Our foster carers
come from all
walks of life.
We need families, couples, and single
people from diverse backgrounds to
help our children.

7. Barnardos’ Success.
We have a very high
success rate with our long
term placements due to
the careful matching
process we undertake for
finding our children a
permanent home.

8. Barnardos supports
its carers.
Barnardos Australia provides all
carers with generous financial
remuneration and 24 hour support.

9. Can’t open your home but still
want to help?
Through Barnardos Virtual Foster Carer program,
you can change a child’s life for just $1 a day.

10. Got a question?
Our website has more information on
becoming a foster carer.
To speak to someone about foster
care opportunities please call us
on 1800 663 441.