How do we help?

Our Alternative Care Services (ACS) is funded by the Department for Education and Child Development to provide suitable homes for children in need of care in metropolitan Adelaide, the Barossa and the Murray Mallee Regions.

 

Our main role is to recruit, assess and train people who can offer caring homes to children and young people. We also provide one-on-one support to help our Carers during the placement and at the completion of a placement.

 

We encourage anyone interested in becoming a Foster Carer to attend one of our monthly information sessions to learn more.

 

What is foster care?

Foster care provides a temporary, caring home to children while their parent/s and family members receive support to help them work through their problems. Where possible, children will eventually return to live with their family. 

 

Why do children need foster care?

Sometimes parents are unable to care for children due to physical and mental illness, drug and alcohol dependency, domestic violence, imprisonment or death.

 

Sadly, there are also cases where children have been neglected and maltreated by their parents and need to be protected.

 

Foster carers provide a temporary, caring home for children while their parents and family members receive support to help them work through their problems.

 

Upcoming information sessions:

 

JUNE - FULLARTON

Wednesday 19 June 2013
6.30 - 8.30pm
St Peters Lutheran Church
14 Frew Street
FULLARTON

JULY - ALBERT PARK

Wednesday 17 July 2013
6.30 - 8.30pm
Good News Lutheran Church
57 Botting Street
ALBERT PARK

 

RSVP by calling our friendly staff at 08 8337 8787 or email fostercare@lccare.org.au

 

 

 

Click here for more information about the Alternative Care Information Sessions   

 

 

Upcoming Events:

Keep checking for more exciting events!

 

Thank you to these businesses for their generous donations to our Carers:

• Ambiescent Soaps  Walkerville

    

• Bake 'n' Serve  Hectorville

    

• Charlesworth Nuts  Marion

    

• Subway  Magill

    

• Coles  Firle and Newton

    

• Gloria Jeans Coffees  Tea Tree Plaza

    

• Home Hardware  Tranmere

    

• KMart  Firle

    

• KW Wholesale Stationers

    

• Mitre 10  Glynde

    

• The Body Shop  Rundle Mall

   

   

Links to information:  

• What do foster carers do?
• Steps to becoming a foster carer
• Types of care
• Who can be a foster carer?
• What support and training is available?
• Alternative Care Information Sessions
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Registration of Interest and Further Information
• Contact Us - Enquire Now