We’ve been talking about foster carers in the last few episodes, to share the important role they have in the community. Foster care is the temporary care of children, with the goal to reunify them with their birth family.
These conversations will give you an insight into what it takes to be a Foster Carer – the ups and downs and how people who do this vital role can change the lives of the children they care for…and how their lives are changed too.
In this final episode in our Foster Carer mini-series, we meet Allison, an Aboriginal woman in Victoria’s Gippsland region. Allison's a mum, grandmother and a foster carer of more than 25 years who has a particular passion and skill in caring for teenagers.
If you haven’t already, listen to our previous episodes:
If you are interested in becoming a foster carer and live in Victoria, contact Fostering Connections on 1800 013 088.
If you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact:
Produced by Emily Webb, ermha365 Advocacy and External Communications Advisor.
We recognise people with lived experience who contribute to GET REAL podcast, and those who love, support and care for them. We recognise their strength, courage and unique perspective as a vital contribution so that we can learn, grow and achieve better outcomes together.
ermha365 provides support for people with complex mental health and disability in Victoria and the Northern Territory.
ermha365 acknowledges that our work in the community takes place on the Traditional Lands of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and therefore respectfully recognise their Elders, past and present, and the ongoing Custodianship of the Land and Water by all Members of these Communities.