Foster carer support and resources
How to get support, financial allowance and assistance, printable resources and factsheets, and support contact list
Foster care: printable factsheets
Here is a list of helpful factsheets relating to foster care.
Adoption
- Information for authorised carers on out-of-home care adoption
- OOHC Adoption Allowance (means-tested) factsheet
Education
- Fact Sheet on the new Commonwealth Child Care Subsidy
- Education planning for children and young people in OOHC: carer’s guide
- Fee-free training for children and young people in out-of-home care
- Helping children and young people reach their potential at school
- Starting Year 7 in out-of-home care - factsheet
- Starting Year 11 in out-of-home care - factsheet
Financial support
- Financial assistance for carers of children and young people in care - factsheet
- Foster, Relative & Kinship, & Guardianship Carers financial support guide
Health and wellbeing
- Consent for medical and dental treatment of children and young people in statutory out-of-home care
- Medical and dental consent tool
- OOHC Health Pathway: carer's guide
- OOHC Health Coordinators Contact List
Legal
- Out-of-home care: Legal assistance for carers - factsheet about how to apply to NCAT if you disagree with a decision to give out high information about your placement
- Section 90 applications information for NGO authorised carers
Carer Training and Support
- Carer support and training - a quick guide for caseworkers
- LINKS Training and Support develops targeted, evidence-based training and resources in Trauma Informed Care and Problematic Sexualised Behaviour for carers and out-of-home-care professionals.
Office of the Children's Guardian
Permanency Support Program
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Last updated: 13 Nov 2023