Welcome to the Foster Carers’ Association of Tasmania website
We all know that the best place for children and young people to live is with their own families in their own home. Unfortunately this is not always possible. This might be because of illness or family crisis or because the family is not able to provide safe care.
When a child or young person can’t stay at home, and there is no-one in their extended family or community to provide care, one of the best options is to stay with a Foster Carer in a family environment.
Every day hundreds of Tasmanian Foster Carers provide care and support and guidance to children and young people who are living away from home.
Foster Carers come from all walks of life. Carers might be single or in a relationship, they might live in the city or the suburbs or the country. Some Foster Carers have children at home, some do not. Some are involved in their community, others work fulltime or are students.
Wherever Foster Carers come from and whatever other things they are doing in their lives, Foster Carers have decided that they have enough space in their homes and their lives to be able to support a child or young person in need.
Latest news
MAD, BAD OR SAD? Foundation training
Presented by Gregory Nicolau (Consultant Psychologist)
Friday 11 May 2012
It’s conclusive – trauma caused by abuse ‘changes the brain’ in ways that impacts a child’s ability to be the ‘boss of their feelings’ or to form strong and enduring relationships. Download flyer
Big Day Out 2012
Sunday 25 March 2012, Perth Football Oval Tasmania, 11am–2pm. Download flyer and registration form.
National Foster and Kinship Care Conference – Strengthening Care 2012
Where: Sebel, Albert Park, Melbourne
When: 20–21 October 2012
Read more on the AFKCP website
Becoming a Foster Carer
To request an information package on how to become a Foster Carer, telephone 1800 732 522.