Designed to help you provide the best support, guidance, and nurturing for children and young people in your care.

There are supports, resources and training opportunities available for you to access. These can help you to create a safe, loving and stable home for children and young people to grow, heal and thrive.


Noticeboard

  • As we celebrate Foster and Kinship Carers Week, we thank all carers across Tasmania for their continued dedication and difference they may in the lives of children and young people.
  • The Foster and Kinship Carer Association Tasmania (FKAT) are hosting several events during Foster and Kinship Carers Week to celebrate with carers for more information visit: https://fkat.org.au. 
  • We are proud to be working closely with FKAT in finalising their Carer Handbook, which will be launched in September.
  • Other key updates to read more about include:
    • A thank you message from the Secretary, Ginna Webster
    • State Budget investment in services for children and young people
    • Our foundations for Uplifting Care
    • The carer recruitment and retention strategy
    • FKAT Carer Handbook
    • Conduct Standards for Carers
    • A proposed Allocation Model

Read all updates on the foster and kinship care news page.

Contact us

To contact someone in our team for more information, you can call us on the number below or send us an email.

Phone: 0492 227 971

This phone number is actively monitored from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. For calls outside these times please leave a message and our team will get back to you. Thank you for taking the time to call.


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