
Initial enquiry
Register your interest online
or by calling us.
Barnardos urgently need foster carers in NSW and ACT. Could you open your heart and home to a child in need?
More than 46,200 children in Australia are unable to live safely with their birth families.
Foster carers give children and young people a safe, stable and nurturing family environment for a few months, years or for the rest of their lives through open adoption.
We believe in our foster carers and provide constant guidance and support to ensure the carer and the child’s needs are met.
Register your interest online
or by calling us.
You need to attend an information session either in person, online,
or we can come to your home.
Once you have all the information you need, you need to complete the application form that our team will send you.
Our carer recruitment team will hold an interview with you
to better understand your needs and home situation. We pride ourselves with having one of the most rigorous applicant processes of any foster care agency. It is of utmost importance to us that our children are placed with the right families.
Our Foster Carer Approval Panel will let you know if you have been successful
in your application.
Our foster carers undertake specialised training to fully understand the needs of caring for foster children. The Barnardos carer team will support you every step of the way.
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