Objectives
- To provide training opportunities
- Mutual Support
- Access to resources
- To promote foster care in our local communities
- To work collaboratively with Child Protection
- To promote child focused activities for children in care.
Training Opportunities
We offer a range of professional training opportunities relevant to children in care and their carers such as:
- Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Anxiety Disorder
- Learning Challenges
- Sensory Needs
- Trauma
- Carer self-care
- And many more
Mutual Support
Is provided through regular coffee morning teas, buddy systems, smaller relevant group meetings and on call support.
Access to resources
FFSW has a diverse range of resources available to carers and their families, such as:
- Therapy Library
- Store Room
- Food Bank
- Welcome Packs
- Useful links and information
To promote foster care in our local communities
FFSW promote foster care in our local community through word of mouth, information stalls, open training and any appropriate situation.
To work collaboratively with Child Protection
FFSW is supported by Child Protection.
To promote child focused activities for children in care.
FFSW offers a range of child focused activities in the local community such as family days, camps, discos, drumming workshops and an annual Christmas party.