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Free water safety and survival program for primary school aged children in care
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Free water safety and survival program for primary school aged children in care
16/10/19VACSWIM is offering free water safety and survival programs to primary school aged children in care during December and January. -
Read to Me Project helps to improve literacy
14/10/19Do you want to encourage the child in your care to enjoy reading and improve their literacy? The Read to Me Project can help, and is currently organising reading packs in time for Christmas. -
Carer support payments increased
08/10/19The Department for Child Protection provides family-based carers with a support payment to help them meet the costs of caring for a child or young person. -
That's a wrap!
04/10/19September has been a busy month for all those involved in child protection, with events and celebrations nearly every day as part of National Child Protection Week and Foster and Kinship Carers Week.
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Foster care information session - Prospect
13 NovCome along to find out:what's involved in being a foster carersteps to become a foster carerroles and responsibilities of foster carerssupport available to foster carers.Hosted by Lutheran Community Care.Location: Connecting Foster & Kinship Carers, 2/224 Main North Road -
Foster care information session - Murray Bridge
18 NovDrop in every Monday (except public holidays) to find out:what's involved in being a foster carersteps to become a foster carerroles and responsibilities of foster carerssupport available to foster carers.Hosted by ac.care Murray BridgeLocation: 11-21 Kennett Road -
Foster care information session - Berri
18 NovDrop in every Monday (except public holidays) to find out:what's involved in being a foster carersteps to become a foster carerroles and responsibilities of foster carerssupport available to foster carers.Hosted by ac.care Berri.Location: 5 Kealley Street -
Foster care information session - Mount Gambier
18 NovDrop in every Monday (except public holidays) to find out:what's involved in being a foster carersteps to become a foster carerroles and responsibilities of foster carerssupport available to foster carers.Hosted by ac.care Mount GambierLocation: 70-72 White Avenue