Foster care agencies recruit, assess and train foster carers.
Once a foster care household becomes approved, the foster care agency provides support and ongoing training to the carer, and matches the carer with children who need their care.
Foster care information sessions provide further details about becoming a foster carer.
Fostering agencies
| Agency | Seeking carers for | Phone | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal Family Support Services (AFSS) | General foster care for all ages of Aboriginal children and young people. Emergency, respite, short term and long term care. | Adelaide - 8205 1500 |
Adelaide Metro Barossa, Light and Lower North Adelaide Hills Eyre and Western Yorke and Mid North Far North Murray Lands Riverland Limestone Coast |
| ac.care | General foster care for all ages of non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal children and young people. Emergency, respite, short term and long term care. |
Mt Gambier - 8724 5400 Murray Bridge - 8531 4900 Berri - 8580 5300 |
Limestone Coast Adelaide Hills Murray and Mallee Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island Riverland |
| Anglicare SA | Specialist family based foster care and general foster care for children and young people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Emergency, respite, short term and long term care. | Adelaide - 8131 3456 |
Adelaide Metro Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island Barossa, Light and Lower North Adelaide Hills |
| Centacare | Specialist and general family based foster care for children of all ages. Immediate (emergency), short term, long term care and respite. The key focus being specialist short term placements working towards reunifying the child with the birth family. | 8159 1400 |
Adelaide Metro Adelaide Hills Barossa, Light and Lower North |
| Centacare Catholic Country SA | Specialist family based foster care and general foster care for all ages of children. Emergency, respite, short term and long term care. |
Ceduna, Whyalla, Pt Lincoln - 1800 759 865 | Eyre and Western |
| Junction Australia Ltd | General foster care for all ages of children and young people. Emergency, respite, short term and long term care. | Adelaide - 8203 5700 |
Adelaide Metro Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island |
| Key Assets | Specialist family based foster care for children and young people aged 2-17 with high or complex needs. General foster care for all ages of children and young people. Respite, short term and long term care. | Adelaide - 8274 5900 |
Adelaide Metro Fleurieu and Barossa, Light and Lower North Adelaide Hills |
| Life Without Barriers | Specialist family based foster care for all ages of children and young people with high or complex emotional needs, or high medical needs or disabilities. General foster care for all ages of children and young people. Emergency, respite, short term and long term care. | Adelaide - 8193 9400 |
Adelaide Metro Barossa, Light and Lower North Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island Adelaide Hills Murray and Mallee Yorke Peninsula Limestone Coast |
| Lutheran Care | Specialist family based foster care for children and young people with high or complex needs. General foster care for children and young people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Emergency, respite, short term and long term care. | Adelaide - 8337 8787 |
Adelaide Metro Barossa, Light and Lower North Adelaide Hills Fleurieu Murray and Mallee |
| OzChild | Treatment Foster Care Oregon for young people aged 12-17 years. Treatment foster carers provide close supervision and coaching, and implement a structured, individualised program for young people as they are supported to either be reunified with their biological family or prepare them for successful transition to family based foster care. Carers support the young person for around 9-12 months. | Enquire online | Adelaide Metro Barossa, Light and Lower North Adelaide Hills |
| Time for Kids Inc | Respite foster care for all ages of children and young people who live with kinship carers. | 8245 8100 |
Adelaide Metro Adelaide Hills Barossa, Light and Lower North |
| Uniting Communities Foster Care | Specialist family based care for children and young people with high or complex behavioural or disability-related needs. Respite, short term and long term care. | 8202 5190 | Adelaide Metro |
| Uniting Country SA | Specialist family based foster care for children and young people with high or complex needs. General foster care for children and young people of all ages. Emergency, respite, short term and long term care. | Port Augusta, Clare, Port Pirie and Kadina - 8633 9023 |
Yorke and Mid North Far North Regions |
Contact
Foster Care Services
Phone: 1300 2 FOSTER (1300 2 367 837)