Out-of-Home-Care
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What We Do
Anchor is committed to providing a supportive environment in the Out-of-Home Care sector.
Supporting local families for over 20 years
At Anchor we have been supporting local families for over 20 years with dedicated and passionate staff who are committed to the welfare of children and young people in their care. We are flexible and agile in our approach, ensuring our foster and kinship care families always have the one-on-one support they need throughout their journey and beyond.
We work with a number of governing bodies including The Department of Family, Fairness and Housing to coordinate placements and ensure the best possible outcome is achieved for children in our care.
Initiatives include:
- Flexible training opportunities
- Dedicated case mangers
- Ongoing support from our team and other carers
A flexible and dedicated team, with deep community roots, that will go the extra mile for you and your family.
Foster Care
Every day our foster care services provide support for over 30 children who are unable to live at home in a safe, secure, caring environment.
Your interest in becoming a foster carer means the world to a growing child in need of love and care.
Open your heart
By opening your heart and home to foster care, you can create a safe and nurturing space for a child in need.
Your kindness and compassion can make a lasting impact on children’s lives.
When you join Anchor Foster Care, you become part of a supportive community dedicated to providing exceptional care for children in need.
We understand that becoming a foster carer can be both rewarding and challenging, and that’s why we’re here to guide you every step of the way.
Enquiring into our foster care program is obligation free. Our team of experienced professionals will offer comprehensive training, equipping you with the necessary skills and knowledge to be a confident and caring foster carer.
Are you ready to make a difference?
Visit our specialist Foster Care Recruitment site to learn more and fill out it’s is an easy, obligation-free step to find out whether foster care is for you.
“It’s not the child’s fault that they are in care. Every kid deserves proper nurturing, love, attention. And seeing this child prosper and thrive is so beautiful and so rewarding”
Mrs T, Foster Carer
Kinship Care
Providing care for children and young people that are unable to live at home.
The need for Kinship Care
For children who can’t live with their own immediate family, the preferred option is sometimes to live with someone they know, such as an extended family member. This need is often urgent and unforeseen – and Anchor can provide help ranging from initial assistance to ongoing support.
First Supports Program
Designed to provide immediate and essential services to children and families, addressing urgent needs through prioritising the safety and well being of the child, the First Supports Program include emergency shelter, crisis intervention and basic needs (like food and clothing). Generally short term, the First Supports Program focuses on stabalising an immediate crisis or resolving urgent safety concerns.
In 2023 alone, Anchor worked on almost 100 cases across 700 cases in care.
You can find out more about the First Supports program by visiting the DFFH website
Case Contracting
Involving a longer-term, more comprehensive service approach, it is generally offered as support for children subject to court protection orders. It encompasses a range of services addressing deeper, underlying issues and challenges faced like counseling, parenting support, substance abuse treatment and mental health services, with the goal of reunification or permanency through adoption or guardianship.
More information
We offer a range of information, support and advice to our kinship carers. If you have questions or are unsure about your rights and responsibilities, our team can help refer or assist you to get the information you need.
To get in touch, call 03 8761 9049 or email Carer.Comms@anchor.org.au.
CASE STUDY
A Kinship Carer's Story
Shortly after the girls came to live with our family, Anchor became part of our support network. I have always found that the staff at Anchor genuinely care; it’s not just a job to them. Now that we are the legal guardians of these precious children it has made an enormous difference and the children are much more settled. We as a family are grateful to Anchor and all the staff as they made a very difficult situation a little easier to cope with.
