Foundations Care

Foundations Care (foundcare.org.au) is a non-profit foster care organisation operating across Australia—with active services in Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia—dedicated to providing safe, supportive, and nurturing homes for children and young people who cannot live with their birth families.

Their mission is to ensure every child has the right to feel safe and to thrive. They do this by partnering with foster carers from all walks of life—regardless of age, marital status, cultural background, or sexual orientation—and offering various fostering options such as weekend respite, short-term, medium-term, long-term, and sibling-group placements.

Carers working with Foundations Care receive robust, ongoing support. This includes thorough initial training, regular home visits from dedicated caseworkers, access to clinical services, 24/7 emergency assistance, and a tax-free allowance—all structured to support carers’ well-being while helping them meet the complex needs of the children in their care.

A core part of their approach is cultural respect and connection: they make every effort to match children with foster carers and caseworkers who understand and share their cultural heritage, ensuring placements support cultural identity, language, and community bonds.

Operating for over 20 years, Foundations Care emphasises long‑term partnerships—matching children with the right families, offering continuous support throughout placements, and advocating for positive outcomes on behalf of the children. Their strategy centers on collaboration among carers, birth families, and caseworkers, always keeping the child’s best interests at heart.

Overall, Foundations Care acts as a caring and experienced guide through the foster care process, welcoming new carers, providing full-cycle support, and striving to make meaningful impacts in the lives of vulnerable children and their communities.