Foster and Kinship Carer Week

About the week

During Foster and Kinship Carer Week we thank more than 6,300 foster and kinship carer families in Queensland.

Karyn chooses to be a foster carer as she believes every child deserves the opportunity to reach their potential.

Sandra has been a foster carer for more than a decade. Find out what a day in her life is like.

Justin is a single, full-time worker and foster carer. We found out what a typical, busy day in his life is like.

Kate and Jess are currently caring for 1 foster child and 4 biological children and describe their foster caring experience as ‘a beautiful mess’.

Cheryl and Allan have been fostering for 30 years and, while it has been challenging, Cheryl says she wouldn’t change a thing.

Find out what daily life is like for Helen, who has been a kinship carer for her grandson for more than ten years.