Foster Care Victoria

The Pyjama Foundation… taking time to read aloud to children    

The Pyjama Foundation Mentor Training Program equips volunteer angels to read aloud to children in foster care on a weekly basis.  The Program offers foster parents support and a well-deserved respite.  Our angels provide extra READING ALOUD experiences for children in care to increase the number of books read aloud to them and:

• assist improve their levels of literacy
• inspire a love of learning and a belief in self-worth
• help them to become confident people valued by our society

The Pyjama Foundation highlights the national importance READING ALOUD TO ALL AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN.

Thanks for letting us know about this organisation, Helen, what fantastic work!

Many foster care agencies also run mentorship type programs with various emphases and called various things, such as “Big Brother, Big Sister”, “Friends” and many others, but this is the first I’ve heard of a program specifically to support foster carers and foster children with literacy in particular. Currently Pyjama Foundation runs out of Queensland but we look forward to the national roll out!