Young people in care make their debut
May 28, 2009 at 12:10 pm | In Articles, Events, Media, Stories | Leave a Comment
Photo by Simon O'Dwyer, owned by The Age
Last week 18 couples made their debut at the Melbourne Town Hall to 650 proud guests.
Although Deb Balls occurr every year across communities around Australia, the path these young ladies and gentlemen have journeyed along from childhood to adulthood has been more difficult than for most other Victorian children.
All of these young people have grown up living away from their own families, living instead in foster care, residential care or in the care of other relatives.
Last week they celebrated final chapter of that journey in front of family, friends, foster carers, foster care agencies such as Anglicare Victoria, and other distinguished guests including Jenny Maklin.
Looking wonderful and feeling like prince and princesses the young couples stood tall as they swirled around the dance floor on their night of nights.
Read more in an article from The Age
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