Comments for Foster Care Victoria http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com make a difference Tue, 13 May 2008 03:48:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Events Listing by National Volunteer Week « Foster Care Victoria http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/events-listing/#comment-296 National Volunteer Week « Foster Care Victoria Mon, 12 May 2008 00:17:11 +0000 http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/?page_id=120#comment-296 [...] Events Listing [...] [...] Events Listing [...]

]]> Comment on About by Jason King http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/about/#comment-295 Jason King Wed, 07 May 2008 07:34:05 +0000 #comment-295 Hello, Nice website, surprised I'd not seen it before. Would you be able to add another organisation to your "Where can I foster?" links? Abercare Family Services http://www.baptcare.org.au/lwp/wcm/connect/Baptist/Services/Abercare+Family+Services/Foster+Care+FAQ Thanks! Hello,
Nice website, surprised I’d not seen it before.

Would you be able to add another organisation to your “Where can I foster?” links?

Abercare Family Services
http://www.baptcare.org.au/lwp/wcm/connect/Baptist/Services/Abercare+Family+Services/Foster+Care+FAQ

Thanks!

]]> Comment on ABC Life Matters tackles foster care by Pyjama Foundation « Foster Care Victoria http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/abc-life-matters-tackles-foster-care/#comment-294 Pyjama Foundation « Foster Care Victoria Wed, 07 May 2008 00:41:55 +0000 http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-294 [...] for letting us know about this organisation, Helen, what fantastic [...] [...] for letting us know about this organisation, Helen, what fantastic [...]

]]> Comment on ABC Life Matters tackles foster care by Jess http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/abc-life-matters-tackles-foster-care/#comment-293 Jess Wed, 07 May 2008 00:21:00 +0000 http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-293 Sounds like a fantastic program, Helen, and I hope to hear more about the Pyjama Foundation as it grows. Sounds like a fantastic program, Helen, and I hope to hear more about the Pyjama Foundation as it grows.

]]> Comment on ABC Life Matters tackles foster care by Helen Kinniburgh http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/abc-life-matters-tackles-foster-care/#comment-292 Helen Kinniburgh Tue, 06 May 2008 04:58:01 +0000 http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-292 Hi Jess - I came across your blog and wanted to clarify that I haven't been a foster carer, but for the last few years I have been regularly visiting foster care families as a volunteer for the Pyjama Foundation in Queensland. The Pyjama Foundation supplies resources and trains the volunteers to support literacy development as a means redressing the pretty bad stats for kids in foster care in achieving literacy 'benchmarks'. As volunteers we are aware that foster carers are themselves reading with the kids and encouraging literacy but as they have so many tasks and issues to deal with, and often with a number of kids in their care and/or special needs/challenges, it was seen by Bronwyn Sheehan (founder of Pyjama Foundation) that some additional support would be helpful. The Pyjama Foundation is intending to go national next year. I was not speaking on their behalf, but having as a volunteer seen close up the conditions and challenges that foster carers work with, I was inspired/compelled to speak up and they happened to give me a go. I too was really pleased that Life Matters (and other programs I believe) have given quite a bit of attention to the need to support foster carers. All the best, Helen Hi Jess - I came across your blog and wanted to clarify that I haven’t been a foster carer, but for the last few years I have been regularly visiting foster care families as a volunteer for the Pyjama Foundation in Queensland. The Pyjama Foundation supplies resources and trains the volunteers to support literacy development as a means redressing the pretty bad stats for kids in foster care in achieving literacy ‘benchmarks’. As volunteers we are aware that foster carers are themselves reading with the kids and encouraging literacy but as they have so many tasks and issues to deal with, and often with a number of kids in their care and/or special needs/challenges, it was seen by Bronwyn Sheehan (founder of Pyjama Foundation) that some additional support would be helpful. The Pyjama Foundation is intending to go national next year. I was not speaking on their behalf, but having as a volunteer seen close up the conditions and challenges that foster carers work with, I was inspired/compelled to speak up and they happened to give me a go.

I too was really pleased that Life Matters (and other programs I believe) have given quite a bit of attention to the need to support foster carers.

All the best, Helen

]]> Comment on Events Listing by Last Minute Reminder « Foster Care Victoria http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/events-listing/#comment-291 Last Minute Reminder « Foster Care Victoria Mon, 05 May 2008 02:17:47 +0000 http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/?page_id=120#comment-291 [...] Events Listing [...] [...] Events Listing [...]

]]> Comment on Events Listing by News again! « Foster Care Victoria http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/events-listing/#comment-290 News again! « Foster Care Victoria Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:47:03 +0000 http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/?page_id=120#comment-290 [...] Events Listing [...] [...] Events Listing [...]

]]> Comment on Where is the debate for foster care in 2020? by Josh http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/where-is-the-debate-for-foster-care-in-2020/#comment-289 Josh Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:01:47 +0000 http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/?p=124#comment-289 Although I submitted a few ideas about child protection and the foster care system for consideration, they received little or no attention. Unfortunately foster care just doesn't seem to be a big enough issue to deserve close attention on a national or even statewide scale. Although I submitted a few ideas about child protection and the foster care system for consideration, they received little or no attention. Unfortunately foster care just doesn’t seem to be a big enough issue to deserve close attention on a national or even statewide scale.

]]> Comment on Adulthood after foster care by » Adulthood after foster care http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/adulthood-after-foster-care/#comment-287 » Adulthood after foster care Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:53:07 +0000 http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/?p=129#comment-287 [...] Jess ’s site is fantastic! I thought I’d share the latest post on the site which grabbed my attention: Adulthood after foster care [...] [...] Jess ’s site is fantastic! I thought I’d share the latest post on the site which grabbed my attention: Adulthood after foster care [...]

]]> Comment on Mandatory Reporting of Abuse Confessions by Advanced Foster Care « Foster Care Victoria http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/mandatory-reporting-of-abuse-confessions/#comment-286 Advanced Foster Care « Foster Care Victoria Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:29:23 +0000 http://fostercarevictoria.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-286 [...] morning Joe Tucci of the Australian Childhood Foundation (you may remember his name from the Mandatory Reporting of Abuse debate we discussed a few weeks a ago) and Kate Cairns were the guests talking about Therapeutic foster [...] [...] morning Joe Tucci of the Australian Childhood Foundation (you may remember his name from the Mandatory Reporting of Abuse debate we discussed a few weeks a ago) and Kate Cairns were the guests talking about Therapeutic foster [...]

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