{"id":341185,"date":"2023-11-24T18:08:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T08:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=341185"},"modified":"2023-11-27T19:16:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T09:16:25","slug":"ctc-needs-carers-to-step-up-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/11\/24\/ctc-needs-carers-to-step-up-now\/","title":{"rendered":"CTC Needs Carers To Step Up … Now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Partners In Foster Care team leader Angie Dingle, left, and manager Brenda Brown, right, with South Burnett CTC CEO Jason Erbacher at the campaign launch on Friday … the colouring-in books that they are holding will soon be appearing in businesses throughout the region to help raise awareness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 24, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

A campaign to tackle a critical shortage of foster carers in the South Burnett was launched in Wondai on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

South Burnett CTC’s “Partners In Foster Care” hosted the start of the recruitment drive, which features videos, a media campaign … and even colouring-in books.<\/p>\n

The aim is to raise awareness about the vital role that foster carers play, both for the children involved as well as the wider community.<\/p>\n

And – as the carers themselves pointed out – the role can also be very emotionally rewarding.<\/p>\n

Local parent, Josie, has fostered more than 50 children.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve never seen a child not improve with love and time. Kids have one chance of childhood, you\u2019d be helping them to heal and grow,\u201d Josie said.<\/p>\n

Partners in Foster Care has provided 160 placements for children on protection orders throughout the region during the past 12 months, but the demand continues to grow.<\/p>\n

The service recruits, trains, assesses and supports foster and kinship carers, whether it is an emergency placement or short-term or long-term care.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need potential carers to step up, and we need them to step up now,” CTC CEO Jason Erbacher said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Kids in our region deserve a safe place to call home. Every young person deserves a fair go.\u201d<\/p>\n

The recruitment campaign includes videos capturing the stories of carers as well as a young person who was in care.<\/p>\n

Lateesha Haim said being in foster care from eight years of age was the best thing to have happened to her.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now 21, Lateesha appealed for more people to support children like her.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor someone else to be able to take on kids and love them as their own, it really changes your life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Anyone interested in becoming a foster carer or supporting the campaign has been urged to contact CTC\u2019s Partners in Foster Care<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ida Bligh is also featured in the CTC campaign … from left, Joan Franks (Child Safety), Sharon Beggs (CTC), Ida Bligh, from Cherbourg, and Rhonda Chapman (CTC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lateesha Haim, who is featured in one of the videos, was in foster care … this year she was a finalist in the South Burnett Training Awards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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One of the videos released by CTC on Friday:<\/strong><\/p>\n