Anglicare SQ played an active role in the Home Stretch campaign, an alliance of care providers that advocated for more than three years to achieve the option of extended care to 21 for young Queenslanders leaving the care system.

We believe that extended care in Queensland is helping to make the difference between our young people thriving, or just surviving, as they transition out of care.

The activities and resources below were significant levers in helping the campaign achieve its aims. They continue to remind us of the challenges that young people leaving care face, even with additional support, as they move into adulthood.

Hear from the young people who know

A group of young people who know first hand the challenges of transitioning to adulthood from the care system shared their experiences with us at a video launch at New Farm Cinemas in Brisbane.

These are the stories that drove the Home Stretch campaign, and show why the commitment to extended care in Queensland was, and continues to be, so important.

Why is extended care so important? Find out more

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• the Deloitte Access Economics cost-benefit analysis that shows that extended care is financially good sense for the Queensland Government, as well as providing critical support to help young people to thrive when they leave care. There’s a brief summary of the Deloitte report here and a report from the launch and workshop here. The launch included a panel with four CREATE Young Consultants (below) who spoke poignantly about what Home Stretch would mean to them.
• our quick one page summary of the Home Stretch campaign in Queensland
• the Queensland Home Stretch Steering Group 2022 Budget Submission
• the Queensland Home Stretch Policy Position
• our fact sheets outline the evidence that the option of extended care reduces homelessness; decreases contact with the youth justice system; and is the earliest form of intervention by reducing the likelihood of early parenthood

The Home Stretch website has many other good resources, including the landmark Deloitte Access Economics reports, Raising our Children and Extending Care to 21 Years in New South Wales.)

About Home Stretch Queensland

The Home Stretch Queensland Steering Group was a collaboration of 14 major care providers from across the state. The Steering Group was co-chaired by senior executives from the CREATE Foundation and Life Without Barriers, secretariat was provided by Anglicare SQ, and ongoing support was provided by the national Home Stretch office based in Anglicare Victoria. Our organisational members included Uniting Care Community, Mercy Community Services, Anglicare CQ, Anglicare NQ, Key Assets, Community Living Association, Churches of Christ Care, Peak Care Qld, QATSCIPP, IFYS Ltd, and Queensland Foster and Kinship Care.

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