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Foster carer about to hug child, whilst Anglicare worker provides support
Blog 19 Jan 2026
What are the main goals of foster care services?

Purpose of foster care services To understand the purpose of foster care services, it helps to understand the purpose of foster care. Foster care... 

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Kinship carer and two children sitting together indoors, looking at a photo album and smiling.
Blog 19 Jan 2026
How well do kinship care services support the emotional, training, and respite needs of kin carers?

Kinship care services, like foster care services, support the emotional, training, and respite needs of kinship carers. In this blog, we’ll explain how they... 

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Anglicare worker helping client with Support at Home funding
Blog 16 Jan 2026
How can I apply for Support at Home funding (formerly Home Care Package) through My Aged Care?

Have you decided you’re ready to get some help around the home through Support at Home funding (formerly Home Care Packages), but you’re not... 

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Womens homelessness worker supporting client with paperwork
Blog 5 Jan 2026
How effective are homelessness services?

Homelessness services can be effective with helping clients to transition into stable housing. Housing and homelessness services work with at-risk individuals and groups to... 

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Family carer support and counselling options to support mental wellbeing when caring for a person with disability.
Blog 15 Dec 2025
What mental health or counselling supports are available to you as a carer?

Carer support is comprised of many things – and can include mental health support when you (and your family) need it most. Being a... 

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Foster carer listening to and respecting the voice of foster child in the foster care Queensland system.
Blog 12 Dec 2025
Foster care Queensland: hearing children’s voices

At Anglicare, we listen to and respect the voices of children and young people in the foster care system. We do this by adhering... 

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Children sitting in the back seat of a car during a trip, representing positive experiences provided through respite foster care.
Blog 25 Nov 2025
How do respite placements benefit children and long-term carers?

The purpose of respite foster care Respite care is a short-term care arrangement designed to support children in foster and kinship care and their... 

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Young client being shown his new room in one of Anglicare's youth homelessness accommodation homes by a male youth worker.
Blog 25 Nov 2025
What are the biggest challenges facing youth homelessness services?

According to experts and advocates in the homelessness space, Australia is experiencing a youth homelessness crisis that we’ve never seen before. As these rates... 

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Receiving person-centred care in aged care
Aged Care 24 Sep 2025
Person-centred care in aged care

Receiving person-centred care in aged care is important as it can lead to better health outcomes and improved quality of life. So, what is... 

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Father brushing daughters hair
Well-being 4 Aug 2025
Maintaining an organised household

It doesn’t matter if you’re a small family of two or a large family of six, having an organised household creates a sense of... 

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Self help for dementia care givers
Blog 18 Jul 2025
Managing stress: Self care for dementia caregivers

Carers are excellent at putting other people first and are often relied on for support, day and night. Caring for someone with dementia can... 

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Foster parents in an interview with a foster care case practitioner
Blog 6 May 2025
Preparing for the process: essential questions to expect in foster parent interviews

Have you started the process to become a foster carer?  If so, this is a very exciting time in your fostering journey. During this... 

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