Foster Care
We provide nurturing, secure and safe homes for South Australian children and young people aged 0-17 who are unable to live with their families.
What is foster care?
Sometimes children need a safe, supported and stable home environment when they cannot live with their families.
Becoming a Foster carer
Whether you are single, partnered, own a home or rent, you can enquire about becoming a foster carer.
Why Centacare?
Become part of a supportive and dedicated community committed to making a positive difference in children's lives.
The need for carers
There are over 4800 children in South Australia who are currently in care, and this number increases daily.
Foster care: myth busting
Don't let myths get in the way of your fostering journey.
Frequent questions
Explore some common questions, and feel free to reach out for more information.
In their words
Enjoy a quick glance at our foster carers' experiences.
Foster carers play a crucial and important role in supporting and caring for children when they have experienced grief, loss and separation from their families. They provide stability to children and nurture wonder, playfulness resilience and hope.
We welcome people of all ages, religions, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.
We are funded by Department for Child Protection.
24
Oct
Foster Care Information Session - Online
- Foster care
- 6:00pm – 7:00pm
14
Nov
Foster Care Information Session - Salisbury
- Foster care
- 6:00pm – 7:00pm
- Centacare Emmaus House, 33 Carey Street, Salisbury 5108 SA
5
Dec
Foster Care Information Session - Seaton
- Foster care
- 6:00pm – 7:00pm
- 413 Grange Road, Seaton 5023 SA
Caring for Aboriginal children and young people
We are committed to maintaining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people's connection to their culture and identity.
We recruit, assess, train and support foster carers to provide safe warm and inviting homes to children aged 0-17 years of age across all types of care be it immediate, respite, long term and short-term care.
We provide culturally specific training and support to increase foster carers' knowledge of Aboriginal culture so that children can explore and develop a sense of pride in their culture and develop a strong cultural identity.
