Every night in the Geelong region there are many children who don’t have a safe and loving home.
Meli provides Foster Care services (both short and long term) for these children in need.
Right now, we urgently need more foster carers who can provide a stable and nurturing home environment for a child or young person who cannot live at home with their parents or extended family.
These children and young people vary in age from birth to 18 years and come from various cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds. They have one thing in common; they need a familiar, welcoming space to call their own.
Foster Carers can provide:
- overnight or emergency care
- respite to parents or other Foster Carers one weekend a month or once a fortnight
- short term care (up to six months)
- long term care (more than six months)
Individuals, couples and families from all backgrounds, with or without children, who are working or not working, can become Foster Carers.
Foster Carers support a child or young person to maintain a connection with their cultural or religious beliefs and contact with their extended family. They are part of a supportive team and can access 24-hour support, ongoing training and financial support to ensure they can provide the best possible care.
Think you can help and want to know more? Learn more about how to become a Foster Carer here, read our Foster Care FAQs or attend one of our Foster Care Information Sessions (in person or online). We can even come to your home to discuss options with you if that’s more suitable.
Becoming a foster carer is a chance to make a real difference
Having a safe, stable and nurturing home environment plays a critical role in promoting childhood development and wellbeing. Being a Foster Carer provides a wonderful opportunity for you to have a positive impact on the life of a child or young person.
Could you open your home and heart to make a difference?
If now isn’t the right time, consider joining Meli’s Foster Care Children’s Village by volunteering as little as three hours per fortnight.
Enquire about becoming a Foster Carer
At Meli, we hold regular Foster Care information sessions which provide an opportunity to learn about the foster care process, meet our Foster Care team and ask those questions you’ve been pondering.
For session times, see here or contact the Meli Foster Care team on 03 5226 8900.
Make a foster care enquiry