Our Work With Children
 
Caring for children remains the cornerstone of Anglicare’s work in the community.

Through a range of programs, support is provided to children from disadvantaged families and backgrounds. These programs include foster care, permanent care and adoption, residential care, disability support, and after-school and vacation group programs.
 
 
Foster Care

Anglicare is the State’s largest provider of foster care for children unable to remain living at home,

Foster care is available to children who cannot remain in the family home due to issues such as parental or family illness, financial difficulty, unemployment, child abuse or neglect.

Find out more about Anglicare’s foster care program
 
Permanent Care and Adoption
For a small number of children who are unable to return home, Anglicare co-ordinates permanent care and adoption from centres in Melbourne's West and Gippsland. Care-givers continue to receive on-going support and advice.
 
Residential Care
For children unable to be placed in a foster care home, Anglicare operates residential homes in the community.

Similar to foster care, residential care programs support children and their families to ensure every effort is made to reunite children with their families.
 
Disability Support
Anglicare supports families caring for a child with an intellectual or physical disability. Programs recruits, train assess and match children with a care-giver for anywhere between one week and two years. Families are also provided with assistance in co-ordinating appropriate support services to meet their specific needs such as respite care, counselling, holiday opportunities and sibling support groups.
 
After-school and vacation group programs
A number of Anglicare centres offer a range of after school programs to assist children in the development of social, recreational and educational skills. Group programs include creative writing, craft, playgroup and excursions during the school holidays.
 
What We Do