More Filipino families in Australia are being encouraged to become foster carers, helping provide safe and stable homes for children who cannot live with their birth families while supporting their connection to Filipino culture and identity.
Key Points
- Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reveals that about 44,900 children and young people are in out-of-home care across Australia, while the demand for foster and kinship carers continues to increase.
- Foster care provides a safe, stable and nurturing home for children who have experienced abuse, neglect or other serious challenges while longer-term arrangements are being made.
- There is a growing need for more Filipino foster carers to help ensure children of Filipino heritage can maintain their cultural identity, language and community connections.
- According to Kimberley Massey, a case manager at Creating Links, matching children with carers from a similar cultural background can play an important role in helping them stay connected to their heritage and sense of belonging.
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