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CatholicCare Wollongong carers Julie and Michael know how important is to give children a sense of stability and belonging in their emergency and short-term care. Julie said she valued being able to give children a safe home and help them feel part of the family, whether they stayed one week or several months. She said emergency carers needed qualities including flexibility, patience and an “ability to love the unknown, as you don't know who is going to come through your front door”.
“You need the ability to emotionally attach and then let go. You have to believe that the system will work and children will find forever homes.” After being emergency and short-term carers for three years, the couple, with four boys of their own aged five to 13, decided to provide a permanent home for a three-month-old girl.
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CatholicCare is seeking carers for children needing emergency and short-term care, particularly those aged eight and older and sibling groups. The agency also provides permanent homes for children via guardianship and adoption. CatholicCare's executive manager of children and youth services, Michelle Ferrara said the valuable work of carers like Julie and Michael and the hope they bring to children's lives will be celebrated at a dinner and other events during Foster Care Week.
For information, visit catholiccare.dow.org.au or phone 4227 1122. People do not need to be Catholic to become a carer with CatholicCare.
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