Support Foster Carers and Children This Christmas

Across Australia, foster carers open their hearts and homes to children who can’t live with their birth families. Many of these children have faced trauma and challenges— and need extra support, understanding, and stability to heal and thrive.  

This Christmas, essentials like food, fuel, rent, mortgage, and festive treats can quickly add up — leaving carers stretched at a time meant for connection, celebration, and love. 

Being a foster carer is one of the most rewarding — and demanding — roles there is. Supporting children who’ve experienced trauma takes patience, time, and ongoing commitment.  Many carers reduce their work hours or step away from employment to meet the needs of the children in their care — often at a personal cost. 

This Christmas we need your help.  

Your donation can make a meaningful difference this Christmas by: 

• Relieving financial pressure for foster carers during the holiday season 

• Helping carers create joyful Christmas moments for children in their care 

• Supporting the cost of essential household needs, so carers can keep providing safe, loving homes 

• Ensuring children in foster care feel valued, supported, and can be part of the festive spirit 

❤️ Choose Your Impact ❤️

$50 – Bring a smile this Christmas 
Help cover the cost of a few festive meals — easing everyday expenses for a carer and child in their care. 

$100 – Fill a home with festive cheer 
Provide groceries and essential household items so carers can focus on creating a joyful Christmas, not worrying about bills.  

$200 – Create special moments 
Help carers treat their foster children to small holiday joys - a family outing, a festive gift, or a special Christmas activity.  

$500 – Light up the festive season  
Help carers provide a warm, happy Christmas for the children they care for. 

$1,000 – Give the gift of a magical Christmas 
Make a substantial difference this festive season by helping a foster family, have a magical and memorable Christmas.  

Even a small gift can make a big difference — for carers who give so much, and for the children who depend on them.   

Please donate now — before Christmas — to make this season brighter for carers and children in foster care.