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  • Personal accounts tell a story of...

    Media April 29, 2022 Queensland’s refusal to extend foster care for its most vulnerable young people is “bewildering” given most Australian states now offer care to the age of 21...... read more »
  • Watch the personal accounts of...

    Blog, Video April 29, 2022 Queensland’s refusal to extend foster care for its most vulnerable young people is “bewildering” given most Australian states now offer care to the age of 21...... read more »
  • Cross-party parliamentary event

    Media February 23, 2022 A cross-party coalition of major parties and independents will meet in NSW Parliament today to hear why six Australian states and territories have extended foster care for vulnerable young people to the age of 21...... read more »
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    National Chair calls for an...

    Media, News February 4, 2022 Steve Austin from ABC Brisbane Drive talks with Paul McDonald on the call for an amnesty on exiting kids from care in Queensland during the pandemic...... read more »
  • Amnesty on termination of foster...

    Media, News February 3, 2022 Seeking amnesty on termination of care ... read more »
  • Award winning campaign

    News October 25, 2021 Home Stretch #makeit21 campaign wins ‘Positive Change’ category at the 2021 Australian Effie Awards ... read more »
  • NEW REPORT FINDS EXTENDING...

    Media, News October 22, 2021 Latest Deloitte report on extending care to 21 in Queensland ... read more »
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    Indira Naidoo for ABC Radio Sydney...

    News September 22, 2021 The Home Stretch coalition calls on the NSW Minister to introduce a moratorium... read more »
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    Advocates call to extend...

    News August 30, 2021 ABC radio interview on why NSW & Qld need to join the Home Stretch reform ... read more »
  • On the home stretch to a new...

    Blog June 24, 2021 "There was no way I could deal with everything the adult world was demanding I do..."... read more »
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Latest Articles

  • Changing the future for care leaversDecember 15, 2025
  • How we achieved “the most significant Australian child welfare reform in a generation”September 26, 2024
  • ACT legislates life-changing, first-of-its-kind reform for vulnerable young people in state careJune 27, 2024
  • Push for increased housing and social support for young people transitioning out of foster careJune 20, 2023
  • Foster care sector celebrates reform to support vulnerable young people to the age of 21June 20, 2023
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    Collingwood, Victoria

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