WE’RE FOR WORKING TOGETHER OUR CALL FOR MORE CARERS Life Without Barriers’ carers are special people who enable children and young people to grow, develop and explore life’s opportunities. Carers undertake a rigorous assessment and training process to ensure they are able to provide a suitable care environment. Each child and young person is then matched to an approved carer based on a range of criteria that aims to promote stability and long-lasting relationships. All carer families receive ongoing support and training to maintain their capacity to care. We believe well supported carers are able to better assist children and young people. Our carers are part of a larger care team that includes a range of professionals depending on the child’s needs. Input is provided at a national and regional level to ensure carers are recruited, trained and supported. We are currently seeking compassionate individuals, couples and families to become carers by providing long or short-term or respite care. Carers can be single, partnered – married, unmarried or same sex couples – with or without children. WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK Our services include: • caring for children, young people and families • supporting people with disability • caring for older Australians • supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples • caring for people with mental health and housing needs • supporting refugees and asylum seekers. WE’D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU Life Without Barriers – Victoria Cranbourne office 1-3 Brindalee Place Cranbourne East VIC 3977 T. 03 5990 3200 Visit our website for contact details for your local region. www.lwb.org.au @lwbaustralia LWBAustralia WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER LWB Client Information and Feedback Service: T. 1800 721 226. Hearing or speech impaired? You can contact Life Without Barriers via the National Relay Service on TTY: 133677 SSR: 1300 555 727. For more information please call 1300 592 227 to talk to a Life Without Barriers Carer Services representative or email [email protected] Caring for Children, Young People and Families WE’RE HERE FOR YOU SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES Every child and young person has the right to reach their potential. When a child or young person cannot live at home we provide safe and stable homes through our out-of-home care services. Life Without Barriers is a not-for-profit organisation and we currently support more than 5500 people in more than 250 communities across Australia to live the best life possible. Since we began in the early 1990s, we have supported thousands of people to live their best life possible and we are proud to champion opportunity for all. We believe in the rights of people and the importance of relationships. These foundations shape our unique approach to care and underpin the values of Life Without Barriers. Our services in Victoria include: • foster care • respite care • host family care. We also offer: • family support • clinical services • transitional support • foster carer recruitment, training and support • research and evaluation. FOSTER CARE Life Without Barriers’ foster care is provided by people in the community within their own home on a short or long-term basis for children and young people aged between birth and 17 years of age. HOST FAMILY CARE Our Host Family Care program involves the placement of a child or young person with a disability with an alternative family who will provide care and support in their own home. GUIDING PHILOSOPHY Life Without Barriers’ guiding philosophy is that the key to providing good outcomes for people in care is the ability to provide safe, stable and supportive relationships. Based on this belief Life Without Barriers has been at the forefront of providing children and young people with quality alternative family care.
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