Call Us Today 02 8311 7163
Call Us Today 02 8311 7163
AGE (Assistance and Guidance Engagement) Program
Objective:
To provide comprehensive support for children entering the foster care system, ensuring their safety, well-being, and smooth transition into foster care placements, while also supporting foster families during the adjustment period.
Partnership with Ability to Assist:
We actively collaborate with Ability to Assist, a charity dedicated to meeting the basic needs of children in care. Recognising that most children in foster care experience over 20 placements, often with very few personal belongings, Ability to Assist provides essential items such as personal care products, school supplies, sporting gear, suitcases, and donated clothes throughout their time in care. Their slogan, "It takes a village," reinforces the message that every child knows they are not alone—there are people in the community who care about them and what they are going through.
This partnership strengthens our program, ensuring that children receive not only the essentials but also the emotional reassurance that they are supported by a compassionate community.
24-Hour Staffing Support:
Foster Care Transition Support:
Foster Carer Assistance:
Relief Assistance and Transportation:
Educational Support:
As of 2023, there are approximately 48,000 children in out-of-home care in Australia, which includes foster care, relative care, and other types of care.
Research suggests that a significant proportion of young people who have been in the foster care system are at a higher risk of entering the criminal justice system. According to a 2022 report by the Australian Institute of Criminology, around 30% of young people in the juvenile justice system have a history of out-of-home care.
Studies indicate that former foster youth are more likely to have their own children removed by child protection services. A report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies in 2020 found that around 25% of young people who aged out of the foster care system had their own children involved with child protection services..
Drug and substance abuse issues are also prevalent among those with a history of foster care. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's 2021 report shows that young people who have been in out-of-home care are more likely to experience substance abuse issues. Estimates suggest that up to 40% of young adults who were in foster care have struggled with substance abuse.
Ability to Achieve Pty Limited
ABN: 83639015624
ACN: 639 015 624
Address:
Sydney, NSW
3/68 Roberts Avenue
Mortdale 2223
Sydney, NSW
Canberra, ACT
Suite 146
M Centre
11 Palmerston Lane
Manuka ACT 2603
02 8311 7163
WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK
The Traditional Owners of the land, the Bedigal Tribe of the Dharug Clan on which we meet, walk, work and live.
We acknowledge the Elders, past and present and the care they have given this country.