The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Homesharers Project is a statewide home based care promotion, public relations and volunteer caregiver recruitment project.

The Victorian Foster Care Recruitment Project organises mass media advertising campaigns, co-ordinates bi-annual recruitment drives and operates the Foster Care Hotline to encourage people to become involved as volunteer caregivers for children and young people.

The Victorian Foster Care Recruitment Project produces promotional materials for home base care programs which assists with their local volunteer recruitment efforts. These materials include educational videos, a publicity kit, posters, brochures, stickers and postcards.

Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Homesharers has undertaken academic and market research into caregiver motivations and analysed the outcome of recruitment strategies. The Project also liaises with other service providers, interstate peaks and foster carers on areas of collaboration and input.

The Victorian Foster Care Recruitment Project is committed to raising awareness and understanding of home based care in Victoria. To register your interest in fostering, call the foster Care Hotline on 1800 013 088 or log onto www.cwav.asn.au.

The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Homesharers Project is funded by the Victorian Department of Human Services.

Caregiver Payments

Caregivers are reimbursed for costs associated with caring for a child or young person. Payments are made fortnightly by either the Community Service Organisation or DHS.

The payment is to reimburse caregivers for the ordinary costs of care, i.e. food, fuel, household provisions, clothing, gifts, pocket money and entertainment.

In a situation where extra expenses are incurred, beyond what is considered the ordinary costs of care, additional financial support may be available.