CatholicCare Hunter-Manning Child and Family Services
Our qualified staff are deeply committed to
working to ensure that children are nurtured, respected and protected.
Our services include:
• Adoption
• Long
and Short Term Foster Care and Respite
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• Out of Home Care
• Contact
Us
Adoption
Adoption involves the legal transfer
of the custody and guardianship of a child to the adoptive parents. CatholicCare (formally Centacare) has been involved in adoption
in the Newcastle and Hunter region since the 1960’s. We work
with all three parties in the adoptive process – adoptees,
birthparents and adoptive parents. Our highly trained and sensitive
staff is available to provide assistance with any situation relating
to adoption.
We can assist with such issues as:
• pregnancy counselling and support;
• assistance with arrangements for
a child to be adopted;
• post adoption information, counselling
and support, search assistance, advocacy and mediation;
• information and referral regarding
how to adopt a child;
• talks about adoption to relevant
interest groups;
• consultation re adoption for students
and other interested workers or counsellors.
Our service is available to:
• those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy and considering adoption as a possible option for their baby;
• those parents feeling unable to cope with the continued parenting of a child and considering whether adoption might be in the best interests of their child;
• parents who have placed a child for adoption;
• parents who have adopted a child;
• adopted children, adolescents and adults;
• the extended family of someone
who has been adopted;
• people wishing to adopt a child;
• other professional workers and
students.
Long and Short Term Foster Care and Respite
CatholicCare has a range of services
to assist children who are in long term foster care. We are contracted
by the Department of Community Services to work with children
who are Wards of the State, and are, therefore, in the care of
people other than their families. CatholicCare staff regularly meet
with the children, their carers and natural families and are able
to assist with any issues as they arise.
Out of Home Care
CatholicCare is recognised by the Department
of Community Services (DOCS) as a Supervised Access Provider.
This service allows children in care to keep in touch with their
families or significant others. Centacare’s Supervised Access
Program aims to provide a quality and user friendly service to:
Centacare’s Long Term Foster Care Program; DOCS Long Term
Foster Care Program and DOCS Short Term Foster Care placements
awaiting court proceedings.
Contact
Us
Contact: Foster Care Recruitment Coordinator
Street & Postal Address: 882 Hunter Street Newcastle West NSW 2302
Ph: (02) 4923 0660 or Fax: (02) 4961 6710
Email:
ccfostercare@catholiccare.org.au
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