Heather Baird Recognised for Foster Care Advocacy
In 2020, A Better Life For Foster Kids was proud to celebrate a major milestone in its mission to improve...
A Better Life for Foster Kids
Creating brighter futures for children in out-of-home care.
We’re a Gippsland-based charity providing essential items and ongoing support for children in care and the foster and kinship carers who look after them.
Help us give children in care comfort they deserve.
Right now, too many children enter care without the essentials they need to feel safe and valued. Our programs provide practical, immediate support so no child feels forgotten. With your help, we can change futures — one child at a time
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About Us
We’re Changing Lives, One Child at a Time.
- A safe, warm place for every child to sleep.
- Deliver Crisis Cases packed with essentials.
- Support and connect foster and kinship carers.
- Advocate for better outcomes for kids in care.
A Better Life For Foster Kids provides practical, immediate support to children entering foster care and the families who care for them. From Crisis Cases to essentials for care-leavers, our programs ensure no child feels forgotten.
Right now, too many children enter care without the essentials they need to feel safe and valued. Our programs provide practical, immediate support so no child feels forgotten. With your help, we can change futures, one child at a time.
Join the Village
Your Support Changes Lives
Watch our founder share the heart behind our mission, why every child deserves dignity, comfort, and care, and how your support makes that possible.
Impact at a Glance
We Are Community-Powered and Heart-Led
Every knitted blanket, every dollar donated, every time someone says, “I didn’t know — but now I do,” it all matters. There is no big machine behind us — just people like you who believe children deserve better than a garbage bag of belongings and silence.
Help us give them a better first night and a better chance.
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A Better Life For Foster Kids
What We Do
Backed by community and driven by compassion, our impact begins at the front door meeting children and carers with practical help, heartfelt care, and the belief that no one should face the first night alone.
Crisis Cases
Our Crisis Cases are designed to meet children right at this point of need. Each one is a wheeled suitcase filled with approximately 55 essential items tailored to the child’s age and gender from clothing and toiletries to soft toys and comforting touches.
But more than that, each Crisis Case says something powerful:
You are not forgotten. You are cared for. You matter.
Housing Transition
For many young people leaving care or families rebuilding after hardship, “starting over” sounds hopeful but the reality is rarely easy. With the support of our incredible volunteers and generous community, we fully furnish and stock homes with the essentials needed to live with dignity, comfort and stability each one tailored to the household’s unique needs.
Support for Carers
Foster and kinship carers are the heart of the out-of-home care system.
They open their homes and their hearts to children who have experienced trauma, loss, and instability.
We provide compassionate, practical support to foster and kinship carers, recognising the vital and often overlooked role they play in giving children a second chance at childhood
Others Do Care Fund
For children in foster and kinship care, life can sometimes feel like a series of restrictions what they’ve lost, what they can’t do, what’s out of reach. We believe in saying yes to joy, growth, and opportunity.
Our Others Do Care Fund is a small but powerful initiative that helps children in care participate in the simple joys of childhood the very things that help them feel normal, included, and full of potential.
Giving Tree's and Christmas Gifts
Bringing joy, hope, and a little magic to Christmas morning.
For children in foster and kinship care, the holidays can be a difficult time but we believe every child deserves to feel the joy of Christmas. Each year, we collect and lovingly deliver thoughtful, meaningful gifts to children Australia wide, ensuring they have something special to unwrap on Christmas Day.
Community Events
Fundraising with heart. Awareness with impact.
We rally together in beautiful, creative, and meaningful ways to support children in care. Join one of our upcoming events, or host your own!
Gippsland’s Biggest PJ Day
Raising awareness, donations, and much-needed items in the comfiest way possible. Wear your pyjamas to school, work, or wherever you are and help start conversations about the realities of out-of-home care.
Giving Tree Fundraisers
Help make the holidays brighter. Set up a Wishing Tree in your office, school, or shopfront and collect gifts for children and young people in care.
Host Your Own Fundraiser
From sausage sizzles to trivia nights, morning teas to craft markets — every idea makes an impact. We’ll support you with resources and ideas to make your event a success.
Our Village of Supporters
Donate Today
Your Donation Can Change Someone’s Life
Every donation….big or small….. makes a real, immediate difference. Whether you contribute once or become a regular giver, your kindness helps provide Crisis Cases, home setups, and life-changing opportunities for children and young people in out-of-home care.
Contact Us to Donate or Learn More
Visit Us
- PO Box 1134, Sale VIC 3850
Call/ Message Us
- 0432 430 900
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