Advocating for Carers in Regional Areas

Advocating for Carers in Regional Areas
Article in the Yorke Peninsula Country Times (May 2024)

INADEQUATE carer payments, access to respite, inconsistent decision making and superannuation — these are just some of the key issues raised by foster and kinship carers in regional South Australia. The state’s peak body representing them, Connecting Foster and Kinship Carers SA, recently visited regional areas, including Kadina, to advocate for their rights and needs. CFKCSA senior advocate Sharee Borlace said they had a productive visit to Kadina meeting with many foster and kinship carers, some of whom they had advocated for already and others they met for the first time.

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