Foster care stories and news
Read about people who are foster carers with Baptcare - how they made the decision to get started, the highs and lows, and what they have learned along the way.
Plus, get helpful information from the Baptcare foster care team. We talk to people in the Melbourne's northern and western suburbs every day to help them understand if foster care is right for their lives and what it takes to start the process.
![5 things you need to know about becoming a foster carer](https://www.baptcare.org.au/__data/assets/image/0017/14453/Bolg-1A-5-things-you-need-to-know-about-becoming-a-foster-carer.jpg)
11 Jul 2016
Five things you need to know about becoming a foster carer
![Foster Care 101 – training to be a carer](https://www.baptcare.org.au/__data/assets/image/0021/14466/Foster-Care-Blog-02-Foster-Care-101.jpg)
29 Apr 2016
Foster care 101: training to be a carer
![Foster Care: Starting the Conversation](https://www.baptcare.org.au/__data/assets/image/0022/14467/Foster-Care-Blog-3-Foster-Care-Starting-the-conversation.jpg)
24 Mar 2016
Foster care: starting the conversation
![How fostering benefits your own children](https://www.baptcare.org.au/__data/assets/image/0023/14468/Foster-Care-Blog-4-How-fostering-benefits-your-own-children.jpg)
12 Jan 2016
How fostering benefits your own children
![Bonding with children in foster care](https://www.baptcare.org.au/__data/assets/image/0022/14458/Blog-5-Bonding-with-children-in-foster-care.jpg)
19 Nov 2015
Bonding with children in foster care
![We salute the foster dads](https://www.baptcare.org.au/__data/assets/image/0017/14471/Blog-7-We-salute-the-foster-dads.jpg)
04 Sep 2015
We salute the foster dads
![8 surprising traits of good foster carers](https://www.baptcare.org.au/__data/assets/image/0016/14461/Blog-8-8-surprising-traits-of-good-foster-carers-wide.jpg)
31 Jul 2015
Eight surprising traits of good foster carers
![Your first foster care placement – expect the unexpected](https://www.baptcare.org.au/__data/assets/image/0020/14465/Foster-Care-Blog-01-Your-first-placement.jpg)
23 Jun 2015
Your first foster care placement – expect the unexpected
![Busy bees make a difference through respite care](https://www.baptcare.org.au/__data/assets/image/0020/14474/Blog-10-Busy-bees-make-a-difference-through-respite-care.jpg)
22 May 2015
Busy bees make a difference through foster care
![Keeping kids safe with emergency care](https://www.baptcare.org.au/__data/assets/image/0019/14473/Blog-9-Keeping-kids-safe-with-emergency-care.jpg)
15 Apr 2015
Keeping kids safe with emergency care