Leonie's story

We need more foster parents and you're not committed to life.

It's not you know, it's not like a mortgage that you, once you sign on the dotted line you, you're stuck.

We need all types of carers.

There's no grey area.

You either love it or after three or four months you don't.

But I can't imagine anything else.

I really, really encourage people to look up your local foster agency and just have a talk to them.

You can be elderly, you can be a couple, you can be single, you can do part time caring, you can do long term caring, just respite, emergency.

There are all sorts of carers that are needed and I don't think the community realises that.

I think the majority of people think oh you’re a foster parent so you have to take a child.

But there are all many different children and many different types of care that we need.

So even if you're working, you’re divorced, you’re single, it doesn't matter.

You know, if you can love, take a child in and love that child, then we need to, you know.

The children need you, Victoria needs you.