Who We Are
Watch our new video!
We have recently been collecting footage at our training, events, and national office, to create a video that represents who we are, and how we can support caregivers across Aotearoa.
Check it out below!
Family Fun Days
tickets now available!
Family Fun Days are back for 2023 and registrations for tickets are now open! We have 29 events happening around the country this year.
Family Fun Days are FREE events for caregivers to enjoy a fun day out at the pool or movies with their whānau.
A Heartwarming Caregiver Story
We sat down with one of our wonderful caregiver members, Vikki, who bravely shared with us the ups and downs of her caregiving journey, and how Caring Families Aotearoa came to be her ‘sanity saver’.
We are inspired by the continuous empathy, love, and resilience she has shown through challenging times. Read her story below.
Caring Families Aotearoa exists to support the thousands of children in care in Aotearoa, by supporting their caregivers. We help children heal.
Caregiver members receive FREE training, support and advocacy.
Our Work
Caring Families Aotearoa exists to support the thousands of children in care in Aotearoa, by supporting their caregivers.
Caregiving is a broad term – it covers anyone raising a child that isn’t their own. This includes foster caregivers, whānau caregivers, respite caregivers and permanent (home for life) caregivers.
Caregivers
Being a caregiver (foster or whānau) can be challenging, and it is vital that you never feel alone during your caregiving journey.
Strong support is important to ensure stable and secure homes for children in care. Caring Families Aotearoa offers our members a variety of support options.
Professionals
Caring Families Aotearoa works in partnership with other organisations and iwi to meet the needs of the community.
This includes training and supporting professionals who work alongside caregivers to ensure a safe and healing home.
Caregiver Training
The training offered by Caring Families Aotearoa is for caregivers parenting tamariki and rangatahi (children and young people) who have relationship difficulties, especially children who have experienced insecure attachments, trauma, loss and or separation, or family violence. All our training pays special attention to the parenting attitude of PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy).
Caregiver Support
Being a caregiver (foster or whānau) can be challenging, and it is vital that you never feel alone during your caregiving journey. Strong support is important to ensure a stable and secure home for children in care. Caring Families Aotearoa offers our members a variety of support options; one on one support, support groups and facebook groups.
Help us Support Caregivers
We provide encouragement, professional training and support so foster and whānau caregivers can do their best for vulnerable children, helping them to prosper and learn to love and trust again.
But we can’t do this alone. With your help we make a positive impact and help to transform the lives of thousands of children in care in New Zealand.
Become a Member
If you are caring for tamariki or rangatahi not born to you, we can provide you with support, advocacy, therapeutic training and information.
Membership is free. Join the thousands of caregivers in Aotearoa who receive free support, training and advocacy.
Please click the button below and complete the online form to become a member of Caring Families Aotearoa or to update your details.
Caring Families Aotearoa (formerly Fostering Kids New Zealand) was formed more than 40 years ago to help caregiving families.
We are here to support families who open their homes and hearts to tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) in need of care and protection.
News
Recent Updates
Linda’s December Message 2023
Kia ora koutou, Well, here we are again at the end of another year! With Christmas just a few...
Vikki’s Story
Vikki's StoryA TERRIBLE SITUATION – TWO T-SHIRTS and A TIN OF TUNA Sometimes we have caregiver...
Linda’s November Message 2023
Kia ora I hope your tamariki had a smooth transition back to school and that the first few weeks...