Award of Intensive Kinship and Foster Care Services for Children with High Needs

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DCSSDS-SDS awarded a contract to Infinity Community Solutions Ltd for the provision of 40 Intensive Foster Care places for children and young people with long-term disability and/or high medical care needs, delivered in partnership with Kummara Limited.

The service includes team-based caring, a greater therapeutic focus, intensive placement management, advanced training for carers, and both primary and short break placements, with a whole-of-family support approach.

Child Specific Flexible Support of $23,000 per child per annum is available to purchase or broker supports that promote placement stability.

The contract value is $6,490,420 and was procured through an open to all suppliers process.