Award of Specialised Family-Based Care and Support Services for Children and Young People

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DCSSDS awarded a contract to Children Australia Incorporated for specialised services and support, including the provision of 25 family-based care places for children and young people with moderate to high support needs at any one time.

The contract prioritises the recruitment of foster carers to ensure after-care options for children exiting the Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) Intensive Foster Care Service, with OzChild supporting kin carers identified by child protection post-graduation from TFCO to provide continuity of care.

Brokerage support funding of $26,407 per annum (increasing with approved CPI) is directed to the whole carer pool to improve access to or assist carer households in providing or maintaining care arrangements, targeting timely expenditure to address needs that might otherwise destabilise placements.

The contract value is $823,034 and was procured through a limited method.