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Hope for OUR Children

Locality: Toowoomba, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4638 5768

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25.01.2022 In 2018-2019, 8 per 1000 children are in out of home care in Australia. That is 44,900 children in care. This is an increase from 2014-2015 which was 7.1 per 1000. Source: www.aihw.gov.au #hfoc #thisisnotokay #fostercare

25.01.2022 Yesterday we shared that 8 per 1000 children (44,900) are in out of home care. Of that number, 18,000 (54 per 1000) are indigenous. Source: aihw.gov.au #hfoc #fostercare #thefacts

25.01.2022 Our office is having a great debate and we invite you to join in! Malachi often is at the office, a recruit volunteer for his Mum (Nadine). He sports a pretty good mullet and people either love or hate it. He has offered to put his 'do' on the chopping block as a fundraiser for HFOC! If you buy a ticket to this online event or donate via paypal.me/HFOC then you can vote in our poll to decide if we shave or save the mullet! Please share, closes 26th Oct, 2020 at 11:30am

24.01.2022 Alcohol can harm a fetus at any stage, even before the pregnancy is confirmed. Find support here - National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Australia

24.01.2022 Lilly (pictured middle) has a soft spot for giving and enjoys helping others. This year she decided to donate to our Backpack Appeal. She posted her efforts on Facebook and soon had more funds and donations coming in. The result - 17 backpacks stocked full and about $100 cash. She soon realised how quickly it all adds up (over $1000). Thank you Lilly and all your supporters! These are sure to be treasured.

23.01.2022 Robbie was adopted from the foster care system and said "I know how it feels not to be loved or cared for and I don't want any animal of mine to ever feel that way."

23.01.2022 When changing schools or grade, do you feel like you need to book a 2 hr meeting with the new classroom teacher to discuss your child? We have put together a 2 page document that can help take the hassle and anxiety out of helping a teacher get to know your child's needs and communication style. The best thing about this resources is it's FREE! Just go to https://hopeforourchildren.com.au/resources/ to download yours.

23.01.2022 The wonderful team at @eiserstbaptistchurch have been busy creating these Christmas stockings of love! How cute are they?! Thank you! We'll be sure to pass these on to children in need.

22.01.2022 We are so thankful for these "Holme-made" pj's from the Year 11 Fairholme College girls!

21.01.2022 Can you give something to cheer up a child this Christmas...

20.01.2022 Celebrating our 7th birthday! 7 years ago we were getting ready to launch our first event! A big thank you to City Women Toowoomba who has given us free storage and offices for 7 years! Reducing our overheads so that our region's children benefit from our funds. Happy Birthday Us!!!

20.01.2022 This year we want to give gifts to children who may not have anything else under the tree. We are partnering with Mercy Community and their Connected Families Program which works with children who are at risk of being removed from their homes. There are 84 children needing gifts. 1. Please choose a family number and child from this list - (just click purchase or reserve) https://www.giftster.com/gift/4LeJH/ Or choose a whole family! 2. Shop for a gift/gifts to the value of $...10-$20 3. Place your unwrapped gift in a clearly labelled gift bag (eg. Family 5 - girl 2) 4. Drop your gift bag/s off to the Neil St Centre - 10 Neil St on weekdays between 8.30 -4.30pm Donations must be received by 18th December See more

15.01.2022 FRIDAY FUN! How old were YOU when you first became a Mum?

15.01.2022 I (Nadine) had a lovely meeting today with Councillor Rebecca Vonhoff for TRC & Letitia Shelton from City Women Toowoomba, talking about our region's as risk children and how we can all take an active role in protecting and providing for them. Want to help? ask us how!

14.01.2022 City Women Toowoomba & Hope For OUR Children are excited to be running a day event for girls in our city! If you would like to sponsor a girl to attend (just $15) please email [email protected]. If you know a girl who would love to come along - REGISTER HERE - www.bit.do/bellabrave

14.01.2022 Secondary conditions are 2-4 times less likely to develop if FASD is diagnosed early and individualised professional support provided. Early intervention which includes supporting parents to understand their child’s behaviour as a symptom of brain damage can achieve improved outcomes. https://www.nofasd.org.au//uploads/2020/08/FASD-Facts-Broc

12.01.2022 This weekend only - until midnight Sunday 20th September - MyGivingCircle will donate $1 for every new person that votes for us at https://mygivingcircle.org/charity/hope-for-our-children/

12.01.2022 Happy Friday Funny and last day of school! Please badly explain below what your favorite hobby is our office is feeling tired and needs a laugh! Our favorite hobby? To share depressing information with as many people as possible!

12.01.2022 We are so thankful for the GIVIT community who generously donate to our Backpack Appeal. Check out our latest donation! Thank you! @givit_aus #givit_aus #tistheseasonforgiving

10.01.2022 1 in every 100 babies is born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. There is no safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy. www.nofasd.org

09.01.2022 Want to have a coffee and chat? Join us at https://facebook.com/e/s/coffee-and-play/3127724327453862/

07.01.2022 170,200 children received child protection services in 2018-19. Emotional abuse (54%) was the most common type of abuse or neglect substantiated through investigations in 201819. This was followed by neglect (21%), physical abuse (15%), and sexual abuse (10%). A higher proportion of girls (13%) were subject to sexual abuse than boys (6%), while boys had slightly higher percentages of substantiations for neglect and physical abuse. [https://www.aihw.gov.au//child-protection/contents/summary]

05.01.2022 Senior Sergeant Miles said a two-year-old victim was recovering in Cairns. That young child we know has been offended against and was subjected to being passed around as a result of exchanging of drugs and the child, she was recovered at an address in Cairns, he said. That is all the media story wrote about a 2 yr old child in Qld, now removed from her biological mother. In an article that was full of horrific adult choices, that was her little life summed up in full.... She can't vote, she can't advocate for her robbed childhood. Sexual abuse is horrific but more damaging is the emotional abuse and neglect that she would have experienced in her short life. This child is our child. Our responsibly. Who will advocate for her future? An unsupported carer? The job most of us are grateful we've not pursued. Qld's kids are our kids, it's not the Government who are letting them slip through the gaps, it's us as a people. If you want to read the whole horrific story, the links in the comments.

05.01.2022 As an organisation, we often hear the cry "I could never foster! I would get too attached!". Grief and vicarious trauma are real factors when living with children from hard places, but the child needs someone who gets too attached, as attachment is their heartbreak. For an adult we hurt from loving so hard vs leaving a child wounded from those meant to protect, what hurts is worse in outcomes? Our society and the next generation are the ones who hurt the most ....

05.01.2022 Thrilled to be partnering with such quality!

05.01.2022 A big thank you to Sharon the Chappy at Oakey, popped in and grabbed 8 bags for some of her students. If you are a Chaplain or work in a school and know of any at risk students transitioning homes that would benefit from a backpack, please contact us!

04.01.2022 Some truth for the day!

04.01.2022 Don't forget to vote if you purchase access to our hairdo fundraiser. Malachi is desperately hoping our community will vote to save that mullet