Sydney Star Observer - Issue 1078

Call to share the care and help foster young lives Members of the GLBTI community have been asked to dig deep in support of the Benevolent Society’s Fostering Young Lives program which places at-risk childrenwithfosterparents. One in five of the... More

Call to share the care and help foster young lives Members of the GLBTI community have been asked to dig deep in support of the Benevolent Society’s Fostering Young Lives program which places at-risk childrenwithfosterparents. One in five of the program’s foster parentsisgayorlesbian. Called Share the Care, the black-tie fundraiser will be held on July 2 in the GrandBallroomoftheEppingClub. Foster parent Peta Symons said she organised the event because of a foster care crisis in NSW. She said she hoped to raise $75,000, with proceeds of the ticket salesgoingtotheBeneloventSociety. ”By giving yourself a night out at Share the Care, people can treat themselves to a great time while showing how much they care for the many young children in fostercare,”Symonssaid. Fostering Young Lives program manager Kathleen Clark said more than 16,000childrenwereinout-of-homecare inNSW. “That’s more than double the number there was 10 years ago,” she said. “Fos Less