CREATE Foundation is the national consumer body representing the voices of children and young people with an out-of-home care experience. Our vision is that all children and young people with a care experience reach their full potential.

Everything we do at CREATE is based on our ethos –
Connect
, to Empower, to Change.

Connect
Connect
We aim to connect children and young people to CREATE, their community and each other through our clubCREATE membership program and connection events
Empower
Empower
We empower children and young people through our Speak Up, Youth Advisory Groups and CREATE Your Future programs
Change
Change
We change Australia's out-of-home care system through our advocacy and research, driven by the voices and experiences of the children and young people with a care experience

Through our systemic advocacy, we support children and young people in all types of out-of-home care — whether that be foster care, kinship care or residential care. We are an organisation whose advocacy is driven forward by youth voices so we want to connect with you! CREATE provides a range of free programs and events for young people with a care experience.

Connect with us

If you are a child or young person with a care experience, we want to connect with you! At CREATE you can have fun, meet new people, develop your confidence and have your voice heard. Read more to find out about how you can be part of CREATE and come along to our activities and events!

 

Commitment to First Nations People

What you say matters

Commitment to children and young people's safety

Your rights in care

Key stats about kids in care

Key data in relation to out-of-home-care includes:  

  • There are currently around 44,900 children and young people in out-of-home (OOHC) care nationally (AIHW, 2024). 
  • As of 30 June 2024, of the 44,900 children and young people in out of home care, 20,000 identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (AIHW, 2024). 


Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2024). Child protection Australia 2023–24.
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/child-protection/child-protection-australia-2021-22 

Support Us

Help us to change the lives of children and young people in care.

Acknowledgement of Country
CREATE Foundation acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Owners of the lands, skies and waters where we live and work. We pay deep respect to Elders, knowledge holders and community leaders across all Aboriginal communities. We acknowledge that Australia is culturally rich with the oldest living cultures on earth. And we acknowledge over 60,000 years of growing kids strong, connected to culture and Country.
Read our commitment