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
Empower
Change
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:
- Nationally, as at 30 June 2022:
- 45,400 children were in out-of-home care.
- 19,400 were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (57 per 1,000 Indigenous children).
- Around 90% of children were in home-based care (foster care, relative/kinship care and other home-based care) and around 8.5% were in residential care.
- Disability status was known for 71% (32,300) of children in care, of whom 29% (9,300) had a disability.
- 70% (31,700) of children in out-of-home care had been in care for 2 years or more, known as long-term care.
- 1 in 3 kids will be separated from their siblings when the enter care.
Sources: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2022 and CREATE Report Card, 2018.
