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Central Queenslanders are being asked to dig deep and consider fostering a child following the launch of a Queensland Government campaign.
The campaign, We Need More Foster Carers, Like You, calls on Queenslanders to take the next step and become a foster carer.
It features real carers telling their story through television, digital, social media and specialist media channels.
Minister for children Leanne Linard launched the campaign on Saturday, May 22 at Parliament House with child safety advocate and Queensland Foster and Kinship Care executive director Bryan Smith.
“This campaign is so exciting and showcases carers from all different walks of life including single, married or in de facto relationships, and with or without their own biological children,” Ms Linard said.
A desperate plea has gone out for more foster carers, after the numbers of children who couldn’t safely stay at home hit almost 11,600 last financial year.
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