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Caring for carers – a hub for respite and support

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Lighthouse Foundation provides support to young people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness. 

In their foster care program, Lighthouse Therapeutic Carers provide tangible support to foster carers – offering regular respite, sleepovers, access to clinical support, and advice to the entire foster family through the organisation’s 'hub home'. 

"Our care model also focuses on caring for carers," says Lighthouse Foundation CEO, Dr Eamonn McCarthy. 

"A team of clinicians are trained to help carers make sense of what they’re experiencing so they can support young people in a sensitive and purposeful way." 

https://www.lighthousefoundation.org.au/



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Trevor Rowe @ 2023.03.21 2:02 PM
In a world where people seem obsessed with financial performance, it is good to read about an organisation that understands who is really doing the hard work out of compassion and who are not focussed on money.   My own experience of being an unpaid carer for a family member is that you get little support and all too many, including governments, pay lip service to the role of carers.  Thanks for your idea post Matt.   Trevor 


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