Funding boost to provide homes for vulnerable indigenous children
Source: Queensland. Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Sport. Media Release
"The Bligh Government has committed close to half a million dollars to provide safe places to live for abused and neglected indigenous children in Caboolture, Pine Rivers and Redcliffe.
Child Safety Minister Phil Reeves announced $479,430 would be provided over the next three years for the Bargumar Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation to assess, train and support foster and kinship carers. Mr Reeves said this now doubled the Corporation’s annual funding for assessing, training and supporting local carers.
“This funding will mean that there are another 15 places available to abused and neglected indigenous children in Caboolture, Pine Rivers and Redcliffe,” Mr Reeves said.