| Name |
State |
Pledge |
| Deborah Taylor (foster carer 8yrs 15 yrs social work experience in) |
Queensland |
Will assist with
lobbying fed & state govs to make policy changes
applying for funding to pilot new programs
researching successful programs here & overseas
being a mentor
being an advocate at case conferences
telling my story ie 8yrs caring for a child, who left of her own accord but was offered v little......it has been heartbreaking......
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| David Holmes (Families SA / CRC) |
South Australia |
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| Dianne Stone (Families SA) |
South Australia |
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| Pat Ryan (DFC) |
South Australia |
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| Kieran Smith (BC ) |
South Australia |
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| Angelique Edmund (Uni SA) |
South Australia |
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| Steve Golding (Families SA : DFC) |
South Australia |
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| Kelli Sullivan (Families SA) |
South Australia |
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| Maria Nelson (Families SA) |
Victoria |
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| Jennifer Duncan (YACSA) |
South Australia |
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| Meredith Harvey (Dame Roma Mitchell Trust) |
South Australia |
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| Stephanie Lewis (SA Health) |
South Australia |
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| Leonie Miller (DFC) |
South Australia |
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| Margaret Nippert (Families SA (DFC)) |
South Australia |
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| Noel Holmes (Families SA) |
South Australia |
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| Cheryl Gaskin (Families SA) |
South Australia |
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| Belinda Walker (Office of the Guardian) |
South Australia |
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| Anne Williams (DECS) |
South Australia |
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| Pam Simmons (GCYP) |
South Australia |
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| Cheryl Cairns (Life Without Barriers) |
New South Wales |
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| Julie Louis (Life Without Barriers) |
New South Wales |
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| Leigh White (CREATE supporter) |
New South Wales |
Helping share stories of young people\'s experience with the aim of informing decision makers and bringing about change. |
| Nathanael Jefferies (CREATE Foundation Young Consultant and NYAC Delega) |
South Australia |
By working with the national CREATE foundation, I will help to change policies regarding transitioning from care. |
| Eduard King (CREATE Young Consultant) |
South Australia |
By working with the national CREATE foundation, I will help to change policies regarding education. |
| Charlene Ham (Foster Carer/Youth Worker) |
Victoria |
Support young people in my care. |
| Charlene Ham (Foster Carer/Youth Worker) |
Victoria |
Support young people in my care. |
| Rose Clark (UnitingCare Wesley) |
South Australia |
Work with UnitingCare agencies accross Australia to advocate for improved support for young people leaving care |
| Vicky Qie (CREATE Supporter) |
New South Wales |
spread the words to my networks about this great initiative |
| Monica Spasevski (Human Services Student - QUT) |
Queensland |
Empower young people and lead them into a positive future |
| Ainslie King (Foster Carer/Youth Worker) |
Queensland |
Support young people I know to embrace their future and people who can help them build a strong foundation to last a lifetime. |
| Tamara Barrow (CREATE Young Consultant) |
South Australia |
By working with the national CREATE foundation, I will help to change policies regarding transitioning from care. |
| Jason Haitana (Families SA CRC) |
South Australia |
support young people to plan there futures |
| Marissa Beever (Wanslea) |
Western Australia |
Educate, Advocate,Encourage and Support young people to plan and be in control of their transition from care. |
| Guy Rees (TSS Crossroadswest) |
Western Australia |
Support staff to enable young people to have an active voice in planning of their transition from care. Promote the campaign raise awareness with both staff and young people |
| Garry Neeman (Foster carer & community development student) |
Victoria |
By educating myself on this important issue. I\'m developing a \"policy profile\" around leaving care issues as part of my Social Policy assessment. |
| Stephan Lund (Wanslea) |
Western Australia |
Support staff working with children and young people, promote the campaign, attend events. |
| zena ameen (yp) |
Victoria |
by beeing a roal modle, coing to create group activitys and lending a hand also to paticapate in confrences,, media production also to provide a young voice and propective on the care system through personal expearance. |
| Rachel Benson (NYAC Delegate) |
Victoria |
Educating Young People about what is a plan and how much a plan can improve a ypung persons life |
| mike (-) |
Victoria |
With this website |
| Michelle Francis (Crossroads West) |
Western Australia |
Support staff educating and encouraging young people to be active in planning for their transition from care. |
| Danica Scott (Crossroads West Transitional Support Services) |
Western Australia |
By supporting young people by increasingly knowledge around the positives and benefits of having a plan, be promoting CREATE, the website and the work that they do and advocating for young people in leaving care meetings |
| Steve Rowe (Crossroads West - Oasis House) |
Western Australia |
Support staff in encouraging young people to actively participate in their leaving care planning including using our in house individual care plan and by ensuring the department (DCP) engage with their clients to plan for leaving care. Promote the campaign and raise staff & young people\'s awareness of it. |
| Belinda Lord (Wanslea) |
Western Australia |
To ensure that every young person who is transitioning from Wanslea\'s care has had an opportunity to participate in developing their own care plan. |
| Marissa Beever (Wanslea) |
Western Australia |
Encourage, Educate, Advocate and provide Support to Young People to take control of their transition from care. |
| James Hotchkin (Crossroads West - Oasis House) |
Western Australia |
Encourage young people to work with DCP in planning a leaving care plan to support their future. |
| Kaytlin Taylor (Former State Ward) |
New South Wales |
I am studying to become a Social Worker so I can help YP in care and to leave care with a plan...I know what it\'s like to leave care without one. |
| Royden Fagan (Logan House) |
Queensland |
To support young people to bercome more involved in the case planning process and to ensure that they have adequate representation and support from our organisation. |
| David Skipworth (DCP) |
Western Australia |
I will encourage Case Managers to complete Leaving Care Plans, and assist them in doing so. |
| Megan Roseworn (Dept For Child Protection Manager Halls Creek Host) |
Western Australia |
Work alongside local offices in the East Kimberley District to ensure that all young people in the DCP Halls Creek Hostels have an up to date care plan and that the young people are involved in the process. |
| Matthew Potter (Centacare (Out of Home Care)) |
New South Wales |
Empower young people in care to have an active role in understanding, developing and acheiving the goals set out in their leaving care plan. |
| Courtney Donald (Social Work Student) |
Queensland |
I will ensure that any work I do in the future supports young people and gives them a voice. I will also continue my education so that I can assist young people make informed decisions |
| Bruce Williams (NSW Commission for Children and Young People) |
New South Wales |
Place a link to the campaign on the Commission\'s website |
| Lesley Burgess (CTC Youth Services) |
Queensland |
We already support these young people and would make good use of an information pack to make their transition easier and more empowering. |
| Pamela Holmes (CTC Youth Services) |
Queensland |
I will be a strong advocate for young people who are in care to ensure they have a plan. Too many times I have witnessed young people leave care with no set plan for their future. I often think of those young people I have supported that I no longer have contact with and wonder how they are living their lives. |
| Melinda Bradford (CTC Youth Services) |
Queensland |
I will continue to support young people who are in care and ensure they have a plan and all the information they need to make informed decisions. |
| nicole (create) |
Victoria |
hopefuly i can use my leaving care exp. to help others to have a better exp. themselves |
| Anthony O\'Brien (Aboriginal Family Support Services) |
South Australia |
Will aim to enhance cultural maintenance plans for young Aborinal children in care to incorporate this element of transition. Will advocate for children and young people in care to be given the information they deserve before leaving care |
| Hayley Vanderwerf (Kinship Care) |
Victoria |
I will continue to support young people who are in care and ensure they have a plan and all the information they need to make informed decisions. |
| Pip (Foster kid) |
Victoria |
I will make aware the mistakes and deep seeded problems that come with the current leaving care plan. |
| Susan Chapman (UnitingCare Burnside) |
New South Wales |
I will continue to advocate for young people to have comprehensive and useful LeavingCare Plans that support them in their transition to independence. Keeping LeavingCare Plans on the agenda and promoting equity for all young people leaving care. |
| Craig Cowie (Berry Street) |
Victoria |
Advocacy |
| Eleanor Pierce (Berry Street) |
Victoria |
Support, educate, advocate and encourage the young people i work with to develop independent living skills. To pass the Create information and pledge to my networks. |
| Leah Gooding (Life Without Barriers) |
South Australia |
By developing the plan myself for the young people that I work with. |
| Steve Jacques (Key Assets Fostering) |
Queensland |
Ensure that systems in place to ensure plans are completed and actioned. |
| Sue Brown (Key Assets Fostering) |
South Australia |
Support the children Key Assets works with so they have a voice and that voice is heard, listened too and valued. |
| Judy Gleeson (Foster Carer to 20+ children) |
Australian Capital T |
Developing life skills with each child in my care: budgeting and saving, cooking, using a washing machine, paying bills etc. |
| Tracey McNee (Alice Springs Youth Accommodation & Support Servic) |
Northern Territory |
Constantly remind our statutory authorities that Leaviing Care Plans are necessary & best practice |
| Kylie Colquhoun (Disability Services) |
Queensland |
Through my work as a Transition Officer for Evolve Behaviour Support Services. I will help get the message across about these fabulous resources to the young people that I am working with. |
| Gina (Case Manager/Foster Care) |
Victoria |
I will continue to support and advocate for the children and ensure they are well prepared to leave care. I will use resources out there to assist with this journey. |
| Trish McCluskey (Berry Street) |
Victoria |
Research,advocacy and finding resources |
| Jethro Sercombe (Anglicare WA) |
Western Australia |
Supporting young people falling through the gaps. Ensure that workers advocate strongly for their clients in the care system. |
| Andrew Cummings (Australian Youth Affairs Coalition) |
New South Wales |
By promoting this to AYAC\'s members and supporters across Australia and advocating for improved support for young people leaving care. |
| Joanna Siejka (Youth Network of Tasmania) |
Tasmania |
By promoting this to members, advocating improved support for young people who are leaving care, and for those that work with them. |
| Fiona Robards (NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adoelscent Healt) |
New South Wales |
Promote this campaign to the youth health sector in NSW. |
| Naomi Marsh (Youth Network of Tasmania) |
Tasmania |
By promoting this to members, advocating improved support for young people who are leaving care, and for those that work with them. |
| STUART HILL (Campbelltown Family Support Service) |
New South Wales |
I pledge to do whatever it takes to help young people to have a plan. I am an Aboriginal Youth Worker and Aboriginal Family Worker. It is vitally important for all
of our young people to have the right documentation and facilities etc in place and it is even more important that the people in the service providers do their job and fullfil their duties and responsibilities in regard to client needs and the way that they are treated. |
| Peta McCorry (CREATE Foundation) |
Queensland |
I will support and encourage young people\'s voices to be heard and enacted upon, positively impacting the system across Australia |
| Loren (CREATE) |
Victoria |
by advocating to and with services and governments. |
| Lucas Moore (CREATE) |
Queensland |
Through advocacy, awareness raising and working with young people to have their voice heard and inspire the sector. |
| Christine LEvy (Melton SHire Council) |
Victoria |
By requesting Child Protection Services to produce one |
| Naomi Konza (CREATE Foundation) |
New South Wales |
By continuing to work alongside young people in care to ensure their voices are being heard by those who have influence upon their lives. |
| Christopher Hawker (CREATE Foundation Young Consultant) |
New South Wales |
I will inform all the youth services I am able to about the CREATE Foundation and their What\'s The Plan Campaign. |
| Amanda Street (CREATE ) |
Tasmania |
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| hayden frost :) (barnardos) |
New South Wales |
i can use my leaving care exp. to help others to have better exp when it comes to being indapendant ^_^ |
| Rebecca Sonson (NYAC Youth Delegate/Adopted person) |
New South Wales |
Support CREATE and all that they do to help guide young people in and out of care. |
| hayden frost :) (barnardos) |
New South Wales |
i can use my leaving care exp. to help others to have better exp when it comes to being indapendant ^_^ |
| Laura Bachman (CREATE) |
Northern Territory |
By making sure they ask lots of questions and know the importance of having a plan! |
| Symon Oliveri (The CREATE Foundation) |
New South Wales |
Advocate |
| Roxana Viojo-Rodriguez (Melton Shire Council Housing Services) |
Victoria |
I can assist in educating, supporting and advocating for young people looking at housing, so they can make informed decisions. |
| Denzil Hildebrand (CREATE) |
Queensland |
Promote positive experiences and opportunities available, for preparing for adulthood - to young people, Carers, Departmental and NGO staff. |
| Cassandra Wallace (Mission Australia - Youth Connections) |
Northern Territory |
I will support young people who are in care and advocate for them to have a leaving care plan. |
| Jo Griggs (Salvation Army) |
Tasmania |
By continuing to work alongside young people. To ensure their voices are being heard by those who have influence upon their lives. |
| Wendy Meek (Life Without Barriers) |
Tasmania |
I want to talk about starting leaving care plans for these young people much earlier. As carers and workers we should be supporting these young people into independence by our actions and support with them every day no matter how old they are. |
| Jacquie Petrusma MP (Shadow Minister for Children) |
Tasmania |
It’s critically important young care leavers have a plan in place. It’s also critically important care leavers have support, emotional and financial, and are empowered to speak up about their needs. CREATE’s “What’s the Plan” campaign will help them do so and I’ll be right beside CREATE to make sure young care leavers get the plan and the support they need. |
| Teresa Rose (Mission Australia Youth Connections) |
Tasmania |
I pledge to support young people who are vulnerable and marginalised through advocacy and access to information about their rights. As well as to remind those who are responsible for providing care plans and other supports to fulfil their obligations. |
| John Flanagan (Foster Carer) |
Tasmania |
I pledge to continue for the rights of the children and help were posibale to make it easyer for them to leave cere |
| Lance Allen (CreatevVoyce) |
Western Australia |
Support and participate in youth advisory to advocate for other YP |
| John Flack (Foster Carer) |
Tasmania |
I pledge to ensure all the young people in care have a leaving care plan started at 15 years of age |
| Tracey Flack (Foster carer) |
Tasmania |
To make sure all young people in care, are given the information and support needed to make their transition to independence a memrobable experience to the start of a new journey. |
| Barb Walters (Whitelion) |
Tasmania |
I pledge to ensure young people have access to programs that support them to live meaningful lives. |
| Brett Galbraith (Foster Carer) |
Tasmania |
I pledge to push for the age of support by State Departments to be increased from 18 to up to 21. This will allow Foster children to have opportunities to go to Uni like other children. Literally impossible for them if they are not given a few more years of support by carers and relevant departments. |
| Glenn Broome (18 years in state care - 20 years working in the s) |
Victoria |
Continue to promote change in the Child Protection Sector. Continue to lobby Government to move forward in improving the lives of young people in/leaving care in Victoria |
| Carissa Neal & Bump :) |
New South Wales |
Will one day become a Foster Parent. In the mean time i will continue to spread the CREATE word to other young people & kids in care. :) xo |
| cheyanne lynas (club create) |
Northern Territory |
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| Melanie and John Lester (Applying to be Foster Carers) |
Queensland |
We hope to instill in our child and other young people the importance of having a plan. And we will spread the word to others who can support and encourage young people to do the same. |
| Lori Tattersall (Red Cross) |
Northern Territory |
I pledge to provide safe and supportive environments for young people in or transitioning out of care, allowing them to foster positive relationships with other young people and the wider community. |
