SUPPORT SERVICES
Adoption Research & Counselling Service Inc (ARCS)
Adoption Research & Counselling Service Inc. (ARCS) was founded in 1984 in response to Dr Robin Winkler’s pioneering research into relinquishment and adoption. Dr. Winkler’s research recognised adoption as a life long experience with unique and ongoing challenges for all parties to the adoption – birth parents, adopted people and adoptive parents. His vision for ARCS was to provide safe and specialist services whilst recognising and respecting all affected by adoption.
Adoption Jigsaw
Adoption Jigsaw was founded in Perth, Western Australia in 1978, and provides search, mediation and counselling services to anyone involved in adoption and/or separated from family through fostering, stepfamilies or reproductive technologies.
Adoption Support
Adoption Support for Families and Children (ASFC)is a voluntary, non-profit organisation whose membership is made up of prospective adoptive parents (PAPs), adoptive families and adult adoptees.They aim to aid, assist and support prospective and post adoptive families in WA through information sharing, education and community, government and sector engagement.
Family Inclusion Network of Western Australia Inc
The Family Inclusion Network of Western Australia Inc. (Fin WA Inc.) provides advocacy and support services to parents and family members who have had their children placed in ‘out of home care’ i.e. foster care or relative care.
Foster Care Association of WA
The Foster Care Association strives to promote the interests of Foster Care with all Care Agencies of Western Australia, and delivers services to Foster Families that will enhance their ability to respond to the challenge of fostering.
Operation Sunshine
Operation Sunshine WA Incorporated is a not for profit, volunteer run, Perth based, children’s charity organisation providing goods and services to children and youth under the care of the Western Australian government. These children may reside in Group Homes, Residential Care, or Foster Care.
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