{"id":119662,"date":"2024-07-11T13:17:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T03:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/?post_type=news-and-publication&p=119662"},"modified":"2024-07-11T13:23:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T03:23:55","slug":"jules-and-daves-story-fostering-on-their-family-farm","status":"publish","type":"news-and-publication","link":"https:\/\/www.wesleymission.org.au\/news-and-publications\/stories-of-hope\/jules-and-daves-story-fostering-on-their-family-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Jules and Dave\u2019s story: fostering on their family farm"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Idyllic \u2018Berry Fields Farm\u2019 on the Central Coast of New South Wales is a place abundant in strawberries, peaches and cherries. But they\u2019re not the only things that grow \u2013 young people in foster care thrive here too, as part of a collaboration between Wesley Mission and foster parents, Jules* and Dave*.<\/p>

\u201cWe needed a sea-change, so we left Sydney for the coast,\u201d says Dave. \u201cWe ended up moving to a large property, so we could consider fostering several young people at one time.\u201d<\/p>

Partnering with our Wesley KickStart program, the 20-acre Berry Fields Farm is the perfect place to help young people develop practical life skills.<\/p>

\u201cWe\u2019re just mum and dad to them. It\u2019s not easy being young. We want to help young kids in crisis develop those important life skills they need to set up their future. That starts with a firm foundation at home,\u201dJules says.<\/p>

Wesley KickStart is an innovative program supporting young people to transition from foster care to independence at their own pace.<\/p>

Supported by Wesley Dalmar Foster Care case managers, foster parents care for up to four young people at a time, as they gain confidence, develop living skills and look for employment opportunities or further study.\u202fYoung people are then able to move to live independently on the same property to continue to work on their living skills while still remaining close to the foster carers.<\/p>

Passionate about supporting young people who\u2019ve experienced a foster placement breakdown, Jules says becoming foster carers is the best decision she and Dave have ever made.<\/p>

\u201cTogether we\u2019ve travelled to many places and pursued successful careers, but we both agree that being foster parents is the best thing we\u2019ve ever done,\u201d Jules says. \u201cIt\u2019s so rewarding. That\u2019s why I would encourage more people to do it.\u201d<\/p>

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