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CAMPAIGN

Grandparent carers need changes in government policy.

In the lead up to the federal election we are pressing the government for a Grandparent Carer’s Subsidy to support all grandparent carers.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Click here to email your MP” style=”style3″ a11y_text=”Click here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgrgwaa.good.do%2Fgrandparents%2Fgrgwa%2F%3Fembedded%3D|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner gap=”default”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

WHAT DO WE NEED

Grandparent carers need financial and personal support.

Grandparent carers are raising children that would otherwise be in the foster care system. For grandchildren to flourish, grandparent carers need the support to sustain them in their caring role.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner gap=”default”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

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How you can support a Grandparent Carer Subsidy

Add your voice to our campaign. This is an invitation to step up to create a fairer future for grandparent carers and their grandchildren.

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STEP ONE

Write to your local MPs to call for action for grandparent carers and their grandchildren.

Fill in our pre-drafted letter and press send. This will send your letter to your 55 state and federal MPs.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Click here to email your MP” style=”style3″ custom_onclick=”true” custom_onclick_code=”jQuery(“#dogooder“).toggle();” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgrgwaa.good.do%2Fgrandparents%2Fgrgwa%2F%3Fembedded%3D|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”527″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row gap=”default”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”407″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

STEP TWO

Read the Fairer Future report.

The Fairer Future report was a partnership between WANSLEA, GCWA, ECU and Curtin University. It was funded by Lotterywest and the lead researcher was Dr Katrina Stratton.[/vc_column_text][vc_mom_file file_picker=”559″ file_picker_title=”Fairer Futures Report | URL: https://www.grandparentsrearinggrandchildren.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Fairer-Futures-Report.pdf”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section colored_section_style=”navy-box”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

FAIRER FUTURES REPORT

Grandparent carer statistics

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66%

live below the poverty line

The majority of grandparent carers live below the poverty line, and many of these families live on less than $19,000 per year.

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70%

are grandmothers

The vast majority of grandparent-headed families have a grandmother as the primary or sole carer.

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30%

of kids have mental health issues

More than 30% of grandchildren have a high-needs mental health issue.

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THE IMPACTS

Why is this important?

Grandparent carers provide a stable home and research shows that grandchildren do much better in grandparent and kincare which benefits our whole community in the long-term.

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Benefits of grandparent carers

  • Stable, loving and permanent environment
  • Continued family connections to history, culture and spirituality
  • Lessens trauma when placed with familiar people rather than a stranger
  • Increased positive behavioural outcomes
  • Less pressure on the foster care system and government resources

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Struggles grandparent carers face

  • Physical health due to age
  • Limited support for legal and financial issues
  • Impact on relationships, mental health and identity
  • Difficulty navigating online systems
  • Raising some children with mental health issues due to previous trauma
  • Long, costly process to receive any benefits

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GET INVOLVED

For more information

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