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What We Do
We are a professional team with diverse credentials, capabilities, and life experience, committed to supporting Grandparent and Kinship Carers, those who have concerns about the safety and welfare of their grandchildren and those who are experiencing alienation.
We provide a listening ear and practical, effective advice and support. Our shared belief is that all children have the right to feel safe and loved, and to know from whom and where they came.
Diversity and Inclusion
GFGSA embraces diversity and inclusion and values the unique backgrounds and experience of our staff, volunteers, grandparents, grandchildren and their families.
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GFGSA Clients and Services Overview
The majority of our clients are not part of the traditional ‘child placement’ system. Most have taken over the role of primary carers of their grandchildren through private arrangements for a myriad of reasons. They have become the lynch-pin in their family unit, often in a multi-generational caring role.
Separation
“The feeling of being shattered when you’re separated from someone you love.”
Artist: Kel Rankine from the Ngarrindjeri Group
Acrylic on canvas 11/12/2017
Presented to Grandparents For Grandchildren 2018.
Acknowledgement of Country
As an organisation we acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, and pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, traditions, the culture and the hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Acknowledgement of Country
As an organisation we acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, and pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, traditions, the culture and the hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Frequently Asked Questions
Grandcarers SA (previously Grandparents For Grandchildren SA) was created 21 years ago by grandparent carers who were unable to access services for their grandchildren due to a lack of an ‘official’ status as carers. The organisation is now a multi-faceted service developed to assist grandparent and kinship care families across South Australia through personal, peer and financial support.
Grandcarers are the primary carers of, or alienated from, their kin’s children. Grandcarers SA primarily supports grandparents but also supports other primary informal kinship carers.
No. We understand that there are times when Grandcarers take on primary caring responsibilities for children that does not involve formal paperwork or court involvement, including private family arrangements. If in doubt, please give us a call!
No, you are able to self-refer, just give us a call!
Yes. Grandcarer from all backgrounds who registered as clients have access to our services.
No, any personal information is given and kept in confidence.
No, Grandcarers SA is an independent incorporated non-government organisation. To benefit clients, we occasionally collaborate or partner with other agencies that can provide services to our Grandcarers or to participate in joint activities, but we remain autonomous.
Grandcarers SA receive operational funding from the SA Department of Human. The Department have a long-term commitment to this arrangement.
We work hard to source grant funding from philanthropic organisations for specific projects and funding for our Education and Development Fund.
No, we are a free service, we just ask each new person to register with us by providing their details on our Client Registration Form.