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Community service agency in Western Australia that values quality care and support to children, families and 24 hour, individualised support of foster carers.

Perth, Western Australia
Joined March 2014
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Grandparents are living from hand to mouth and dealing with almost impossible challenges. Please support #fairerfutureforgrandchildren
Wanslea, in conjunction with grandparent carers and Sen Dean Smith, are starting an advocacy and lobbying campaign to coincide with the upcoming Federal Election. You can sign a letter to send to your federal member - wanslea.asn.au/wanslea/whats…
Grandcarers : Lawyer calls for greater legal support. LAWYER Gabrielle De Roberto sees a desperate need for greater support for grandcarers. She has been providing probono legal advice through Wanslea for four years. tinyurl.com/y4uo79dq
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We are hiring! Wanslea is looking for an Aboriginal Social Worker/ Case Worker to join our Grandcare team. Please tag and share with awesome professionals in your network. wanslea.asn.au/employment-op…
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The Wanslea Grandparent Carers research project have had a fantastic response to the Community News story about school donations for grandchildren. Thanks Sen. Dean Smith @DeanSmithWA for offering to accept the items and to all those who donated.
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Wanslea Senior Social Worker, Wendy Ayres said “They’ll put off paying a bill so they can buy a couple of things from the school book list.” Liberal Senator Dean Smith is collecting donations of vouchers for school items, such as shoes. Drop off point-48 Ventnor Ave West Perth.
Let’s stop imprisonment of Aboriginal women for non payment of fines We’re campaigning to have 100 Aboriginal women released After donating plz email AG Hon John Quigley [email protected] & demand the discriminatory laws be repealed urgently gofundme.com/bfvnvt-freethep…
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Proud to be involved in this @Wanslea1 #grandcarers project - Thank you @wanslea
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Come to our community forum on December 11 to hear emerging findings from the survey and service mapping. Contact [email protected] for more information
Dr David Coall @ECU presents on ECU Grandparent experience survey #socialpolicyresearch @OTSW_Curtin
We still need more grandparents to fill out our grandparent carers research survey. #lotterywest #ecu
great to hear PaulineDixon @wanslea talking about @Parentingrc codesign and implementation of Wansley’s Practice Framework #ACWA18
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We need 1000 grandparents to complete the survey - page 10 @SeniorNewspaper specialpubs.fairfaxregional.…
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Replying to @6PR
@6PR thanks for your assistance @G_Parker in lobbying to have the Grandcare Assistance Package funding continue for @wanslea Minister @simonemcgurk confirmed today that the funding will continue for at least another 12 months. Great result for grandparents!
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Are you among the more than 4,000 #grandparents #caring full-time for their grand kids in #WA? @wanslea wants to hear from you for their latest survey - tinyurl.com/grandcarer Dr Katrina Stratton is on Arvos now 📻 listen -> abc.net.au/radio/perth/live/
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Listen 2 Pauline Dixon @wanslea and @AnnetteMichaux from @Parentingrc talk w ABC radio abt keeping families together radio.abc.net.au/programitem…
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Congrats Susan Baile of @wanslea & Assoc Prof Christopher Etherton-Beer of @uwanews finalists for Seniors Advocate Award #WASeniorsAwards
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Aboriginal children need to be connected to family and culture. Deb and Jodie speak out in this new film #SNAICC2015 youtu.be/esowWf0oiP4
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More indigenous foster carers are needed with 50% of all WA foster kids Aboriginal tinyurl.com/o8oy6rx @wanslea
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Positively framed ads work better than negatively framed ads to recruit good foster carers research by Melanie Randle #ACWAconference – at Sydney, New South Wales
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How can we meet the needs of sons and daughters of foster carers? Find out at the ACWA stand at #ACWAconference – at Sydney, New South Wales