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Child & Family Services

Culturally grounded child and family support

Our child and family service model is culturally grounded, trauma-aware, child-centred and family-inclusive.

Our model

Family, kin and culture at the centre

We start from the belief that children do best when they stay connected to family, kin, community, culture and Country — and that carers do best when they are genuinely supported.

Practice is trauma-aware, strengths-based and evidence-informed. We work in partnership with families, carers, community organisations and the responsible statutory authority so that decisions are informed by cultural context as well as by professional assessment.

Safeguarding statement

“The safety, rights, voice, identity and wellbeing of each child or young person remain central to every decision and service response.”

Service status

The service areas below are described as capabilities and proposed service areas. Garkazi Care does not represent these as services currently commissioned under a Queensland Government contract.

Everyday skills and connection

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Supporting young people to build confidence, practical skills and positive relationships through everyday activities.

Service capability — T211

Equipping Kin

Culturally safe assessment that helps kinship carers step forward with the right information and support.

What this capability includes

  • Kinship-carer engagement, in the family's own time and place
  • Culturally safe assessment led by relationship, not paperwork
  • Household and safety assessment
  • Identification of strengths and support needs
  • Preparation of clear assessment recommendations
  • Child-centred and evidence-informed practice
  • Respect for family, kinship, culture and community
  • Coordination with the responsible statutory authority
Garkazi Care does not make statutory placement decisions. Assessment findings and recommendations are provided to the authorised decision-maker, who determines the outcome.

Service capability — T212

Supporting Kin

Ongoing, practical support that helps kinship placements stay stable, connected and culturally strong.

What this capability includes

  • Ongoing support for kinship carers
  • Regular contact and casework
  • Placement stability support
  • Practical and emotional support
  • Support planning with carers, children and families
  • Cultural connection to family, kin, community and Country
  • Carer development and advocacy
  • Coordination with children, families, carers and relevant agencies
  • After-hours escalation arrangements where applicable
Family-based-care support is not the same as operating a 24-hour staffed residential accommodation service. Garkazi Care's family-based-care capability supports carers and households; it does not describe a staffed residential facility.

Service capability — T214

Supporting Foster Care

Recruitment, training and wellbeing support so foster carers are prepared, confident and well backed.

What this capability includes

  • Foster-carer recruitment and community engagement
  • Enquiry and screening processes
  • Assessment support
  • Training and development
  • Retention and carer wellbeing
  • Matching support
  • Placement-support planning
  • Culturally capable care
  • Support for carers caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
  • Continuous carer engagement
Recruitment, assessment and approval processes are undertaken in line with the requirements of the responsible authority.

Talk with us about a child, young person or carer

Referrers, families, kinship carers and agencies are all welcome to get in touch. Please keep initial enquiries brief — we will arrange a secure next step.

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