CASPA has launched a ten‑part Kinship Carer video series designed to make the early months of kinship care less overwhelming and more supported.

Short, practical and easy to access on YouTube, the series helps new kinship carers understand what to expect and who they can lean on.

“Kinship carers are a lifeline for children entering care,” said Naarah Rodwell, CASPA CEO.

“They step up to provide support, stability and safety when a child’s world has been completely shaken. It can be incredibly rewarding, but it’s also tough and often confusing.

Carers deserve straight answers, practical tools and a support team that actually shows up for them. These videos are one of the ways we’re trying to make things easier.”

The series begins with What is Kinship Care?, then covers the daily realities of the role in short, digestible videos to help kinship carers understand expectations, navigate family time, deliver trauma‑aware care and look after themselves throughout the process.

Each video uses plain language and real‑life tips to ease overwhelm and reduce the stress of searching for information at a time when carers are already under pressure and navigating the uncertainty of kinship care.

Following the 2024 System Review into Out‑of‑Home Care in NSW, there has been renewed attention on how well foster carers are supported, heard and retained.

Government steps such as carer allowance increases and asking for carer feedback are important, but community‑based care only works when non‑government organisations keep listening to carers and closing the support gaps. 

“Carers step in during a time of crisis. We owe them calm guidance, and a village wrapped around them,” Ms Rodwell added.

“These videos are just a starting point, and they sit alongside the training, resources and day-to-day support that out-of-home care agencies like CASPA already deliver.”

You can watch CASPA’s Kinship Carer video series here.