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It was the contrast between weekdays and weekends that made such an impact on Gary and Lisa. During the week they ran a family daycare service where they took care of small children who were dearly loved, wanted and cherished. But on the weekends when they were crisis carers in the foster system, they saw a very different reality. They also saw how babies and small children were easy to find placements for, but for teenagers, happy endings were far rarer as adolescents were shifted from placement to placement, with no stable family influences. Their outcomes were bleak. Although Lisa and Gary felt overwhelmed by the size of the systematic problem, they couldn't walk away from it. And an early 2020 they began to put their plan into action step by step. Today they've established and run a foster farm home for teenagers in rural New South Wales, alongside a charity “Give them a chance”. Their young charges are flourishing in an environment of acceptance, love, and clear boundaries. This is a beautiful story of next chapters that will fill you with warmth and hope.
About the speakers
Gary and Lisa Rayner are the founders of Give Them A Chance Inc. They owned a successful child care business in Sydney's Northern Beaches, spending their weekdays with very loved pre-schoolers with dedicated parents. On the weekends, they were Foster Crisis Carers for The Department of Community Services. The disparity between the weekday children's lives and the weekend children's trajectories was heartbreaking. Lisa and Gary have fostered more than 40 children and dreamed of doing more to help foster children. They decided to live out their passion of helping as many disadvantaged children as possible by relocating to the north coast of New South Wales to open "Treehouse Farm".
They have collected many pertinent, encouraging supporters along their way, and the community has grown. Supporters include school principals, psychologists, social workers, other child advocates and major supporter, Wesley Mission.
Show Notes
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140 From Corporate CEO to Spiritual Retreat Founder
139 How on earth did I end up here?
138 The joy of being a happiness hunter
137 The story of a business u-turn fuelled by new choices
136 You get to choose your identity – the power of adaptability
135 Going back to University as a mature aged student
134 Who are you choosing to become?
132 Leaving your corporate role to start your own business
131 Is it time for change, for your next chapter?
130 When suicide changes your whole world
129 Wayapa Wuurk – a practice of deep reconnection
128 Leaving your corporate life behind
127 Keeping promises to yourself
126 Where can I make a difference in the world?
125 How to change everything and thrive
124 Stop overthinking and take action
123 What are you available for?
122 How I wrote my book
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