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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
100: Pulling back the curtain on my journey - lessons & insights
99 Smart Women Publish - write your non-fiction book with Bev Ryan
98 What’s your Mission? Connecting to a Cause – Carolyn Butler Madden
97 How to discover what’s next for you - Nancy Collamer
96 Excitement overcame Fear - Anita McLachlan
95 Becoming a visible woman - Rachel Jansen
94 How to be more by doing less - Susan Pearse
93 Digging below your surface – Donna Brown
92 Chase your Crazy Dreams - Ana Kazan
91 The Next Chapter Model of Change - Angela Raspass
90 Wrap up Your Year - Angela Raspass
89 Powerful Presenting Insights - Clare Dea
88 Writing your Business Book - Alison Jones
87 Linked In Mastery in Three Steps - Jo Saunders
86 Networking strategies for business growth - Robbie Samuels
85 Growing your business with SEO - Kate Toon
84 How to write articles with impact - Sean D’Souza
83 Build your Digital Ecosystem - Leanne O’Sullivan
82 Your Visibility Plan - Angela Raspass
81 How to leave your comfort zone behind - Suzy Walker
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