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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
39 with Linda Chaousis: Tuning into you Intuition
39 with Tanya Geisler: Owning your Authority
38 with Karen Gunton: Let your Mission be your Message
37 with Erin Elizabeth Wells: How to take charge of your business and life
36 with Angela Raspass: Wholehearted Sales Success
35 with Rebecca Flansberg: The Frantic Mommy’s Wake Up Moment
34 with Micaela Becattini: Graceful transitions through adversity
33 with Suzanne Scarrow: Returning to your dreams
32 with Samantha, Carolyn and Angela: Entrepreneurs, it's our TIME
31 with Christine Weston: The Business of Divorce
30 with Loralee Hutton: Creating Brand YOU
29 with Maya Broers: Taking action on Opportunity
28 with Maria Allyn: Become your own SheRo
27 with Angela Raspass: Busting the 7 core Money Myths
26 with Caroline Silk: The Keys for Transformation
25 with Sonja Keller: The benefits of Mastering Mindfulness
24 with Liz Scully: Why are Masterminds so powerful?
23 with Angela Raspass: What do you need to let go of?
22 with Caroline Wood: My Business Evolution
21 with Tammy Roth: Getting Real About Your Past
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