Have you ever wondered what it would be like to move from house to house, to change from family to family, to swap from school to school and never know how long will you be in each location? This is reality for over 40 000 children Australia wide. This is how children in the foster care system live.
The struggle of constant moving and change, unfortunately, has shown to affect the learning abilities of these children. 92 per cent of children in care score below average in literacy and numeracy skills and 75 percent do not complete high school. Through the help of The Pyjama Foundation, an organisation that works with children in foster-care to better their educational futures, these odds can change.
Narissa Anderson is a perfect example of
The struggle of constant moving and change, unfortunately, has shown to affect the learning abilities of these children. 92 per cent of children in care score below average in literacy and numeracy skills and 75 percent do not complete high school. Through the help of The Pyjama Foundation, an organisation that works with children in foster-care to better their educational futures, these odds can change.
Narissa Anderson is a perfect example of