Foster Care

Managing sibling relationships in foster care

A certain amount of arguing or fighting is normal amongst siblings. Known as ‘sibling rivalry’, this kind of conflict is not all bad. Having a sibling – whether a biological

Disability Services

Challenge Community Services COVID-19 vaccine roll-out update

Information for clients and their families Over the past year, COVID-19 has had devastating effects across the world. It has also changed the way we live every day in an

Foster Care

Foster care: enriching the whole family

Many foster carers say that giving a child in need a safe home is one of the most rewarding experiences they’ve ever had. But what about the effect on other

Foster Care

Grief & Loss: when the foster care placement ends

In Part 3 of our Loss and Grief series, learn about how loss and grief affects foster carers and how you can prepare for saying ‘good bye’ to a child

Disability Services

Challenge Art Competition Winners Announced

Local artists have gone ‘Out of this World’ to create artworks for the 13th annual Challenge Community Services art competition, with some walking away with top prizes. People with disability and

Foster Care

Hidden grief: the experience of loss in out of home care

In Part 2 of our Loss and Grief series, learn about the impact on families of relinquishing a child to out of home care and your role as foster carer.

Allied Health

Ask a psychologist: When children lie

Children start lying from as young as two years of age. From a developmental perspective, lying in young children is rarely a cause for concern. But what happens when they

Foster Care

Helping children in care grieve

In Part 1 of our Loss and Grief series, learn about how loss and grief affect children in out of home care and how you can help them through these

Foster Care

Building relationships at Christmas: the opportunity and the challenge

Christmas is a happy time for many children and families. But for parents with children in care, it can be a sad reminder that their children will be spending Christmas

Foster Care

Your partner in care: the role of the Challenge Case Worker

As much as foster carers love the children in their care and find the experience hugely rewarding, being a foster carer can be frustrating, exhausting or even overwhelming at times.