Jarrod Wheatley has set up multiple innovative not-for-profit organisations and is currently the founder and CEO of Professional Individualised Care (PIC) that offers home-based care for children in OOHC who would otherwise be living in hotels or group homes. PIC is a relationship-based model that offers a different cultural understanding of how to meet young people’s needs. Jarrod was named the NSW Young Australian of the Year in 2019.
Last month the NSW Government announced it would extend the age a person can stay in foster care from 18 to 21 years old –
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