Uniting Care Burnside Uniting Care Burnside is a non-government agency of the Uniting Church, which aims to "provide a just and safe society for all young people and their families-because children matter."(Uniting Care Burnside brochure, pg 4) The Dubbo department opened over twenty years ago following the merger of several similar services. Eventually the original residential homes of Badalla House and Dalmar were closed, and the Government surplus from this was re-issued to Burnside. It …showed first 75 words of 817 total…

…showed last 75 words of 817 total…unit. Their intensive support systems, camps and mentors aim to increase individual self-esteem and provide developmental opportunities for children and young people. Burnside works with children to rebuild the family relationship so that the child can return to the family home. As they also work very closely to their carers, Burnside provides insight and support into the way the carers approach certain situations to ensure the child is receiving the utter most love and support.