We need to fund brokers in rural areas in order to deliver services. One such broker is the local professional already established in the rural area. The brokerage money will be used to recruit, reward and train the professional. Brokers should develop skills to operate in an isolated substitute care system. However monies may be applied not only to develop co- ordinators, supporters and recruiters for the scheme but also to aid children in isolated circumstances.
Some children have special needs.
Additional dollars are needed to deal with the requirements of children with disabilities when they are taken into substitute care. Monies can be used for transport or for special tuition or for special equipment. A family integrated service must have such an additional financial capacity if it is to be flexible in the face of the varied needs of children over a large geographical area. Some children in the substitute care system in a rural area may need specialist professional help, such as psychiatric, optometric or audiological services. Country areas often have large towns where such help may be available.