AUZZIE FAMILIES Guardian Programme
- The guardian ensures that the student's accommodation arrangement provides a caring and supportive environment.
- The guardian assists student to open a bank account and may assist student with weekly budgeting if requested by the parent. The guardian is not financially responsible for the student.
- The guardian ensures that the student attends classes, that homework is completed and liases with school regarding progress.
- The guardian contacts parent's in any emergency and takes student to the doctor if required. The guardian advises the parent if they have concerns about a student's physical and emotional well being.
- The guardian offers the student assistance in coping with everyday life in a new culture. An interpreter is used where necessary.
- The guardian helps the student keep religious observance and attends to the student's needs in areas such as shopping, recreation and personal counselling.
- The guardian contacts both student and host family weekly to ensure that everyone is content.
- Once a month the guardian takes his ward out. The friendship that develops ensures that trust grows between guardian and ward.
- The guardian provides a gift and cake on birthdays and flowers for the girls.
- The guardian writes a short report to the child's family monthly.
- The guardian meets student's families when they visit Australia.

