Mary Dickins 

Mary Dickins is married to Al and they have five boys in their home, three in care and two biological, They attend Wellspring Anglican Church in Hobart. They run the organisation Fostering Hope which seeks to raise awareness about the needs of vulnerable children and young people to the Christian community and ask them to respond by becoming foster/kinship carers, mentors or by supporting families that do become carers. Mary has a background in social research and policy, previously working for Anglicare Tasmania and in multicultural affairs.