Adopt Change
Phoebes Garland is a seasoned professional in the fashion industry, serving as Co-Founder of Garland & Garland, a fashion brand management and business consultancy established in January 2002. With a cumulative experience of over 70 years in fashion, brand development, and strategy, Garland contributes to several organizations as an ambassador, including Adopt Change, which advocates for children's permanency and safety, and the Shake It Up Australia Foundation for Parkinson's Research, partnered with the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Additionally, Garland has served as an Advisory Board Member for the Fashion Design Studio at TAFE NSW, ensuring degree relevance to the fashion industry, and was a Fashion Features Writer for Fashion Exposed Online from 2010 to 2016. Prior experience includes a role as Classified Advertising Manager at MEDICAL OBSERVER, achieving significant revenue growth in recruitment advertising. Garland holds an Advanced Diploma in Advertising from the Sydney Institute of Business and Technology.
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Adopt Change
Adopt Change believes that every child has the right to grow up in a safe, nurturing and permanent family home, and that all families need the appropriate supports for children to thrive. Adopt Change works towards every child having access to a safe, nurturing and stable family upbringing. We recognise the impact of childhood trauma, and provide a number of services and education, so that children and families can be supported and thrive. We also work with government, sector and community to seek changes to legislation and policies to better provide for children and families. We recognise the importance of permanency for positive life outcomes. We support capacity building of families to ensure that vulnerable children are able to remain within their birth family where possible. When that is not possible or safe, we advocate for other permanent options, including adoption where appropriate. We understand the impacts of impermanency and trauma and we work to support families through workshops and online resources; research; pre- and post-adoptive supports; trauma informed supports; information and community events; as well as working with governments, departments and the sector to address issues surrounding permanency for children.