That's the advice Naomi Brophy has for anyone in Dubbo considering becoming a foster carer.

It's currently Foster and Kinship Care Week.

Ms Brophy and her husband Graham have been foster carers for the past five years.

"We were looking into adoption for children as I was unable to have my own and as we looked through we thought 'oh, this is quite a lengthy process and there's thousands of kids in Australia we could actually help out'," she said.

"We were quite amazed to see the amount of children in foster care waiting for homes, just even in NSW. It was astounding so we thought 'let's give it a go'."

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The Brophys already had two older children from Mr Brophys previous marriage and in 2015 they added three young kids to the family.

"It was absolutely crazy," Ms Brophy said.

"It was like a tornado had just walked into the house. There were three little guys - a one-year-old, three-year-old and five-year-old sibling group who joined the family and the rest is history."

As well as being permanent placement carers for the siblings, the Brophys are also emergency and respite carers.

Ms Brophy said becoming a carer wasn't what she had expected.

"I was a bit naive to be honest thinking it would all be fine," she said.

"It was hard and challenging at times. We had three little ones who needed a bit of extra care and love and attention. But in saying you that you get a mountain of support from Life Without Barriers."

The biggest reward for the family is seeing how happy the children are, while giving them a loving and stable environment to turn into strong adults.

One of the best moments had been seeing the kids go to school, Ms Brophy said.

"Our little guy came home the other day and he's in kindergarten and he all of a sudden read his home reader without much help. It might seem quite trivial but to us we thought 'wow, he's come a long way'," he said.

"One of our little girls has some learning difficulties so she requires extra work. So to see her come along in leaps and bounds or to see our eldest one come home with a smile on her face every day from school...that makes it all worth it.

"I'd do it again in a heartbeat."

Ms Brophy said it was really important for potential carers to understand the children would still have contact with their birth family. She said the kids needed to know where they came from and maintain a strong relationship with their birth family.

Life Without Barriers is looking for carers for children of all age groups and abilities, some of whom may have complex needs or disabilities.

Potential carers will need to undergo background checks prior to being authorised and will need to have a spare bedroom in their residence so that children can feel secure in their own space.

Life Without Barriers will provide full carer training and on-call support 24 hours a day.

If you are interested in becoming a foster carer, contact carers@lwb.org.au or ring 1300 592 227.