Enough is enough Carers are already volunteering their hearts and homes to provide care to young people who need them and the allowance rate is fallin...
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This is information clarifies the distinction between federal and state references to "carers," particularly regarding care allowances, supports, and ...
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School Saving Bonus Carers who were nominated as the primary contact for a school-aged child and young person attending state school in term 4, 2024, ...
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The FCAV is grateful to Paul Edbrooke, Labor Member for Frankston and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer , for establishing this multi-party col...
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The FCAV has recorded the Care Allowance rate over the past 4 financial years for the first age bracket (0-7) at Level 1.This includes the indexation ...
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CEO Samantha Hauge's speech delivered at the FCAV Carer Celebration for Foster Care Week 2024. "Welcome carers and friends from around Melbourne and V...
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Foster Care Week is an annual event celebrating and raising awareness about foster care; the carers providing it, and their role in the lives of the c...
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President of the Board of Directors FCAV, Megan Sadlier, spoke at the FCAV Carer Celebration and AGM for Foster Care Week 2024 “Hello and I also ackno...
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This #FosterCareWeek2024, the Foster Care Association of Victoria held its annual Carer Celebration and Annual General Meeting event with over 150 car...
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We were so pleased to have Liana Buchanan, Principal Commissioner for Children and Young People, as Guest Speaker at the FCAV Carer Celebration and AG...
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Fiona and Michael te Wierik are FCAV's new Carer Ambassadors. They spoke to carers at the FCAV Carer Celebration during Foster Care Week 2024 about th...
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Congratulations to this year's winners of a Commitment to Supporting Carers Award who were announced at the FCAV AGM and Carer Celebration on Friday 1...
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Comparative care allowance rates per jurisdiction in Australia Victoria’s base carer allowance for level 1 (age group 0-7) is the lowest of any state/...
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The number of available Victorian carer households has continued to decline substantially over the last 12 months. The Australian Institute of Health ...
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Foster Care Week is an annual event which celebrates and raises awareness about foster care and the wonderful people providing care to the children an...
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Carers may have been notified by their Agencies about new foster carer registration arrangements. On 1 July 2024, along with commencement of the Socia...
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As an FCAV member you have access to free advocacy, support & information. Your membership is instrumental to our strength, ensuring a better Victorian system for our carers, children & young people.
The Foster Care Association of Victoria acknowledges the unceded sovereignty of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation on whose land we live and work. We acknowledge the continued connection to Country including lands cultural knowledges and their peoples and pay respect to Elders past and present. We are the united voice and advocate for all foster carers across Victoria and we aim to continually develop our knowledge and act with respect to First Nations sovereignty.
The Foster Care Association of Victoria (FCAV) is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission, with ABN 30747010099
