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Carer Allowance Analysis by Jurisdiction
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Foster Care Week Event Planning – 10 -16 September 2023
Foster Care Week is an annual event which celebrates and raises awareness about foster care in the care services sector and within the wider community. The events and celebrations held during foster care week aim to highlight and appreciate our valuable pool of foster carers and the contribution they make to the lives of vulnerable children and young people in our community.Read more...
Help make the NDIS better for children in out-of-home care
Foster carers, kinship carers, grandparents, permanent carers and adoptive parents have unique insight into how the NDIS is supporting children with disability.Read more...
Carer Profile
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National Foster and Kinship Care Conference Tasmania
This year Foster and Kinship Carers Association Tasmania is hosting the National Foster and Kinship Care Conference at the Wrest point Casino in Hobart, Tasmania, 21 – 23 September 2023.Read more...
Petition to Increase the Care Allowance
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The Yoorrook Justice Commission - Child Protection
The Yoorrook Justice Commission (the Commission) has been established by the Victorian Government and is the first formal truth telling process into ongoing injustices experienced by First Nations peoples of Victoria.The Commission recently concluded hearings into First Nations peoples' experience of the Child Protection system. Key people from the Department of Families Fairness and Housing who have been heard included:Read more...
Federal advocacy - Access for carers
The FCAV undertakes advocacy at a federal level in relation to Commonwealth family payments access. The FCAV is presently in discussions with the federal Department of Social Services about the challenges that carers face in accessing family support payments. We are advocating for better information and a streamlined application process in the short term, as well as more targeted funding in the longer term. Read more...
It's National Volunteer Week
It's National Volunteer WeekRead more...
Release of the 2023 Carer Snapshot
The latest FCAV Carer Snapshot, collected for March of 2023 reflects a 26% drop in people going through the accreditation process to become foster carers, which led to 50 fewer new carers entering the sector this year compared to last. Compounded by the record number of exiting carer households, this has resulted in almost 100 fewer households available for a placement referral.Read more...
The FCAV says Yes to the Voice
As a peak body focussed on giving voice to human rights and the protections of those who are impacted by decision making at the highest levels, the FCAV encourages all Victorians to vote Yes.Read more...
Letter to Carers from new Minister
Dear Foster Carers,Read more...
