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Foster Care Week Event Form 2022
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...
FCAV Carer Celebration in Foster Care Week!
Foster Care Association of Victoria Notice of 2022 Carer Celebration & Annual General MeetingRead more...
TAC L2P Program - Carer Survey
The TAC L2P Program assists learners under 21 years of age to gain the 120 hours driving experience required to test for their P’s.Read more...
Advocacy update June 2022
The FCAV advanced priority carer issues in June through profile-raising articles and interviews in the media and through liaison and collaboration across the sector.Read more...
Hold My Hand
Hold My hand is training which recognises the wonderful support biological and permanent care children and young people of carers provide to their parents who provide foster and kinship care.Read more...
Cultural Day at Botanical Gardens
Cultural Day Read more...
Positive Start Holiday Camps
The Department of Education is offering free Positive Start Holiday Camps for all Victorian children who qualify under an extensive list, including those in care services.Read more...
Carer Snapshot Highlights Retention Need
The Foster Care Association of Victoria’s recently published Foster Carer Snapshot Report shows an ongoing decline in the number of new foster carers which points to the need for a comprehensive Government approach to improved carer support and retention to stabilise numbers. Read more...
Statement from the FCAV - Federal Election
The Foster Care Association of Victoria congratulates the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP and the Australian Labor Party on their election as they form government in Australia’s 47th Parliament. The FCAV was particularly pleased to hear Anthony Albanese prioritise welfare and kindness as the tenets of his incoming government in his inaugural speech as Prime Minister Elect on election night.Read more...
Board nomination form and Notice of AGM 2022
The FCAV is so pleased to once again invite carers and their supporters to join us at the annual Foster Care Association of Victoria Annual General Meeting and Carer Celebration, in-person during Foster Care Week 11-17 September, 2022!Read more...
Digital Promotion Toolkit
Introducing our new digital toolkit for our supporters to help spread the word about our services to reach more foster carers. Read more...
2022 Foster Carer Snapshot Report
The 2022 Carer Snapshot Report is now availableRead more...
