Join Emma a foster carer, Samantha Hauge, CEO of the Foster Care Association of Victoria, and Renée Leigh, CEO of Adopt Change, both members of the Na...
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Care Allowance The Care Allowance is the financial assistance provided to support children and young people in home-based care. More detail from FCAV ...
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You're Invited! Join other carers and FCAV staff for an early evening carer Chill & Grill BBQ! This is a chance to connect with other foster carers, m...
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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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Natalie Pryor, President of the Board of the FCAV - Foster Care Week Carer Celebration 2025 I’m standing here today in my role as Chair, but I’m also ...
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Sarah Witty, Federal Member for Melbourne, combines professional expertise with a personal commitment to supporting foster carers and the children and...
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Congratulations to this year's winners of the Commitment to Supporting Carers Awards announced at the FCAV AGM and Carer Celebration on Friday 19th Se...
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FCAV Foster Carer Awards 2025 The FCAV was proud to launch Foster Carer Awards this year. Every foster carer deserves recognition, but the FCAV aims t...
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Originally recorded on Tuesday 16th September 2025 Fiona te Wierik, FCAV Ambassador, in discussion with Deb Collard, FCAV Learning and Development Coo...
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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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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) collates official data on child protection and carer household numbers Australia wide. AIHW data...
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Congratulations to former FCAV Board member, foster carer and Member for Melbourne, Sarah Witty MP, who made her maiden speech to parliament on Tuesda...
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The FCAV invites foster carers to join us online for a relaxed, social event to meet with the FCAV CEO, Samantha Hauge and staff. Have you had challen...
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Navigator Program, supporting young people to re-engage with education. There are many challenges that young people face that make it difficult to go ...
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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
