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Following feedback from carers, the Department of Health and Human Services has been working with members of the Carer Advisory Groups and community service organisations to improve the process to authorise carers to make every day decisions for children in their care.Read more...

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This newsletter is a popular resource which reaches around 1900 foster carer households every issue. We are aware that for some of our carers don’t go online or use social media sites for information and so we are really keen to continue the publication of this printed newsletter. That said, with the burgeoning community of members using our website, blog, facebook page and e-news, we’ve decided to reduce the printed version of our news down to four issues a year on a seasonal basis. So, welcome to our Winter edition of the Foster Care Association newsletter.Read more...

The Foster Care Association received a letter from Minister Mikakos in July 2018 outlining some important advocacy the Department has been making on behalf of carers at a commonwealth level. Read the correspondence here...Read more...

This 2017 /2018 report analyses the Carer Information and Support Service (CISS) data collated throughout the past year, identifying the core issues arising for carers and others within the Home Based Care sector. Read more...

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The budget handed down this morning has failed to improve the financial and bureaucratic conditions which are inhibiting the work and retention of our foster carers. The Foster Care Association of Victoria’s carer data, representing 4,300 foster carers in this state, is still showing a flood of good carers exiting because funding is slow to catch up with the true costs and supports needed to care.  Read more...

Early in March 2018, The Foster Care Association wrote to Treasurer Tim Pallas, urging him to include funding for important reforms to support current and future foster care, in the upcoming state budget.Read more...

Please note that RSVPs are closed and we are fully booked.Read more...

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will soon be releasing a new policy for carers and workers on the use of emergency physical restraint on children and young people in Out of Home Care.Read more...

The reportable conduct scheme commenced on 1 July 2017 and has been introduced to improve oversight of how organisations prevent and respond to allegations of child abuse. The scheme requires centralised reporting to the Commission for Children and Young People of allegations of child abuse made against workers or volunteers in relevant services with a high level of responsibility for children and young people, such as out of home care services.Read more...