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FCAV CEO Samantha Hauge Foster Care Week Speech - Carer Resilience
It goes without saying that this has been one hell of a year. First fire, then pestilence—with many of us asking, what next?Read more...
Care To Share? Podcast Series
The FCAV's Care to Share Podcast series discusses topics Voices of Young People in Care, Empowering Carers to have a Voice, Supporting Children with a Disability, Aboriginal Placement Principles and Connecting to Culture, and Bloke's Talk. Listen now!Read more...
Welcome to Foster Care Week!
Caring Through Art Group Update
Following a carer survey conducted by FCAV it confirmed what we were hearing on the CISS support line that carers needed additional support as they were experiencing distress, trauma, anger, isolation and grief and loss –all signs of compassion fatigue with the onset of COVID-19 as they took on additional tasks such as home schooling, respite reducing and facilitating access.Read more...
August Giveaways and Prizes!
Art therapy giveaway!Read more...
Raising Expectations: Helping care leavers find their path to TAFE or university
Why are people covering their faces?
Five key principles to help Young People returning to school
1. Maintain a high level of awareness of COVID-19 transmissionRead more...
Carer Information and Support Service Annual Results 2019/20
CISS Service DeliveryRead more...
COVID-19 Carer update - onsite learning at schools
The FCAV is aware of the lack of clarity given to some carers about accessing onsite learning at school for the children in their care.Read more...
Meet the Carer KaFE Team
Paula White - Program Manager Carer KaFE Read more...
General information relating to State and Commonwealth payments available during COVID-19
Victorian financial supports:Read more...