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Treatment Foster Care Oregon - Foster Carers Needed!
Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) is the only known empirically proven therapeutic foster care model alternative to residential care placements. The program targets children and young people in residential care or at risk of entering into residential care because of very serious emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.Read more...
Research Invitation: Better understanding of problematic eating in vulnerable youth
Mounting evidence suggests that children and young people living in out-of-home care (OoHC) are at increased risk of problematic eating behaviours (i.e., emotional eating, compulsive eating, overeating, and binge eating, stealing or hoarding food). A recent study found nearly a quarter (22.1%) of young people living in residential care in Victoria presented with clinically significant eating problems. Greater attention to young people’s eating behaviours by the people responsible for their care is, therefore, not only warranted but needed urgently. The aim of this study is to better understand the prevalence of problematic eating amongst young people living in OoHC. The findings of this study will be used to develop appropriate interventions specifically for the unique context of OoHC.Read more...
Parade college students packing goodies for foster kids
Former AFL footballer Digby Morrell joins students packing goodies for foster kidsRead more...
Thank you to Crumbz Craft for raising $5,000 for carers
The Foster Care Association of Victoria would like to say a huge thank you to Crumbz Craft in Healesville who dedicated a Yarn-a-thon in May to fundraise for us. They today reached their goal of an incredible $5,000 which will be put to use supporting our wonderful foster carers.Read more...
NEW!! Carer Reference Guide: Frequently Asked Questions
This reference guide was created to help foster and kinship carers quickly locate information regarding common questions that may arise during their experience caring for children and young people in out-of-home care. Read more...
Transition to Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations
Aboriginal children and young people represent 20 per cent of all children in state care in Victoria and are 12 times more likely than non-Aboriginal children to be placed in Out of Home Care.Read more...
Police Checks - Frequently Asked Questions
When do I need a Police Check for people visiting or staying in my home?Read more...
Census Data is in!
The Foster Care Association of Victoria is pleased to present the Foster Carer Census Brochure, showcasing the stand out characteristics and situations of Victoria’s foster carers.Read more...
Carers desperately need a pay rise - Link to VCOSS article
Foster and kinship carers play a crucial role in our society, helping raise the nearly 8,000 Victorian children who have been abused, neglected and abandoned, or for some other reason find themselves under state protection.Read more...
Need some assistance navigating care teams? Call FCAV today
Feeling disconnected from your agency? Not sure what to do next?Read more...
New Children's Gallery at Melbourne Museum - Free Membership
On Sunday, Melbourne Museum opened the brand new Pauline Gandel Children’s Gallery specially designed for babies to 5 year olds and their carers.Read more...
Carer KaFÉ Training
To care for Victoria’s children and young adults in foster and kinship placements, carers themselves need training and support. Carer KaFÉ provides learning and development opportunities for Victorian statutory kinship and accredited foster carers throughout Victoria. Read more...