This is information clarifies the distinction between federal and state references to "carers," particularly regarding care allowances, supports, and ...
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School Saving Bonus Carers who were nominated as the primary contact for a school-aged child and young person attending state school in term 4, 2024, ...
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The FCAV is grateful to Paul Edbrooke, Labor Member for Frankston and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer , for establishing this multi-party col...
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The FCAV was pleased to facilitate a group of carer members at a roundtable by invitation of Hon. Lizzie Blandthorn, Minister for Children, in October...
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The FCAV has recorded the Care Allowance rate over the past 5 financial years for the first age bracket (0-7) at Level 1.This includes the indexation ...
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CEO Samantha Hauge's speech delivered at the FCAV Carer Celebration for Foster Care Week 2024. "Welcome carers and friends from around Melbourne and V...
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Fiona and Michael te Wierik are FCAV's new Carer Ambassadors. They spoke to carers at the FCAV Carer Celebration during Foster Care Week 2024 about th...
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We were so pleased to have Liana Buchanan, Principal Commissioner for Children and Young People, as Guest Speaker at the FCAV Carer Celebration and AG...
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Comparative care allowance rates per jurisdiction in Australia Victoria’s base carer allowance for level 1 (age group 0-7) is the lowest of any state/...
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Carers may have been notified by their Agencies about new foster carer registration arrangements. On 1 July 2024, along with commencement of the Socia...
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CIMS Webinar Originally recorded on Thursday 27th June 2024. The Client Incident Management System (CIMS) is the investigation process/system for asse...
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The FCAV is pleased to present the findings from the 2024 carer census survey and Census Report including themes arising from carers open-ended respon...
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FCAV's new Carer Ambassadors Fiona and Mike welcome your emails to share experiences and suggestions for broader foster care advocacy. Mike and Fiona ...
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The 2024 FCAV Foster Carer Snapshot Report , collected for March of 2024 indicates a further decline of active carer household in Victoria. There are ...
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Care Allowance Campaign Progress to August 2024 The Care Allowance Campaign is officially a year old. In the year, the real value of the Care Allowanc...
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The FCAV through Carer KaFE presents the webinar "Impact of Neglect" with Annette Jackson, researcher with Latrobe University and in collaboration wit...
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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
