That’s a wrap! The National Kinship, Permanent and Foster Care Conference 2024 ran from the 9th - 11th August at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition...
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Alexandra Morey Alexandra Morey, a full-time professional, navigates life with her husband, Derek, and their two children, Darius (13) and Aurelia (10...
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The Foster Care Association of Victoria (FCAV) has developed the CARE Principle which is intended as a scaffold for conversation and reflective practi...
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FCAV is committed to connecting and developing our relationships with our members and foster care agencies and to that end has embarked upon a 12 mont...
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A huge delegation of foster and kinship carers as well as workers in care services, arrived in Hobart for the National Foster and Kinship Care Confere...
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Following the Response_from_Minister_Blandthorn.pdf to the initial tranche of submissions to the petition, there have been over 300 new submissions to...
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Meet Baydon and his wife Emily - foster carers in Bendigo. Baydon runs Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Workshops and has another job teaching Aboriginal...
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FCAV is pleased to provide the following digital pamphlets and promotional tools for the purposes of promoting its range services, information and sup...
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FCAV successfully advocates for Medicare Dental Review to include out of home care All children in care could become eligible for Federal government d...
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An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Foster Care Association of Victoria’s Board of Directors, in the Executive position of Board ...
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Thank you to each of the almost 1600 carers and supporters who has made a submission to the Foster Care Association and Permanent Care and Adoptive Fa...
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Amanda is an amazing foster carer based in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. “Foster caring requires a village” Amanda says. While she began pro...
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Jodie is a wonderful, experienced foster carer based in Geelong. Over the years she has been a respite carer, cared short and long term for many child...
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Foster carers, kinship carers, grandparents, permanent carers and adoptive parents have unique insight into how the NDIS is supporting children with d...
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The Yoorrook Justice Commission (the Commission) has been established by the Victorian Government and is the first formal truth telling process into o...
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The FCAV undertakes advocacy at a federal level in relation to Commonwealth family payments access. The FCAV is presently in discussions with the fede...
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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
