All carers should ensure that they have the appropriate authorisations in place to manage the day-to-day care requirements of a child in their care at the beginning of a placement. Carers should also ensure that they understand the scope of their authorisations and when they need to seek approval fo
The DFFH Care Support Help Desk staff provide tailored support to Foster and Kinship Carers where there is child protection involvement, and they are caring for children and young people entering care. The team also helps existing Foster and Kinship Carers where there is child protection involvement
Help improve the payment and financial support available to carers! The Australian Institute of Family Studies is doing a review of the payments and financial help that is available to foster, kinship and permanent/guardian carers nationwide. Carers are invited to a workshop to share their views and
Left: Samantha Hauge with Sarah Witty MP at the 2024 FCAV Foster Care Week Carer Celebration The FCAV is so proud to congratulate Sarah Witty , foster carer and former Board Director of the FCAV, on her successful election to the seat of Melbourne in the recently re-elected Labor Government. As a de
The FCAV through Carer KaFE presents the webinar "Impact of Neglect" with Annette Jackson, researcher with Latrobe University and in collaboration with Dr. Bruce Perry. In addition to other forms of abuse, children and young people entering out of home care may also have been subjected to neglect in
The Victorian Care Allowance provided to volunteer foster carers is not enough to cover the day to day living expenses of the children in their care. This means carers often pay for living expenses themselves and are often left out of pocket. Foster Carers are volunteers and are not paid for foster
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
