Foster Care Association of Victoria position: Being a foster carer can be one of the most important, rewarding roles, but it can also be intense, challenging, and immensely draining. Caring for children and young people who may have endured traumatic or difficult experiences, takes a huge commitment
Access Visit Guide for Carers Children in foster care usually continue to see their birth parents in supervised access visits, sometimes daily or several times per week, as part of the care and connection plan issued following the court order. Children and young people can face confusion and stresso
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 Conference in Tasmania with Foster and Kinship Carers Association of Tasmania. Over three days in September each took part in sharing and learning about the
In addition to other forms of abuse, children and young people entering out of home care may also have been subjected to neglect in their previous home situations. Serious neglect has a profound impact upon a child or young person’s developmental wellbeing. It is essential that foster carers and Car
Foster Care Week is an annual event which celebrates and raises awareness about foster care and the wonderful people providing care to the children and young people of Victoria who need them. The events and celebrations held during foster care week aim to highlight and appreciate our valuable pool o
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 month in-person roadshow across Victoria beginning in July 2023. The visits have been a fabulous opportunity to connect with carers and staff in person an
Meet Baydon and his wife Emily - foster carers in Bendigo. Baydon runs Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Workshops and has another job teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Mental Health First Aid which takes him around the country. Emily is an Occupational Therapist which helps looking after Foster chi
Foster care is the backbone of the Victorian response to protective intervention for children and young people at risk. Foster carers are the volunteers providing a home, family life, and care to children and young people who are unable to live with their birth family for a variety of reasons. Many
Why Support FCAV? Foster carers not only provide day-to-day, social and emotional support for the children in their care, they also facilitate access to health, therapy, culture, education and social needs. The Foster Care Association of Victoria supports those carers so they can focus on what matte
Carer Advocates Provide information, support and advice to foster carers about navigating the Out of Home Care System, such as: Support and advocacy for foster carers when involved in Client Incident Management System (CIMS) issues Liaison with foster carer’s agency, when necessary, to advocate for
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
