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
Care Allowance The Care Allowance is the financial assistance provided to support children and young people in home-based care. More detail from FCAV about Care Allowances . The Care Allowance is delivered through the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) to carers to contribute to the
Foster Care Association of Victoria Position: Foster care provides safe and supportive homes for children when they are unable to live with their own families. As a foster carer you will become the most important member of a caring team providing support for a child in need. As a foster carer, you m
Amanda is an amazing foster carer based in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. “Foster caring requires a village” Amanda says. While she began providing care as a sole carer in 2019, she now lives with her best friend who is also an accredited foster carer and together they care for four boys un
Foster Care Association of Victoria Position: For some foster children, Child Protection make a case plan decision that a return to their birth family is not possible. Under these circumstances some foster carers choose to undergo an assessment and training process to shift the nature of their foste
The cost of education is high no matter what form of education you are hoping to offer a child or young person in your care. For many carers, the Department of Families, Fairness & Housing (DFFH) or your foster care agency may be able to assist with costs associated with putting children through sch
Following the Response_from_Minister_Blandthorn.pdf to the initial tranche of submissions to the petition, there have been over 300 new submissions to the campaign and endorsement and support from carers, workers, sector bodies and agencies, particularly in the lead up to Foster Care Week 2023. The
President of the Board of Directors FCAV, Megan Sadlier, spoke at the FCAV Carer Celebration and AGM for Foster Care Week 2024 “Hello and I also acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the traditional owners of country on which we meet today and pay my respects to their elders past an
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
