This #FosterCareWeek2024, the Foster Care Association of Victoria held its annual Carer Celebration and Annual General Meeting event with over 150 carers, agency, staff and sector colleagues at The Hotel Windsor, Wurundjeri land, on September 13, 2024 to celebrate foster carers and their enormous co
Congratulations to all the nominees in the 2023 Commitment to Supporting Carer Awards. We received over 40 excellent nominations from carers who had experienced exceptional support to placements from their support team workers. We recognise that the support offered to carers is golden in a complex s
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 children of different ages, but more recently has been providing care exclusively for teens and adolescents. Jodie had a friend who was fostering, but Jodi
The Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS) continues to collaborate and seek priorities from its social services member organisations including the FCAV, to hear directly from representative bodies about the needs of vulnerable Victorians. VCOSS focuses on budget and funding needs in order to
Foster Care Week is an annual event celebrating and raises awareness about foster care; the carers providing it and their role in the lives of 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 valuabl
What is the Carer Assistance Program? The Carer Assistance Program (CAP) offers free, short-term counselling to eligible carers across Victoria. The CAP is available to the following carers: Foster Carers accredited with a Victorian foster care agency. Permanent Carers and Victorian Special Needs Ad
Victoria's Child Protection system is dependent on a robust, well-resourced foster care program to deliver the court-mandated, home-based care placements for children who cannot live safely with their birth parents, kin, or extended families. Victoria is currently facing an unprecedented foster care
Why is it important to help children maintain a connection to their culture? We understand that children in care who are supported to learn about and maintain a connection to their culture, religion and language have better outcomes as they grow up than those who are not supported in this way. These
Thanks to the wonderful group of local and Victoria-wide carers who made it to the FCAV Carer Celebration and AGM on Friday 15th September, 2023 for a glorious day together in Wadawurrung country - Ballarat. As part of #FosterCareWeek2023, the event was opened with a warm Welcome to country by Koby
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
