Work on Aboriginal Cultural Safety In 2023, the FCAV worked in collaboration with Bundyi Girri Consulting to develop an Aboriginal Cultural Safety Pillar within the Organsiation’s new Strategic Plan 2023 – 2025. The purpose of having Aboriginal Cultural Safety as an organisational strategic pillar i
Foster Care Association of Victoria Position: Where the Department of Family, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) makes a decision about a child or young person that a foster carer does not agree with, the carer may be able to lodge a complaint. This information sheet sets out information on the avenues a c
That’s a wrap! The National Kinship, Permanent and Foster Care Conference 2024 ran from the 9th - 11th August at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on Narrm, the beautiful lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. Foster Care Association of Victoria was proud to partn
The FCAV was pleased to facilitate a group of carer members at a roundtable by invitation of Hon. Lizzie Blandthorn, Minister for Children, in October 2024. Foster carers, along with representatives from PCA Families and permanent carers, met with the Minister in Frankston for one of a number of ses
Services Australia Entitlements Services Australia provides a range of payments and services that may assist carers who provide care to a child or young person, as well as assistance to eligible young people and children. For more details, please refer to the Centrelink official website: Support for
Foster Care Association of Victoria Position: Carer networks/ groups (face to face or via social media) can be a very useful tool for carers to access mutual support and advice between peers. However, it is important to apply good sense to communication and participation in these forums given foster
The FCAV is pleased to present the findings from the 2024 carer census survey and Census Report including themes arising from carers open-ended responses. Thank you to every member who took the time to participate by completing the survey. Over 750 respondents participated in the census. This excell
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
