As the peak body for child and family welfare in NSW, ACWA acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the First Peoples of this land and honours their enduring connection to Country, culture, and community.
We pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, on whose land our Sydney office stands, and to all Traditional Custodians of the lands our staff live and work. We honour their unbroken custodianship. We respect Elders past and present, and we extend that respect to all First Nations people we engage with.
We recognise the ongoing overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care, youth justice, and family services, driven not only by past injustices but by continued systemic inequality. We are committed to listening, learning, and supporting First Nation peoples, placing culture, connection, and self-determination as guiding principles of the work we do.
Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.
A short documentary film, For the Kids, made by Fostering NSW and AbSec about some wonderful Aboriginal foster carers in Kempsey and their involvement in the Kids in Care Cup will be showing at the Dendy Newtown on May 26 as part of the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival Touring Program.
ACWA warmly invites our member agencies and sector colleagues to attend the 2026 Annual General Meeting.
The Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies (ACWA), in partnership with Domestic Violence NSW (DVNSW) and the Safe & Together Institute, is inviting Expressions of Interest…
ACWA has welcomed several important investments in the 2026-27 NSW Budget, including increased funding for domestic and family violence services, Aboriginal legal assistance and support…
ACWA's first Strategy to Action Day for 2026 brought together practitioners, sector leaders and regulators for a day of learning, reflection and collaboration focused on…
