The Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies (ACWA) has described moves by the NSW Labor Opposition to introduce legislation that would require non-government (NGO) out-of-home care contracts be investigated by the Auditor General as an unacceptable attack on the integrity of charities that continue to work tirelessly to support the community’s youngest and most vulnerable. Opposition […]
UNSW is offering scholarship opportunities for PhD research on a range of projects including ‘Promoting resilient outcomes for children in state care and beyond’, an area of particular interest for the sector. Apply by July 20.
The Office of Widening Participation’s 2017 afterschool workshop support program for students in out-of-home care and care leavers will be operating again from next week. Boost Club is developed and provided for students (15+) who are interested in higher education and want assistance to build the knowledge and capacity to achieve their educational aspirations. Workshops will […]
This latest Fostering NSW video offering captures the inspiring voices of Aboriginal actress Madeleine Madden, Marcia Ella-Duncan OAM, the first Aboriginal woman to represent Australia in netball, and Kari Aboriginal Services Recruitment Coordinator Dennis Thorne during our recent ‘Safe On Country and In Culture’ event.
The importance of keeping Aboriginal children and young people in out-of-home care connected to family, community and country was the central focus of an AbSec and ACWA co-hosted event, ‘Safe On Country and In Culture’, which was held in Sydney on Friday 9 June. The event, which was delivered as part of the Fostering NSW Recruitment of […]