CCWT extends a huge thank you to everyone who responded to our annual training needs survey. This survey is a vital tool that helps CCWT measure how we are faring in terms of the scope and quality of training services we are currently providing as well as analyse emerging training needs within the NSW community […]
This latest blog from Fostering NSW looks at a new study that has found that when children are abused an important learning process is impaired, which can cause them to misbehave, especially as teenagers.
A new means-tested adoption allowance announced by the NSW Government in March is now in operation. This allowance, which came into force on July 1, will mirror the carer allowance rates paid by the NSW Department of Family and Community Services so that an eligible person adopting a child in their care is likely to retain […]
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 […]
‘For the Kids’, a short documentary commissioned by ACWA and AbSec about Kempsey-based Aboriginal foster carers Eddie and Rose Vale, is available to watch on YouTube. It was screened as part of last Friday’s ‘Safe: On Country and In Culture’ event as a catalyst for wider dialogue around the need for more Aboriginal carers in our community.