Every Child Update: Letter to the PM
The Every Child alliance has written to the Prime Minister, requesting him to implement a $2 billion Thriving Children stimulus package that will benefit children and families. Read a copy of the letter here, together with a copy of the related media release.
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Media Release: Call For Immediate Action to Reform Child Protection For Aboriginal Children
ACWA is part of a collective of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal organisations calling for the NSW government to make a significant commitment in this year’s budget to urgently address the child protection system’s disproportionate impact on Aboriginal children and families. Currently in NSW, 40% of children in out of home, or foster care, are Aboriginal. This […]
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ACWA is Moving
ACWA is relocating from our Haymarket headquarters to temporary new premises based at Redfern. As of Monday, February 3, we will be operating from: Level 1, 191 Cleveland Street Redfern NSW 2016 Our new postal address is: PO Box 2107 Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 Our phone number remains the same at: 02 9281 8822 For CCWT […]
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New Year Training Offer: Three Courses for the Price of Two
To celebrate the beginning of a brand new year of training, CCWT is offering a special three courses for the price of two deal. Here’s how it works: Organisations that enrol any two of their staff members into CCWT courses from February until the end of May will be entitled to claim a further one-day […]
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Joint Protocol Roadshow Fosters Local Responses to Young People At Risk
ACWA has been undertaking joint work with the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) to raise awareness about the Joint Protocol to reduce the contact of young people in residential out of home care with the criminal justice system, and to promote its effective and consistent implementation. In addition to our role in co-chairing the […]
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