The theme for Children's Week 2020-21 is Children have the right to choose their friends and safely connect with others, drawn from Article 15 of the United Nations Convention on…
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Triple P Positive Parenting Program statewide offers free access online to support parents and carers of children aged 0-12 years, Teen Triple P Online is targeted at parents and…
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The Crisis Accommodation Options Project was funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (the Department), to further explore the issue of emergency accommodation, to map the current system,…
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Grant applications are open now for community organisations and local governments to deliver youth-led events and programs that harness the potential of Victorians aged 12 to 25. The grants are…
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Get Active Kids Voucher Program opened at 10:00am on Monday 4 October. More vouchers to help pay for sporting equipment, uniforms and memberships are on offer for young Victorians to…
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Home Stretch provides continued support until the age of 21 to every Victorian leaving care – around 700 young people a year – to assist their transition to adulthood. Victoria…
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Marram Nganyin Aboriginal Youth Mentoring Program has been operating in Victoria since 2016-17 providing funding to deliver strengths-based and community-led primary prevention and early intervention mentoring initiatives. The program supports…
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The State Government's historic Big Housing Build Program have already purchased 1,100 homes, including 590 homes in ready to build projects. The Big Housing Build Program has also purchased 514…
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Street Art workshops are running for young people in the second week of the school holidays in Kangaroo Flat – families and young people who are looking for adventures slightly…
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Children’s Week is a national celebration of children’s rights, talents and citizenship held on the fourth Wednesday of October in Australia to coincide with Universal Children’s Day. Each year the…
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Everyone is tired of lock-downs, children in particular. We also know that some children are losing a sense of hope that it is never going to end. Australian Childhood Foundation…
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The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare have provided a fact sheet on children and homelessness in Victoria. The fact sheet highlights 22 % of people experiencing homelessness…
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Homelessness Week 2021 occurs from August 1st - 7th and is designed to bring attention to the increasing number of Australians experiencing homelessness and to call on the government to…
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A seven-year-old Queensland girl is making parents right across the world sit up and take notice after becoming one of the youngest yet to deliver a TED Talk, with a very…
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The experience of homelessness and family violence can have a significant impact on a child’s education, their physical, emotional and mental health and their sense of connectedness to peers and…
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The Loddon Mallee Homelessness Network Co-ordinator position plays a significant role in the development and implementation of current and future sector wide reforms of the homelessness service system through facilitation…
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The existing Child Safe Standards originally established in 2017 have been updated and will make up to 50,000 organisations providing services and facilities for children and young people safer. The…
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This landmark investment by the Labor Government’s $5.3 billion Big Housing Build is delivering more than 12,000 new homes. Boosting Victoria’s social housing supply by 10 per cent , while…
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