Advocating for the rights and wellbeing of children, young people and families.

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We advocate for the rights of vulnerable children, young people and families across Victoria and Tasmania, ensuring their voices are heard, their safety is prioritised, their education is accessible, and connections to family, community, and culture are preserved.

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Learning and development

Our suite of learning and professional development programs are designed by practitioners for practitioners.

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Our programs and projects

As the peak body for child and family services in Victoria and Tasmania, we strengthen and guide the sector, building resilience, collaboration and shared success through our programs, projects and diverse training opportunities.

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The Centre's Fostering children with a disability in Victoria report results show our foster carers need ongoing financial, emotional, and practical support to continue caring full-time for a young person with a disability.

Supporting children with disability in home-based care

03 Dec 2024

As part of the Centre’s continuous work to understand and improve the work of our sector and help agencies better respond to the needs of carers and children in care, we surveyed agencies and interviewed foster carers to produce the Fostering children with a disability in Victoria report.
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Together with Families 2024

03 Dec 2024

The Together with Families, Family Services Symposium 2024 was a vibrant gathering of over 300 practitioners, leaders, and partners, celebrating the transformative work of the family services sector.
  • Family Services Symposium

Member briefing: Social housing in Victoria

01 Dec 2024

In November, the Centre welcomed members and sector leaders to a briefing on Social Housing in Victoria with the Hon. Harriet Shing, Minister for Housing, Equality, and Water.
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Upcoming Centre events and training
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Craigieburn – MARAM training for nominated staff in schools and early childhood services

February 11 @ 9:30 am - 1:30 pm

Course outline The Department of Education has partnered with the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare to deliver free and interactive family violence MARAM training to education workforces. […]

  • MARAM

Swan Hill- MARAM training for nominated staff in schools and early childhood services

February 13 @ 9:30 am - 1:30 pm

Course outline The Department of Education has partnered with the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare to deliver free and interactive family violence MARAM training to education workforces. […]

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Our members are at the heart of what we do

We are a powerful voice

We advocate on behalf of our members on the frontlines of child and family services, representing member organisations at all levels of government. The Centre’s strong and established relationships with Federal and State Governments, Departments, Agencies, and Ministers provide us with unique leverage to drive meaningful change for our sector.

We collaborate with our members

Centre members have exclusive access to innovative research, resources, networks, specialised training, and funding opportunities to enhance capabilities, bolster existing initiatives, and strengthen relationships across our sector. We facilitate monthly network forums in areas such as out-of-home care, foster care, kinship care, and leaving care.

We build sector capacity

We provide high-quality accredited and non-accredited training programs tailored specifically for child and family services professionals, offering substantial discounts for members.
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The Centre’s membership benefits build collaboration, advocacy, and capacity within the child and family services sector, ensuring a more resilient and supportive environment that provides better outcomes for children and families.
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