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Foster care is one of the most important ways you can give back to the community, gain a sense of reward and help change a child’s life for the better....

Imagine having the ability to change a child’s life, giving them the support they need to grow up happy, safe and healthy. This incredible achievement...

Emergency Relief (ER) provides immediate help to clients in crisis. This year, AV’s ER program continued to explore an evolution toward ‘community hubs’...

Recognising that it can be hard for young people to find mental health support in rural and regional areas when they really need it, mining company Agnico...

With the pandemic still prevalent, the Victorian Government established a program in October 2021 to provide emergency accommodation for families experiencing...

Foster carers in central Victoria have become the first in the state to benefit from a ready-made social support system that creates a ‘care community’...

An increasing number of children and young people with a disability are entering Out-of-Home Care. As a result, AV staff are seeing more kids without National...

Our focus at AV is to create a more just society, which includes eliminating discrimination in our services and workplaces. We welcome and support diverse...

The head of one of the country’s largest child welfare agencies has called on the Federal Government to work with the states to reduce youth homelessness by...

For some families, hot weather in Victoria means trips to the beach, enjoying delicious ice creams and running the air con 24/7 on those unbearable 40-degree...