Youth Justice starts with families
5th December 2019 Since launching in April, 51 families with children involved in the youth justice system have been listened to, educated, coached and...
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Face your fears for foster kids
2nd December 2019 Get out of your comfort zone and abseil 27 floors in the heart of Melbourne. Registrations are now open for Altitude Shift 2020 – an...
Giving Tuesday | 3rd December, 2019
25th November 2019 Donate Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving to give back to organisations that make a difference in people’s lives. This...
Understanding Her Survival
21st November 2019 The training that AV delivers to Child Protection and other agencies is helping service providers to understand the impacts of family...
Paul McDonald responds to ‘Lost, not forgotten’
13th November 2019 In response to the Lost, not forgotten – an inquiry into children who died by suicide and were known to child protection report tabled...
Australian-first youth justice program promises dramatic reduction in re-offending
31st October 2019 A model with more than 40 years of evidence in reducing youth justice reoffending, Functional Family Therapy – Youth Justice (FFT-YJ),...
Marg U’Ren – Lead Teacher for AV’s TEACHaR program
16th October 2019 Marg U’Ren is the first to admit she’s had a very fortunate life and career; yet she is humble in discussing her various achievements,...
Help when she needed it most
16th October 2019 When clients enter AV’s Emergency Relief centres, they come from many backgrounds. They may be coping with long-term homelessness or...
A problem that can no longer be ignored
30th September 2019 Anglicare Victoria has kick-started the conversation of Australia’s homelessness crisis: calling for bold problem solving and unified...
Ready to serve, 365 days a year
30th September 2019 It’s 7.43am in the Melbourne CBD, on a frosty July morning. After sleeping the night in a rowdy backpackers, a woman is hungry, but...