Permanent Care and Adoptive Families

21/09/2026

PCA Families School Holiday Event

Wednesday 23 September 10:00 am–12:30 pm

Don Bosco Youth Centre
715 Sydney Road, Brunswick

Don Bosco has generously funded this special event for PCA families who will have exclusive use of the fantastic Youth Centre for a fun-filled school holiday morning together.

The centre is packed with activities, including:
* Basketball court
* In-ground trampolines
* Table tennis tables
* Pool tables
* Foosball tables
* Gym mats for tumbling and somersaults
* Bunnies for the children to pat
* Plenty of space to move, play and burn off some energy!

We’ll also be providing delicious snacks from A1 Bakery for everyone to enjoy.

It will be a wonderful opportunity for the children to have fun, make connections and enjoy active play, while parents and carers have a chance to meet, chat and connect.

If you would like to attend, please email Clare Phelan [email protected] or call 0407 803 095

and advise on
Names of all adults attending
Names of all children attending
Ages of the children

We can’t wait to see you there for another fun and relaxed school holiday catch-up!

18/08/2026

Workshop: Regulating Behaviour in FASD

Date: Thursday 20 August 2026
Time: 12:00 pm to 12.30pm
Register: https://collections.humanitix.com/fasd-training-pcaf

Join us on Thursday as we focus our understanding and support on behaviour regulation in children and young people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

We will look at how FASD can affect emotional regulation, impulse control, flexibility and recovery after distress, and explore practical ways carers can reduce escalation, support calmer routines and respond in ways that fit the child’s developmental needs.

Presented by Prue Walker, an experienced social worker specialising in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The series is designed for permanent care and adoptive families, with each 20-minute session focusing on a different aspect of FASD, followed by time for questions and discussion.

Workshops for Permanent and Adoptive Families (PCAF) carers to learn about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

20/07/2026

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) workshop discussing sleep

Date: Thursday 30 July 2026
Time: 12:00 pm to 12.30pm
Register: https://collections.humanitix.com/fasd-training-pcaf

We will look at why sleep can be more difficult for children and young people with FASD, how sleep challenges can affect regulation, behaviour and family stress, and practical ways carers can support more predictable bedtime and waking routines.

Presented by Prue Walker, an experienced social worker specialising in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The series is designed for permanent care and adoptive families, with each 20-minute session focusing on a different aspect of FASD, followed by time for questions and discussion.

We’d love to see you there!

Workshops for Permanent and Adoptive Families (PCAF) carers to learn about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

16/06/2026

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) Workshop:
Pathways to FASD diagnosis

Date: Thursday 25 June 2026
Time: 12:00 pm to 12.30pm
Register: https://collections.humanitix.com/fasd-training-pcaf


Join us for an online workshop on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD).

We are running six sessions and this session will focus on pathways to FASD diagnosis for children and young people. We will look at when FASD might be considered, what information is usually needed for an assessment, who may be involved in the diagnostic process, and how families and carers can support a child’s pathway to assessment and diagnosis.

Presented by Prue Walker, an experienced social worker specialising in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The series is designed for permanent care and adoptive families, with each 20-minute session focusing on a different aspect of FASD, followed by time for questions and discussion.

We’d love to see you there!

Workshops for Permanent and Adoptive Families (PCAF) carers to learn about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

27/04/2026

PCA Families is seeking to appoint two Directors. The new Directors can have lived experience with a personal and/or family connection to Permanent Care and Adoption or no connection.

The following key skills have been identified for recruitment by the Board:

1. Financial skills, risk management and technology

2. Government relations/philanthropy

3. Legal and advocacy

4. Links to corporate sponsors and success in attracting sponsorships.

Your nomination must be:

1. accompanied by a short biographical statement and your consent to nomination;

2. endorsed by one member other than yourself; and given to PCA Families in writing.

The nomination form is to be delivered to PCA Families by email to [email protected] or or via post to Suite 6/Level 1, 69-71 Rosstown Road, Carnegie 3163 by no later than Friday 22 May 2026.

Visit our website https://pcafamilies.org.au/about and scroll down to governance for the nominations form along with other corresponding documentation. For any queries, please contact Michele, [email protected] or call 03 9020 1833 and choose option 1.

Learn about PCA Families, a trusted source of support, advocacy and information for families caring for children unable to live with birth parents.