Foster Care Alliance

30/08/2026

Louise Black is the carer co-chair of the Foster Care Alliance working group on fair funding and financial support…

Exclusive: Report by Australian Institute of Family Studies found payments to foster carers fall ‘significantly short of a meaningful contribution’

26/08/2026

The Foster Care Alliance is so pleased to welcome Uniting Vic.Tas joining foster carers and organisations from across Victoria in important discussions about practical solutions for foster care.

The Alliance brings carers and organisations to the same table to work collectively on the issues affecting foster care, with a focus on better support, greater recognition and fair funding for foster care.

We look forward to the experience and perspectives Uniting Vic.Tas will bring to this work.

Want to know more about the Alliance, our priorities or how to get involved?

🌐 fostercarealliance.com.au

Stronger together for children in Victoria.

Foster Care Alliance is a united coalition working to support foster carers, kinship carers, and community organisations advocating for reform in Victoria's foster care system.

19/08/2026

The Foster Care Alliance is growing.
We’re excited to now have more than 60 foster carers involved in the Alliance, alongside a growing group of organisations from across Victoria’s foster care sector.

We welcome Anglicare Victoria joining all the ACCOs and agencies that have joined carers in this collective work.

The Alliance brings carers and organisations to the same table, working on practical solutions to the issues affecting foster care in Victoria.

Want to know more or get involved? Find out more about the Alliance, our priorities and how to join us:

🌐 fostercarealliance.com.au
Stronger together for children in Victoria.
Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People's Alliance MacKillop Family Services Berry Street Key Assets Australia UMFC OzChild Lighthouse Foundation Mallee District Aboriginal Services - MDAS Brophy Family & Youth Services Meli Cafs Quantum Support Services Life Without Barriers Mallee Accommodation and Support Program MASP Anchor Community Care Ltd.

12/08/2026

The work of the Foster Care Alliance is gaining momentum…

Three working groups have been established to progress the priority areas identified by foster carers. All three have now met, bringing together foster carers, senior staff and CEOs from foster care agencies and ACCOs. Together, they are combining lived experience, sector expertise and leadership to turn shared priorities into practical, coordinated recommendations and action.

One voice. One alliance. Better outcomes for children, young people and foster carers.

🌐 www.fostercarealliance.com.au

03/08/2026

The new Foster Care Alliance in Victoria brings together foster carers, community service organisations, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and sector partners to advocate for a stronger foster care system across Victoria.

The Alliance is focused on supporting and recognising foster carers, advocating for fair funding, and ensuring more children can experience the safety, stability and belonging of family-based care.

Together, we're working to amplify the voices of carers and create better outcomes for children and young people in care.

Find out more https://www.fostercarealliance.com.au

27/07/2026

Latest reports show that for every foster carer household that commenced care in Victoria, nearly three exited the system.
Behind that statistic are children who need stable, family-based care and foster carers who need the right support to continue their caring journey.

Building a stronger foster care system starts with understanding why carers leave and identifying practical solutions that help carers stay.

Stronger together for children in Victoria
One Alliance. One Voice. Better outcomes for children, young people and foster carers.

🌐https://www.fostercarealliance.com.au

16/07/2026

Welcome to the Foster Care Alliance

The Foster Care Alliance is a collaboration for solutions to the increasing pressures facing Victoria's foster care system. Foster carer numbers continue to decline while demand for home-based care remains high. Children entering care are presenting with increasingly complex needs, and carers are navigating growing expectations, inconsistent support and rising costs.

By bringing together foster carers, Community Service Organisation and Aboriginal organisations, the Alliance creates a forum for those directly involved in foster care to identify challenges, share expertise and advocate for practical solutions that strengthen support for carers and improve outcomes for children.

The Foster Care Alliance includes a growing number of foster carers and organisations including: Anchor Community Care Ltd., Berry Street/Yooralla, Brophy Family & Youth Services, Child and Family Services Ballarat, Foster Care Association of Victoria, Key Assets, Life Without Barriers, Lighthouse Foundation, MacKillop Family Services, Mallee Accommodation & Support Program, Mallee District Aboriginal Services, Meli, OzChild, Quantum Support Services, Upper Murray Family Care and the Victorian Aboriginal Children’s Young People Alliance.

Find out more and get involved | https://www.fostercarealliance.com.au

16/07/2026

Foster Care Alliance is a united coalition working to support foster carers, kinship carers, and community organisations advocating for reform in Victoria's foster care system.

15/07/2026

The people closest to the challenges are often closest to the solutions. Yet too often, foster carers are left out of the conversations that shape the services and systems they rely on, and that rely on them.

The Foster Care Alliance brings together Victoria’s foster carers, Community Service Organisations and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations to ensure lived experience helps inform better decisions and better outcomes in the care of children.

“When carers are part of the conversation, policies and services are stronger. This Alliance creates a platform for carers, agencies and Aboriginal organisations to work together, influence change and champion better outcomes for children and young people in care.” Alison McCarroll, Foster Carer and Alliance Co-Chair.

One Alliance. One voice. Better outcomes for children, young people and foster carers.

🌐 https://www.fostercarealliance.com.au

13/07/2026

Foster Care Alliance Launches in Victoria

Foster carers live the system every day. Their experience can help shape the solutions.

Victoria's foster care system faces significant challenges. Addressing them requires the experience of foster carers, service providers and Aboriginal organisations.

Today, the Foster Care Alliance launches in Victoria.

The Alliance brings together foster carers, Community Service Organisations, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and the Foster Care Association of Victoria to create a strong, evidence based, collective voice for the solutions that will strengthen foster care and improve outcomes for children.

One Alliance. One Voice. Better outcomes for children, young people and foster carers.

Learn more and get involved :
🌐 https://www.fostercarealliance.com.au

Foster Care Alliance is a united coalition working to support foster carers, kinship carers, and community organisations advocating for reform in Victoria's foster care system.