Hour of Power in Victoria
CREATE in Victoria held another successful Hour of Power (HOP), providing young people with an out-of-home care experience the opportunity to interview key government representatives and child protection sector leaders, about what is important to them leading into the state election. This HOP empowered young people to use their voices to advocate for change. CREATE Young Consultants Nakita, […]
VIC YOUNG PEOPLE’S HOUR OF POWER TODAY!
Tuesday, October 25, young people with an out-of-home care experience will be consulting with and interviewing key government representatives and child protector sector leaders, to ensure their lived experiences continue to positively impact the lives of tomorrow’s children in care. Lived experience sharing has become a key influence where community change is needed most and the “Hour of Power” is THE forum for the care sector, putting young people in the driver’s seat!
SAVE the DATE – HOUR OF POWER PUTS YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ELECTION DRIVER’S SEAT!
Next Tuesday afternoon, October 25, young people with an out-of-home care experience will be consulting with and interviewing key government representatives and child protection sector leaders, to ensure their lived experiences continue to positively impact the lives of tomorrow’s children in care.
NSW community calls for a response from NSW gov on “Why not make it 21 NSW?”
When NSW young people with a care experience turn 18, they have no option to remain in their care placement and often become homeless in the first year of transitioning from care. Leaving home shouldn’t be a one-way exit door and the community is now calling for a response from the NSW Government to the question, “Why not make it 21 in NSW?”
Child Protection Week Celebration In Cairns
Tonight, CREATE Foundation, the peak consumer body representing the voices of children and young people with a care experience is hosting a very special dinner event in Cairns.
This year is the first time CREATE has hosted a dinner in Cairns celebrating National Child Protection Week and the 2022 theme is “Every child, in every community, needs a fair go”.
August Advocacy Wrap Up
Hello – thank you for reading CREATE Foundation’s advocacy wrap up for August. We’ve got a bunch of updates about how we are consulting with young people on issues that are important to them, advocating to governments at the state and federal level, and planning big changes in the out of home care sector that […]
July Advocacy Wrap Up
Thanks so much for reading CREATE’s July 2022 advocacy wrap-up. It’s been a big month at CREATE and we are excited to share with you what’s been going on! #itsyourturnNSW #makeit21 A key issue CREATE’s been working with on with children and young people around the country and New South Wales in particular is extending […]
Governor General of Australia Delivers Inaugural Caseworker Awards!
The fifth biennial Voices in Action Conference (26-29 April, 2022) features the inaugural Caseworker Awards highlighting the appreciation of service and dedication by outstanding professionals in the child protection sector. CREATE Foundation is delighted to share that the award recipient announcement will be delivered by His Excellency General, the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), […]
Voices in Action Care Sector Conference Begins Today!
26-29 April, 2022, the Voices in Action: Resilient, Resourceful, Remarkable conference, will bring together key decision makers, young people with a lived experience of out-of-home care and experts from across the globe to find solutions to the toughest problems within the care sector. This fifth biennial Voices in Action Conference will be opened by His […]
