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As a therapeutic carer, you will be responsible for creating a nurturing, therapeutic environment that caters to the emotional, behavioural, and psychological needs of children with...

Support children to heal with cultural connection and therapeutic care.

Our Family Violence Therapeutic program supports Aboriginal women and young people who have experienced family violence. The program provides group or individual counselling and uses cultural practice...

Providing trauma-informed, culturally safe healing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people. A multidisciplinary team delivers tailored support bringing traditional and...

Therapeutic Residential Care Workers engage with the children and young people in our residential care houses to develop a nurturing and positive relationship and support healing, emotional...

Our therapeutic foster care service is for Aboriginal children with complex needs. Designed by VACCA, the service is culturally informed and supports carers to enhance their skills through access...

We encourage people from different backgrounds, experiences and family types to consider becoming a foster carer. Our foster carers are:  single, married, de facto, or in a same-sex...

Cultural Therapeutic Ways (CTW) guides the way that we work at VACCA. It provides an Aboriginal lens linking practice and outcomes. This means that we prioritise Aboriginal ways of doing while we...

A dedicated therapeutic specialist who is trained to conduct therapeutic assessments, interventions and supports. This support will be delivered by VACCA’s Aboriginal Children’s Healing...

Practitioners provide outreach support services to clients using evidence-based and trauma-informed risk assessment frameworks and intervention techniques. They are trained in child development and...

As part of becoming a foster carer at VACCA, all carers must go through Our Carers for Our Kids training.  In addition to this training, therapeutic foster carers will also receive 20...

Carers will have access to a qualified therapeutic specialist who will provide guidance, support, and expertise to ensure the best outcomes for the children. This specialist will work...

The Aboriginal Children's Healing Team (ACHT) is a culturally led, multidisciplinary therapeutic social and emotional wellbeing team. The ACHT has led the development of trauma-informed practice...

Our Aboriginal Children’s Healing Team works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, and their families or carers to provide specialist therapeutic support...

The #itswhatyoudontsee campaign was launched in 2018 to raise awareness about family violence and its impact on Aboriginal children.  These four short videos focus on one Aboriginal family and...

Our Yarn Safe video is designed for mainstream family violence and universal community services practitioners and organisations who support and work alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign which runs every year from 25 November (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to 10 December...

Providing individual and family holistic therapeutic programs and individual case management for persons experiencing family violence and persons using family...

VACCA’s Residential Care program provides therapeutic care and support for Aboriginal children who are unable to live with their parents.  Children in our Residential Care program are...

Date: Tuesday 27 August 2019 The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) proudly announces that our Nugel (Aboriginal Guardianship) program and much respected employee Sue-Anne Hunter have...

Understanding how everything we do links to and supports our vision has shaped the priorities of this Strategic Plan. Over time we will use our outcomes framework to assess the value of the work we...

Clarisse brings a wealth of cultural and practice wisdom to her role, having worked at VACCA for over 10 years, as well as other organisations including The Bouverie Centre, Elizabeth Morgan House and...

Our Vision: Our footprint will be informed by Aboriginal self-determination and grounded in culture, with our voices and actions guiding the fires of change. Our Purpose: Grounded in Cultural...

In July 2020, VACCA submitted a paper to the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee Inquiry into the Victorian Governments Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Our submission is based on staff...

VACCA is the largest provider of family violence services supporting Aboriginal families and community in Victoria. Our extensive experience in delivering programs to Aboriginal families affected by...

When it comes to foster care it is not a one size fits all approach. We encourage people from different backgrounds, experiences and family types to consider becoming a foster carer. Our...

This International Women's Day we celebrate all the strong, proud and deadly women who shape our lives, strengthen our communities and fight for our rights through highlighting a few amazing...

VACCA's Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 outlines six key goals which will inform every facet of our work for the next three years: Continue to advocate for the rights of Aboriginal children,...

In our community, it is never acceptable for any child in out-of-home care to not receive the support and services they need, when they need them. For the Aboriginal community-controlled and child...

It has been a challenging year. In late 2019, regional Victoria was impacted by devastating bushfires, and by March of 2020 the entire country was on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As an...

VACCA has advocated for the rights of Aboriginal children, families and communities in Victoria for over 47 years. We are one of Australia’s largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations...

Our First Supports program provides immediate support to young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people entering a new care arrangement to ensure a smooth transition into their new home. We have...

VACCA’s Election Platform calls all political parties to prioritise Victoria’s commitments under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap including all targets and priority reform areas....

Becoming a Foster Carer is a rewarding and life-changing experience, for both you and the child or children in your care.  Like all life-changing journeys, it can be tricky to know how to start!...

  Media Release in response to https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/new-fund-support-aboriginal-family-violence-sector 24 September 2020 The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA)...

Our Kinship Care program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, as well as their carers in statutory (court-ordered) care arrangements. We ensure all children and...

Media Statement 21 January 2021  UN Human rights session calls on Canberra to raise age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 According to The Guardian today over 30 countries at a UN human...

We are proud to announce that our Nugel program was awarded the Minister's Award for Innovation in Protecting Children at the 2019 Victorian Protecting Children Awards last week.

July 5, 2022 VACCA welcomes the release of Yoorrook Justice Commission’s Interim Report and announcement that they will open its truth telling processes to all Aboriginal Victorians and...

Media Statement 2 March 2021  Many Aboriginal people and their families continue to experience poor mental health and wellbeing due to the long-lasting impacts...

Our Foster Care program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in statutory (court-ordered) care arrangements to find a new home with a foster carer. We support...

Vaccine hesitancy was identified as an issue for some of our Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) community in Gippsland. We came up with an idea to write and make a rap song and video...

VACCA staff have joined more than 1600 delegates on Larrakia Country in the Northern Territory for the 10th National SNAICC Conference. The 3-day conference provides an opportunity for the sector to...

As many families prepare for their children to return to school after the summer holidays, we must also reflect on the harsh realities many Aboriginal children face. Our children are meant to be going...

Republished from The Conversation on 22 October 2019  'My mob is telling their story and it makes me feel good': here's what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they...

Statement from VACCA CEO Better models of Residential Care long overdue The Victorian Ombudsman report into assaults perpetrated against children living in residential care, tabled in the Victorian...

14 AUGUST 2024 The Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA) is deeply disappointed by the Victorian Government’s decision to walk back a commitment to raise the age of criminal...

10 FEBRUARY 2026 Australia’s first standalone National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Plan to End Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence was officially launched today at Parliament House...

3 SEPT 2025 The Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA) is today celebrating the achievements of staff after winning three awards at the 2025 Victorian Protecting Children Awards,...

25 November 2020 We at VACCA work tirelessly to ensure Victoria is a fairer place for Aboriginal children and families. We commend the Victorian Government for their commitment towards and investment...

In 2022, the Victorian Government passed the Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Bill which included amendments for an affirmative consent model and provided better...

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an annual campaign calling for action to end gender-based violence in our communities. Each year, the 16 Days begin on 25 November, the...

22 JULY 2024 The Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA) are pleased to announce the launch of Moorumbina Mongurnallin, a culturally safe, supported accommodation program for...

As we wrap up another year at VACCA, now is the perfect time to reflect on what we have achieved throughout 2019. It has been a year of countless achievements and we look forward to the new year...

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an annual campaign run by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, it calls for action to end gender-based violence in our communities....

Better Futures helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in care services transition into independent living.   Who is it for?  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...

Inaugural funding boost to support family violence research 11 August 2022 VACCA welcomes the recent State Government announcement of an inaugural Family Violence Research Grant to support family...

26 November 2019  The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) has expanded its services within the Ovens Murray region with a new office in Wangaratta. To celebrate, the community is...