Burrun Dalai Aboriginal Corporation, Mackillop Family Services and Key Assets Fostering will be partnering with the Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) to trial a NSW-specific Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) for statutory out-of- home care.

Hundreds of foster families have echoed calls for more people to open their hearts and homes to vulnerable children at a special picnic to celebrate 2016 Foster Care Week.

The NSW Government is calling on everyone with an interest in preventing homelessness to have their say on a new discussion paper Foundations for Change – Homelessness in NSW .

The state-wide caseworker vacancy rate has remained stable at three per cent in the June 2016 quarter, according to data released today by the Department of Family and Community Services (FACS).

The deadline to submit applications to the 2017 NSW Seniors Festival grants program has been extended to 11.59pm on Monday 12 September 2016.

The first Communities Plus renewal project at Ivanhoe (Macquarie Park) has sparked strong interest from the private sector development industry and Community Housing Providers (CHPs), said Minister for Social Housing, Brad Hazzard.

The CareerPathways program helps you train for your new career, while supporting you through the process.

Family and Community Services is inspecting temporary accommodation to ensure that women escaping domestic violence are housed in safe facilities.

Close to 10,000 free or low-cost training places to help older people become tech savvy are now available, Minister for Ageing John Ajaka announced today.

Do you have an innovative idea, project or platform that has the potential to improve the lives of older people living in NSW? Apply for a 2016-17 Liveable Communities grant today.

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