This year Kinship Care Week runs from 2-6 September, with a program of events, webinars and resources for carers, their families and the workers who support them. Resources gathered on the Kinship Care Network website include live events and webinars, training and information on self-care for carers and their families, and a host of resources for carers to download and share.
Whether you represent an organisation, charity, or professional service or are an individual whose life has been affected by kinship care, we would be incredibly grateful if you would consider using the suggested social media posts below to highlight Kinship Care Week and raise awareness of the incredible work of family caring for family.
Download the Kinship Care Week 2024 Campaign Pack (PDF)
Links
- Kinship Care – Network https://www.cfecfw.asn.au/kinship-care-network/
- Carer Kafe – https://carerkafe.org.au/
- Kinship Carers Victoria – https://kinshipcarersvictoria.org/
Social Media
Follow, retweet, watch our videos and join the conversation
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CentreForExcellenceInChildAndFamilyWelfare/
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/cfecfw/
- YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CFECFW/
Our Hashtags for the week are #KinshipCareWeek2024 and #FamiliesCaringForFamily
About Kinship Care Week
Kinship Care Week 2024 celebrates the wonderful work of families caring for families in Victoria, helping them connect with each other and with carer support groups in their communities.
Kinship Carers are incredibly important in the lives of children and young people who are unable to live with their parents. Kinship Care ensures ongoing connections to family, culture and community, and a sense of belonging when they are unable to live with their parents.
Some key facts about Kinship Carers*
- Kinship care is when a child who can’t live with their parents is placed in a relative or family friend’s home.
- Kinship care is the fastest-growing form of out-of-home care in Victoria. At 30 June 2023 there were 5200 children in Kinship Care placements.
- 79 percent of all children in OOHC in Victoria live with a kinship carer.
- Kinship carers are typically female (94%), in their mid-50s (avg 54), are grandparents or great-grandparents (59%), and live on lower incomes (40% <$40,000 household income).
- 96 percent of kinship carers are on the lowest level of carer allowance, compared to 32% of foster carers.
*Source: VAGO Kinship Care, June 2022 (link) and AIHW, Child protection Australia 2022–23 (link)
Key Messages
- Kinship Carers are important people in children’s and young people’s lives.
- Kinship Carers keep children connected to family, culture and community when they are unable to live with their parents.
- Kinship Carer Week celebrates the wonderful work of families caring for families in Victoria, helping them connect with each other and with carer support groups in their communities.
Social Media Posts
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Kinship Care Week Videos
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Kinship carers play a vital role caring for children who are unable to live with their parents. Join us in celebrating them this #KinshipCareWeek Learn more at https://www.cfecfw.asn.au/kinship-care-network/
Kinship Carers are important people in children’s and young people’s lives and ensure ongoing connections to culture, community, and a sense of belonging. Join us in celebrating them this #KinshipCareWeek Learn more at https://www.cfecfw.asn.au/kinship-care-network/
#KinshipCareWeek2024 is an opportunity to highlight the amazing work that kinship carers do to provide loving and stable homes for children when they need it most. #FamilyCaringForFamily ensures connections to culture, community, and a sense of belonging. Learn more at https://www.cfecfw.asn.au/kinship-care-network/
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#KinshipCareWeek2024 is an opportunity to highlight the amazing work that kinship carers do to provide loving and stable homes for children when they need it most.
- At the end of June 2023 over 24000 children in Australia were in Kinship Care placements, making up 60 percent of total home-based care provided across all states and territories.
- At the end of June 2023 over 5000 children in Victoria were in Kinship Care placements, making up 79 percent of total home-based care provided in our state.
- At the end of June 2023 over 500 children in Tasmania were in Kinship Care placements, making up 47 percent of total home-based care provided in our state.
Join us in celebrating the incredible role kinship carers play in our community. #FamilyCaringForFamily Learn more at https://www.cfecfw.asn.au/kinship-care-network/
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This #KinshipCareWeek2024 we celebrate the everyday heroes of #FamilyCaringForFamily. Kinship Carers from across Victoria have shared the challenges they experience caring for child and young people in their lives.
Kinship Carers are essential people in the lives of children and young people who are unable to live with their parents. They ensure ongoing connections to culture, community, and a sense of belonging. Learn more at https://www.cfecfw.asn.au/kinship-care-network/
For more information visit the Kinship Care Network here.
