VACCA – THE NEXT GENERATION: STRENGTH, VISION & LEGACY

Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA): NAIDOC Week 2025

The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy

NAIDOC Week is a time to celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year, as well as looking to the past, we look forward to our future with the 2025 theme: The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy.

When you consider becoming a foster carer, you are helping to support Aboriginal children to be safe and supported and become our next generation of compassionate, strong and proud leaders.  

The need for foster carers across the Western region has never been higher. This NAIDOC week, we hope that together, VACCA and WFNL can change the beliefs about who can be a foster carer. Foster care is a life-changing opportunity that can be embraced by anyone willing to make a difference in a child’s life. We want to highlight how VACCA can work with WFNL members, supporters and the wider community to be able to embrace the journey of becoming a foster carer.

Can I foster? We think you can!

Foster carers provide a safe, loving, and supportive environment for children who are unable to live with their birth parents. While many are familiar with foster care, the flexibility and support are less well-known. The demand for carers is rising, and VACCA’s work is critical in addressing this need for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, who require culturally safe and supportive care to remain connected to their culture and community.

VACCA encourages individuals and families from all walks of life and cultural backgrounds to consider becoming foster carers. Fostering is an opportunity open to everyone, regardless of work, relationship status, cultural identity or background.

Whether you are single, in a relationship, working, retired, renting or own your home, you have the potential to provide the safe and loving care that children in our region currently need.
What truly matters is a genuine willingness to offer a nurturing environment where children can feel secure and supported to stay connected to their culture and family.

VACCA provides extensive support for its foster carers, including training and practical resources to help navigate the challenges of fostering. This includes cultural support, ensuring that carers have the guidance necessary to support children.

We know how busy the world is. This is why VACCA’s care arrangements are flexible. They have care arrangements for those who can care on weekends, right through to ongoing placements for those who would like to care for longer periods.

Start your journey today!

Becoming a foster carer is a rewarding and life-changing journey. VACCA is dedicated to supporting carers with the tools and guidance needed to provide the best care possible.

If you’ve ever considered making a difference in a child’s life, VACCA invites you to explore the possibility of becoming a foster carer with them. The more carers who step up, the stronger and more resilient our communities will become.

Even if the time isn’t quite right, their team are always there to take your enquiry. VACCA offer individual information sessions to answer all your questions with absolutely no obligation to continue with the process.

To find out more about fostering with VACCA or to book an information session, you can visit their website to start your foster care journey HERE