Support Services for Aboriginal Students in OOHC
AbSec
The Aboriginal Child, Family & Community Care State Secretariat (NSW) is an incorporated not-for-profit community organisation. The organisation is primarily funded by NSW Family and Community Services, and is recognised as the peak NSW Aboriginal body providing child protection and out-of-home care (OOHC) policy advice to the government and non government sector on issues affecting Aboriginal families involved in child protection and OOHC system. AbSec also advises on funding decisions related to service provision by local Aboriginal community controlled organisations who provide or seek to provide Aboriginal child protection and associated services.
AbSec also auspices the Aboriginal Statewide Foster Care Support Service (ASFCSS). This service provides a free telephone advice and advocacy service for the carers of Aboriginal children and also assists in local communities in establishing Aboriginal foster carer support groups.
Keep Them Safe: AbSec is responsible for two Keep Them Safe projects; Protecting Aboriginal Children Together (PACT) and Intensive Family Based Services (IFBS). AbSec together in partnership with Families and Community Services (FaCS) coordinate the development of these projects and its establishment in various sites across NSW. AbSec has a lead role in community consultation and engagement. AbSec and FaCS are jointly involved to support and implement these projects.
Foster Care: AbSec's Aboriginal Statewide Foster Care Support Service (ASFCSS) improves the information, support and training opportunities for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal foster and kinship carers in NSW who specifically care for Aboriginal children and young people. Working together means valuing Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal foster and kinship carers who care for Aboriginal children and young people and working co-operatively with Aboriginal out-of-home-care (O.O.H.C) agencies, Family and Community Services and other relevant government and non-government agencies to improve the communication, support and training for carers of Aboriginal children and young people. In doing this, carers provide quality care for Aboriginal children and young people.
Transition: The AbSec Transition Team work to support established and new agencies to build their capacity to take on placements of Aboriginal children and young people in care. They work directly with services as well as along side Community Services and ACWA in the Transition Planning Office.
Employment: The Aboriginal Jobs Together program (AJT) is a whole of Government initiative to increase the number of Aboriginal people gaining tertiary qualifications in the community services and NGO sectors. AbSec is coordinating placements for trainees and cadets in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community organisations across NSW.
Click on the image below to download the brochure. Click on the links to be redirected to the AbSec website.
Contact: not specified
Contact number: 02 95 595 299, 1800 888 698
Serviced areas: NSW
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.absec.org.au/
The Aboriginal Child, Family & Community Care State Secretariat (NSW) is an incorporated not-for-profit community organisation. The organisation is primarily funded by NSW Family and Community Services, and is recognised as the peak NSW Aboriginal body providing child protection and out-of-home care (OOHC) policy advice to the government and non government sector on issues affecting Aboriginal families involved in child protection and OOHC system. AbSec also advises on funding decisions related to service provision by local Aboriginal community controlled organisations who provide or seek to provide Aboriginal child protection and associated services.
AbSec also auspices the Aboriginal Statewide Foster Care Support Service (ASFCSS). This service provides a free telephone advice and advocacy service for the carers of Aboriginal children and also assists in local communities in establishing Aboriginal foster carer support groups.
Keep Them Safe: AbSec is responsible for two Keep Them Safe projects; Protecting Aboriginal Children Together (PACT) and Intensive Family Based Services (IFBS). AbSec together in partnership with Families and Community Services (FaCS) coordinate the development of these projects and its establishment in various sites across NSW. AbSec has a lead role in community consultation and engagement. AbSec and FaCS are jointly involved to support and implement these projects.
Foster Care: AbSec's Aboriginal Statewide Foster Care Support Service (ASFCSS) improves the information, support and training opportunities for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal foster and kinship carers in NSW who specifically care for Aboriginal children and young people. Working together means valuing Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal foster and kinship carers who care for Aboriginal children and young people and working co-operatively with Aboriginal out-of-home-care (O.O.H.C) agencies, Family and Community Services and other relevant government and non-government agencies to improve the communication, support and training for carers of Aboriginal children and young people. In doing this, carers provide quality care for Aboriginal children and young people.
Transition: The AbSec Transition Team work to support established and new agencies to build their capacity to take on placements of Aboriginal children and young people in care. They work directly with services as well as along side Community Services and ACWA in the Transition Planning Office.
Employment: The Aboriginal Jobs Together program (AJT) is a whole of Government initiative to increase the number of Aboriginal people gaining tertiary qualifications in the community services and NGO sectors. AbSec is coordinating placements for trainees and cadets in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community organisations across NSW.
Click on the image below to download the brochure. Click on the links to be redirected to the AbSec website.
Contact: not specified
Contact number: 02 95 595 299, 1800 888 698
Serviced areas: NSW
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.absec.org.au/