Children Young people and Families

The reasons kids become disengaged from school are often complex, and having the right supports in place is crucial to

Four Corners shocked Australia with images from inside the Don Dale detention centre, prompting widespread condemnation and a Royal Commission.

Australia’s first smash repair social enterprise, Mission Australia’s Synergy Auto Repairs is offering positive long-term outcomes for vulnerable young people.

A decade of policy failure must end. It’s time Australia’s political leaders provided certainty to our youngest learners, argues Early Learning Association Australia’s Shane

Work is fundamental to the Victorian economy and a key contributor to people’s sense of identity and wellbeing. Helping people

VCOSS commends the 2016 Victorian Budget for its support for LGBTI community members, with the announcement of a new Pride

Summary The 2016 Victorian Budget features substantial investment in supporting the wellbeing of vulnerable children and families. Many of these

  Summary Good health underpins everyone’s ability to live a good life. VCOSS is encouraged the 2016 Victorian Budget includes significant

The Government Schools Funding Review, led by Steve Bracks, makes wide-ranging recommendations around using school funding to raise educational outcomes

The Roadmap to Reform: strong families safe children package announced today is an important step towards improving the wellbeing of

The VCOSS 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture outlines a number ways the Victorian government can

The latest Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) National Report 2015 shows the gap between developmentally vulnerable children in the most

VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. It puts forward a proposal to

VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. It puts forward a proposal to

VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the

VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the

VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the

VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the

VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the

VCOSS recently provided a submission to the government's What’s important to YOUth? Discussion Paper, contributing to the development of a

VCOSS is calling on the Victorian Government to take a new approach to solve entrenched disadvantage, and allow local communities

VCOSS recently provided a submission to the state government's Early Childhood Consultation Paper, released as part of the Education State.

The current minimum age of criminal responsibility in Australia is out of step with international law, and evidence about children’s

The best ways for government and the community to foster children’s healthy development and prevent or minimise conditions that may

Early Childhood Awards finalists and winners represent some of the best practice in early years support and exemplify the kinds

VET is important in supporting the Victorian economy and community, and provides an important pathway to employment for many people

Every year organisations across Australia participate in Anti-Poverty Week, which in 2015 will take place from 11-17 October. The week

Access to high quality Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) promotes immediate and long-term benefits to the learning and wellbeing

Connection to community, family and culture is fundamental to wellbeing of Aboriginal people. However, approximately 70 per cent of Aboriginal

Deborah Fewster is the Head of Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations at Melbourne City Mission. In this guest post she