Australia wide
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
This website has an interactive map of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical services, which operate in all Australian states and territories.
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)
This is the national body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s services. It also provides training and resources for kinship carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Phone 1300 762 422, Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm.
Australian Capital Territory
ACT Government – Support for kinship and foster carers
This webpage has information to help foster carers and kinship carers find resources and support. The Cultural Services Team supports carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and families. Phone (02) 6207 2228.
ACT Government – Family Group Conference: make a family plan to keep your kids safe
This service is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in contact with ACT Child and Youth Protection Services and Youth Justice. Family group conferencing brings families together in a culturally safe way to talk about how best to take care of children.
New South Wales
NSW Child, Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation (AbSec)
This organisation provides training, support groups and information to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in contact with the NSW child protection system. It also provides the Aboriginal State-wide Foster Carer Support Service. This is a free telephone advice and advocacy service for the carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Phone 1800 888 698 (free call).
NSW Government – Foster, relative and kinship care
This webpage for foster, relative or kinship carers has a section about caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children plus resources for Aboriginal carers.
Northern Territory
NT Government Department of Children and Families – Guide for kinship and foster carers
This guide has information about being a carer of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory.
Queensland
Queensland Government Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled foster and kinship care services
This webpage lists services that provide training and support for carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Queensland.
Queensland Government – Foster and kinship care
This webpage has information and resources on foster care and kinship care in Queensland.
South Australia
SA Government – Aboriginal carers
This webpage has details of organisations that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers.
SA Government Department for Child Protection – Aboriginal children and young people
This webpage has information about children in foster and kinship care. It also provides links to Aboriginal community-controlled organisations that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their carers in South Australia.
Tasmania
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
This organisation runs playgroups and provides parenting advice and other family support to foster carers and kinship carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Phone 1800 132 260, Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm.
Victoria
Foster Care Association of Victoria – Caring for First Nations children and young people in foster care
This webpage has information for foster carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Victoria.
Fostering Connections – Caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
This webpage has information for carers and links to Aboriginal community-controlled organisations in Victoria that support foster care.
Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA)
This organisation provides training for foster and kinship carers, support groups, and cultural and parenting information. Phone (03) 9287 8800, Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm.
Victorian Government Department of Families, Fairness and Housing – Kinship care
This webpage has information and resources on kinship care in Victoria.
Western Australia
Kinship Connections Aboriginal Corporation
This organisation provides programs, support and training for kinship carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under the care of the WA Government Department of Communities. Phone (08) 9478 3656, Monday-Friday, 9 am-4 pm.
Yorganop
This Aboriginal foster care organisation provides services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait families in Western Australia, including training for foster and kinship carers. Phone (08) 9321 9090, Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm.