Oz Child
Community Service in Port Phillip

OzChild is committed to busy collaboratively with Victorian, national and international organizations across the community service, government and corporate sectors to ensure the superior conceivable outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, and their families. Face Lisa and her family, who have cared for over 180 foster children. OzChild works with over 6,00 children and young people with the aim of providing them a better future. We trust that this is a society that we can all aspire to live in, and a vision that will remain to unite us. It describes our purpose and the key goals that will be implemented to ensure we attain our vision that all children and young people are safe, respected, nurtured and reach their full potential. Protecting and caring for children since 1851, OzChild is the longest consecutive service to children and families in Victoria. Our board members labor to ensure the best coming for OzChild and all the children within our care. In service to this commitment, OzChild is also an advocate for sector reform and definite public attitudes to children in care. Caring for and protecting children’s rights since 1851, OzChild is the longest consecutive service to children, young people and families in Victoria. Crucial help was required and one of the three children’s agencies that would one day join as OzChild responded, first their labor in protecting children’s rights. The Victorian Children’s Help Society, as it became known, provided residential care, foster care, boarding out and family support. The third amalgamating agency, The National Children’s Bureau of Australia, began in 1971 as the Kid and Family Welfare Council of Australia, a national peak body with a mandate to lobby government, share information and prosper training programs. They came together as OzChild, to work towards better futures for Australia’s children. Lisa has had an international executive career busy in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom with 28 years of direct experience in the Not For Profit and government sectors. Lisa intends to build on the splendid legacy and successes of OzChild, my vision is to ensure we yield the services required in our communities to our maximum vulnerable children and families. Helen has made important contribution acting as a member and chair of various committees within the Board of Directors between 2001 and 2013, and is currently a Vice President of the Board. David has significant executive and Non Executive Director experience in the Not for Gain and commercial sector having worked as the National General Manager for Multiple Sclerosis Australia between 2005 and 2007, and as Director of PowerKat Marketing with a focus on assisting organizations with community engagement and cultural change programs. Michael is an experienced executive and director who has worked in emergency services and public authorities for over 20 years with deep experience in finance and leadership. Michael is currently the Partnership Executive with Endless in Melbourne. Michael has two young boys and is passionate about the healthy being and future aspirations of children. We are committed to influencing change within the kid welfare sector, promoting certain reform and boosting public attitudes to children in care. The areas we hide in our advocacy include concern of children and young people, supporting children with disabilities, managing trauma injury or neglect related difficulties, interventions to bear better outcomes, improving outofhome protection (innovations in the sector), family poverty, education, violence and culturally specific needs (particularly for Indigenous Australians). It is critical to provide a robust encourage care system to address these issues. Providing therapeutic care across all our services.

Caring for and protecting children’s rights since 1851, OzChild is the longest consecutive service to children, young people and families in Victoria. OzChild grew from three agencies and gold rush beginnings. Fair a couple of years later, Melbourne’s population had tripled to 76,00, but lacked the facilities to cope with this growth. While some became wealthy and prospered, many more fell victims to disease, dissolution, lawlessness and destitution. As always, the most vulnerable victims were the children. Crucial help was required and one of the three children’s agencies that would one day join as OzChild responded, first their work in protecting children’s rights. As always, the most vulnerable were the children. Imperative aid was required and one of the three children’s agencies that would one day unite as OzChild responded. The second amalgamating agency, Family Focus, parallels the beginnings of Family Action. The Victorian Children’s Help Society, as it became known, provided residential care, encourage care, boarding out and family support. The third amalgamating agency, The National Children’s Bureau of Australia,