Analysis of the alignment of draft Closing the Gap targets with SNAICC positions and priorities SNAICC and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak bodies are working toward establishing a formal partnership with COAG in February 2019. As we move closer to developing a refreshed framework, targets and action plans, SNAICC has prepared an analysis […]
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Family Centres: Changing futures with our children and families
The establishment of 38 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Family Centres (ACFCs) across Australia was a major initiative in the development of integrated services that respond holistically to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young children and their families. The flexible, inclusive and community-based approach of ACFCs has been successful in […]
SNAICC Submission: Closing the Gap ‘Refresh’ Process – April 2018
SNAICC Submission: Closing the Gap ‘Refresh’ Process – April 2018 SNAICC Closing the Gap ‘Refresh’ Brief – April 2018 It has been 10 years since COAG’s Closing the Gap strategy began. In that time, only three of the seven national targets are reported as being on track and four are due to expire in 2018. […]
Ensuring a fair start for our children: The need for a dedicated funding stream for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early years sector
Access to quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) is an essential right for all children. Yet the current child care system is failing our children – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are twice as likely to be developmentally vulnerable early in life, and only half as likely to access early education as non-Indigenous children. In […]
SNAICC Submission – Social Services Legislation Amendment (Omnibus Savings and Child Care Reform) Bill 2017 – March 2017
SNAICC Submission – Social Services Legislation Amendment (Omnibus Savings and Child Care Reform) Bill 2017 – March 2017 SNAICC – National Voice for our Children has developed a wealth of experience over the past few decades on understanding the issues of our children, families and communities, and gathering both literature and experience based evidence on […]
