The Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies (ACWA) Conference 2018 will be held in Sydney on Monday, 20th to Wednesday, 22nd August. ACWA is the NSW non-government peak body representing the voice of community organisations working with vulnerable children, young people and their families. The Conference will highlight the continuing endeavour of working with community organisations in providing positive outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and their families. This is the last chance for discounted early bird registration – ends Saturday, 30th June. Find out more and register. Following the Conference, on Thursday 23rd August, the National Kinship Care Forum will be held at the Australian Human Rights Commission, 175 Pitt Street, Sydney. The Forum will discuss the importance of kinship care, which now provides more statutory out-of home care than foster care across Australia. Attendance is free – find out more.