The Empowering Families Innovation Grants support initiatives, programs or ways of working to keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children safe, well and connected to family, culture and country. Round 2 is now open for Queensland Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander-led approaches focussing on any of the five target areas: family finder services; targeted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander foster carer recruitment and support, pilot and evaluation of in home support arrangements that enable family preservation; reunification initiatives for age groups or locations outside of NEWPIN scope (i.e. excluding children under five and half years old in Far North Queensland); and innovative approaches for enabling the voices of children and families to be heard in the child and family service system. Applications close Friday, 27th April. Find out more and apply.
