An honour to chat with Andrew Collins from ABC WA Regional Drive about the Ending Child Poverty report the Valuing Children Initiative launched with the The Australia Institute. There is currently no national definition or measure of child poverty. We are calling on the Albanese Government to introduce legislation so we can regularly track and report child poverty rates. We urge you to sign the End Child Poverty petition and share it with your networks: www.endchildpoverty.com.au You can read the report here: https://shorturl.at/MiTyq https://lnkd.in/gMGFSwat
Call for Australia to commit to poverty line Presented by Keane Bourke
Exciting Announcement! Our recent newsletter is filled with the latest updates from VCI! 🚀🌟A new report triggers ACTION against child poverty in Australia: The End Child Poverty campaign has collaborated with the Australia Institute to unveil fresh statistics revealing Australians' desire for the Federal government to guarantee no child lives in poverty. 🚀🌟Check out the new Opinion Piece by Sarah Quinton and co-author Toni Wren on how Single Parent Payment prevented poverty.
Call for Australia to commit to poverty line Presented by Keane Bourke
Calls for Australia to implement poverty line to measure the number of people struggling to make ends meet By WA state political reporter Keane Bourke In short: Unlike other countries, Australia doesn't set and measure a poverty line. It leaves services, and the government, unclear about the exact scale of poverty and its effects on children. What's next? Advocates want the government to follow in New Zealand's footsteps by introducing a Child Poverty Reduction Act.
The End Child Poverty campaign has teamed up with the Australia Institute to release new data showing Australians want the Federal government to ensure no child lives in poverty. It finds the majority of Australians want an end to child poverty and want the government to introduce a definition and measure that would reduce the child poverty rate in Australia. The Valuing Children Initiative has launched the End Child Poverty campaign, calling on the Albanese government to legislate an end child poverty – similar to New Zealand and Scotland. ww.endchildpoverty.com.au ABC journo Keane Bourke has been working with us on a TV and online package, which went live last Friday 28th June. Young person Josh Patrick will speak of his experiences as a young carer and poverty. Key Findings of the report: Four in five Australians (83%) want the Federal Government to regularly measure and report on poverty rates in Australia. An overwhelming majority of Australians (81%) agree that income support payments should be set at a rate that does not cause any child to live in poverty. Australians are highly concerned that Australia has a high child poverty rate compared to other developed countries (69%), and about the effects of this on health and lifespan (83%) as well as education and employment (85%). One in six Australian children (about 761,000 children) live in poverty according to research from ACOSS and UNSW. The OECD finds that Australia’s youth poverty rate is the 13th-highest among member nations, surpassing the UK, Germany and Canada.
Homelessness Action Now – for Children Workshop and campaign action for the End Child Poverty campaign
Celebrating #NAIDOC2024 and #NAIDOCWeek!
We are asking the government to act. JOIN US TODAY www.endchildpoverty.com.au #LegislatetoEndChildPoverty #ValuingChildrenInitiative #Nochildinpoverty @valuingchildreninitiative
AIFS Conference 2024 AIFS Conference 2024 an experience that showcases important research, is a catalyst for national conversations, and charts a new course for the wellbeing of all kinds of families across Australia. The theme for the 2024 AIFS Conference is: Families Thriving? Asking big questions. Influencing change. Learn from the expert and foster conversations on the big challenges and emerging issues for families. Explore how policies and practices need to change so that families can flourish in a rapidly changing world. Connect with like-minded individuals.
Children from Attadale Primary School delighted in play-based learning to launch the world's first International Play Day
We had the pleasure of joining an important event hosted by Phoenix, @unitingwa, Child Sexual Abuse Therapeutic Services (CSATS), and Indigenous Healing Services (IHS) on Tuesday, June 4th.
The End Child Poverty campaign has teamed up with the Australia Institute to release new data showing Australians want the Federal government to ensure no child lives in poverty. It finds the majority of Australians want an end to child poverty and want the government to introduce a definition and measure that would reduce the child poverty rate in Australia. The Valuing Children Initiative has launched the End Child Poverty campaign, calling on the Albanese government to legislate an end child poverty – similar to New Zealand and Scotland. ww.endchildpoverty.com.au ABC journo Keane Bourke has been working with us on a TV and online package, which went live last Friday 28th June. Young person Josh Patrick will speak of his experiences as a young carer and poverty. Key Findings of the report: Four in five Australians (83%) want the Federal Government to regularly measure and report on poverty rates in Australia. An overwhelming majority of Australians (81%) agree that income support payments should be set at a rate that does not cause any child to live in poverty. Australians are highly concerned that Australia has a high child poverty rate compared to other developed countries (69%), and about the effects of this on health and lifespan (83%) as well as education and employment (85%). One in six Australian children (about 761,000 children) live in poverty according to research from ACOSS and UNSW. The OECD finds that Australia’s youth poverty rate is the 13th-highest among member nations, surpassing the UK, Germany and Canada.
We are asking the government to act. JOIN US TODAY www.endchildpoverty.com.au #LegislatetoEndChildPoverty #ValuingChildrenInitiative #Nochildinpoverty @valuingchildreninitiative
Free internet for school children. Australian Government School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) providing free home internet for unconnected families with school age students.
The Valuing Children Initiative echoes calls for a school lunch program for children funded by both State and Federal Government’s to ensure no child is hungry in WA.
In 2016, the Valuing Children Initiative (VCI) commissioned their benchmark survey examining adult attitudes towards children.
In Australia, almost 18 per cent of kids live below the poverty line. One in four is overweight and an estimated eight children are sexually assaulted by a family member every day.
