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Dear Readers,

Yesterday in Cranbourne at a luncheon for kinship carers, we launched our newest resource booklet. This one lists a series of programs funded by the Victorian Government which carers are able to access. 

It was pleasing that some carers at the lunch reported they had already accessed a couple of the programs. Other carers flipped through the booklet, noting their lack of knowledge about the programs on offer.

We commend this resource to you and urge you to take up the support on offer.

Cheers,
Anne McLeish, OAM
Director

Dear Readers,

This information about the KCV Navigating difficult conversations resources draws your attention the three resources available for you to access on this topic on the KCV website.  Do have a look at them if you have not already and share the links with people who might need to know about them.

Cheers,
Anne McLeish, OAM
Director

Dear Readers,

This flyer draws your attention to the resources on the KCV website that are most often opened.   Do have a look at them if you have not already and share the links with people who might need to know about them.

Cheers,

Anne McLeish, OAM
Director

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

GPV/KCV is pleased to launch its first video talk. This subject is one already causing chat amongst kinship carers. It is expected that this video will also foster the sorts of conversations that lead to shared and positive outcomes from each chat we have – no matter with whom or where or about what.

Cheers,
Anne McLeish OAM
Director

Guest speaker: Dr Michelle Blanchard, CEO, VANISH

Dear Listeners,

This latest podcast explores the issue of young people searching for their place in the world, including their biological identity.  Carers often speak of the urge by young people to find out about their biological story. Denying them this right can bring unhappiness to the young people themselves and to those connected with them. 

We commend this podcast to you.

Cheers,
Anne McLeish, OAM
Director

Dear Readers,

Late last year a number of GPV/KCV Board members attended the national Ending Loneliness Together conference in Melbourne. As a result, the Board decided to highlight the problem and the need for each one of us take some action to address this worldwide issue.

This paper is food for thought and ends with some helpful tip sheets drawn from the Ending Loneliness Together website.

I recommend it to you all.

Cheers,
Anne McLeish
Director