MacKillop Family Services wins NCOSS Award for Sector-leading Initiatives
MacKillop has been awarded the NCOSS Excellence & Impact Award in the ‘Organisations’ category for delivering innovative, creative, and impactful programs making a difference to individuals, families and communities.
MacKillop’s Spotlight Project, which channelled comprehensive carer feedback into ten endorsed recommendations, was the subject of this win.
The NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) celebrated MacKillop’s initiatives to raise practice standards and initiate similar improvements across the foster care sector. It recognised MacKillop for a “commitment to continuous improvement... and for clear and measurable outcomes already influencing practice.”
Recently, the Department of Communities and Justice rated a MacKillop project – a podcast and research project highlighting the loss and grief that occurs for carer families when children leave their home and how carers and the sector respond– as leading research and shared it in a webinar for foster carers and sector workers.
NCOSS also commended MacKillop Family Services for ensuring that people with lived experience were at the centre of its Spotlight project.
“At the heart of the NCOSS win are our incredible foster carers,” said Jasmine Perry, MacKillop’s National Leader of Foster Care Development."
“Their unwavering commitment, insights, and lived experiences have shaped every aspect of the Spotlight Project. They are essential partners in the system, and this award is a testament to their impact.”
“We believe it is testament to this consultation and collaboration that our carer survey data tells us that carer satisfaction has risen by 20% in two years.”
“Real change happens when we listen, collaborate, and act with compassion,” added Ms Perry. “We share this recognition with all those working to create a better future for children, young people, and the carers who support them.”
Click here to read about MacKillop's Spotlight project.
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For further information, contact the MacKillop media team: Suzanne Schokman, Media & Communications Advisor (NSW)
M: 0488 777 497
E: suzanne.schokman@mackillop.org.au
Angela Mallon, Media & Communications Team Lead
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E: angela.mallon@mackillop.org.au
