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SNAICC Vision

An Australian society in which our communities are empowered to determine their own future, where the rights of our children, young people and families are protected, our cultural identity and achievements are valued and our children and families have access to culturally appropriate services.

SNAICC Mission

To provide a strong voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families through a national body which represents Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children's services and promotes the rights, needs and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.

SNAICC's Aims and Objectives

1. To advocate for the cultural, emotional, social, spiritual, physical and economic needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

2. To pursue Indigenous community based and controlled responses to the welfare and support needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.

3. To promote the early childhood development needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

4. To works towards the elimination of all forms of poverty and confront injustice which impacts upon the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

5. To promote public awareness and understanding of the historical and contemporary practices whereby Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have been forcibly removed from their families and the ongoing consequences of these practices.

6. To encourage, support and assist member organisations and Indigenous communities to develop independent and sustainable responses to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.

7. To collaborate with other Indigenous peoples, governments, non government agencies, the corporate sector, international organisations and others in pursuing the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

8. To advocate for the right of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children to grow up in a community free from the harmful effects of violence, child abuse and child neglect.

9. To support the development of policy positions on issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and promote Indigenous perspective's on such issues to governments, other relevant bodies and the broader community.

10. To highlight and seek recognition of the positive contribution Aboriginal and Torrres Strait Islander children and young people make to their communities and the nation.

SNAICC's Constitution

You can download a copy of SNAICC's constitution from here. This is the version as ammended at the 2005 Annual General Meeting at Darwin in November.

Download SNAICC Consitution (PDF 664 KB)