Programme Overview Families and Communities – Programme outcomes The Department of Social Services (DSS) funds organisations to develop and maintain a cohesive Australian community and improved independence. The Families and Communities Programme aims to support families, improve children’s wellbeing and increase participation of vulnerable people in community life to enhance family and community functioning. The following Activities make up the Programme and support the Commonwealth Government’s priorities and responsibilities: Financial Wellbeing and Capability Families and Children Strengthening Communities Settlement Services Civil Society Families and Communities Service Improvement, and National Initiatives. Programme objectives The Programme aims to provide a foundation for integrated, community led programme delivery that understands and meets local needs and promotes innovation and collaboration. This will include the establishment of a platform for continued improvement in the way DSS does its business, clarifying and strengthening Commonwealth and state/territory government responsibilities and fostering stronger relationships with civil society and partnering with service providers. The Programme will provide a range of services, predominantly focussed on early intervention, prevention, and support, including assistance for relationship breakdown. These services will be provided to families, children, young people, volunteers, multicultural communities, humanitarian entrants, migrants and other individuals with special circumstances. The Programme aims to strengthen relationships, support families, improve children’s wellbeing and increase the participation in community life to strengthen family and community functioning, and reduce the costs of family breakdown. The Programme will provide a range of services, focussed strengthening relationships, and building parenting and financial management skills, providing support for better community connections, as well as services to help newly arrived migrants to in their transition to life in Australia. These services will be provided to families, children, young people, volunteers, multicultural communities, humanitarian entrants, migrants and individuals with special circumstances.
Programme Overview – Families and Communities Programme outcomes The Department of Social Services (DSS) funds organisations to develop and maintain a cohesive Australian community and improved independence. The Families and Communities Programme aims to support families, improve children’s wellbeing and increase participation of vulnerable people in community life to enhance family and community functioning. The following Activities make up the Programme and support the Commonwealth Government’s priorities and responsibilities: Financial Wellbeing and Capability Families and Children Strengthening Communities Settlement Services Civil Society Families and Communities Service Improvement, and National Initiatives. Programme objectives The Programme aims to provide a foundation for integrated, community led programme delivery that understands and meets local needs and promotes innovation and collaboration. This will include the establishment of a platform for continued improvement in the way DSS does its business, clarifying and strengthening Commonwealth and state/territory government responsibilities and fostering stronger relationships with civil society and partnering with service providers. The Programme will provide a range of services, predominantly focussed on early intervention, prevention, and support, including assistance for relationship breakdown. These services will be provided to families, children, young people, volunteers, multicultural communities, humanitarian entrants, migrants and other individuals with special circumstances. The Programme aims to strengthen relationships, support families, improve children’s wellbeing and increase the participation in community life to strengthen family and community functioning, and reduce the costs of family breakdown. The Programme will provide a range of services, focussed strengthening relationships, and building parenting and financial management skills, providing support for better community connections, as well as services to help newly arrived migrants to in their transition to life in Australia. These services will be provided to families, children, young people, volunteers, multicultural communities, humanitarian entrants, migrants and individuals with special circumstances.