dOWNLOAD aCTION ON pOVERTY rEPORT

The Action on Poverty project has now concluded and the project report is now available.

Download Area Assistance Scheme Interagency Report (752KB, PDF)

Please contact MVNS for more information on the Action on Poverty project.

Download Community Services Toolkit

As part of the Action on Poverty project, we ran the CPR for Community Services day in May 2009. The aim of the day was to provide an opportunity for community services worker to network, share observations, learn new skills. Through information and co-operation we can increase supportive systems for clients and reduce poverty and social disadvantage. We have compiled a directory of community services providers and staff.

Find out more about the Toolkit...

The Interagency Project is an action research project to identify structural issues promoting poverty in our local LGA and significant gaps in service delivery.  It has been funded by the Department of Community Services through the Area Assistance Scheme for a period of 2 years.

It will: use an action research methodology, develop strategies to address gaps in service delivery and identify poverty traps, work in with other welfare agencies to promote seamless service delivery and reduce service duplication via a coordinated approach, build upon existing local interagency forums and networks to promote a self-supporting system, result in ideas and leadership on advocacy issues, identify common problems that can be owned and addressed by the community.

The Manning Valley Interagency will act as a steering committee to the project. Other service providers are considered key stakeholders in this project. The end result will be a framework within which all organisations can work more collaboratively.

For more information, please contact the Caron Watkins, MVNS Manager on (02) 6553 5121.