Community Services News - past issues
March 2013
- Engaging African communities changes perceptions
- Caseworker hunts for boy’s family in Bondi
- Community Services launches new NGO Centre
- Improving restoration practice critical and rewarding
- Community Compass - helping not-for-profits manage their finances
- News in brief
December 2012
- Have your say on proposed child protection reforms
- More out-of-home care services for Aboriginal children
- Aboriginal Child and Family Centres update
- Brighter Futures supports Aboriginal families
- Improving children's and young people's lives through football
- News in brief
September 2012
July 2012
- NAIDOC celebrations
- $123m to support 6,000 children in care
- OOHC transition FAQ
- Transition NGO spotlight
- Upcoming free training for funded NGOs
- Aboriginal communities – effective consultation
- News in brief
- Photo opp
March 2012
- NGO exec ready to lead Community Services
- OOHC reform on track
- Mission: healthier kids in care
- Burnside’s successful partnership with NSW Health
- Helping migrant and refugee families understand NSW child protection
- SydWest community information sessions
- New child deaths report
- PACT tender winners in Moree and Shellharbour
- Awards winners
December 2011
- Study finds drug addicts aren’t necessarily poor mothers
- Evaluation finds parenting program improves child, parent behaviour
- Care Circles program launched in Lismore
- Health checks starting to make a difference for kids in OOHC
- Stop press! Mandatory Reporter Guide goes into third edition
- Teen dental plan gives families something to smile about
November 2011
- Staying Home Leaving Violence program wins major award
- Community Services to cut red tape for OOHC adoptions
- Change coming to allowance for carers who adopt kids in statutory care
- UNICEF brings Mongolian delegation to Community Services
- Lives of children/youth in care in focus at photographic exhibition
- Training coming up in 2012 for NGO staff
October 2011
- SARA: Community Services caseworkers quickly pick up new assessment tools
- $455k funding given for vital foster care support and training
- Community Services hosts Singaporean mission
- Working as one: two FACS agencies work through their MoU to improve client service
- Penrith paints the town REaD
September 2011
- 2011/12 budget highlights
- Community Services bids farewell to Disaster Welfare Unit
- All fired up: staff and partners train for bushfire season
- KXCSAU celebrates 25 years helping street kids
- Community Services and NGOs train African foster carers
- Panel teaches staff Aboriginal history of ‘The Block’
- Fostering NSW takes bronze at Effies
August 2011
- Caseworkers join police to counsel underage drinkers
- $6.9 million for placement prevention services
- Spotlight on Triple P: Families NSW website gets a facelift
- Successful children’s literacy project nets more funding
- Caring for kids a valuable new resource for carers
- GIPA fees reduced
July 2011
- New Aboriginal employment and development strategy launched
- New resources to help Aboriginal carers raise kids “strong”
- Community Services shows commitment to carers
- Schooled for the future: education checks put in place for kids in care
- Caseworkers should protect themselves on the social network
- AbSec gets a new home
June 2011
- Annette Gallard steps down as Community Services’ Chief Executive
- Minister meets frontline staff, NGO partner
- Experts gather at Community Services to help address domestic violence
- Triple P expands across western Sydney to help more CALD families
- Auburn LGA painted ‘read’ to prime little ones for the books
May 2011
- Triple P practitioners glean tips to become better instructors
- Psychologists off to a flying start
- 125 new beds for homeless youth
- North Katoomba Community Hub is a model for success
- Young people are western Sydney’s hidden homeless
- Aboriginal parenting book gives little ones in the Far West a good start
April 2011
- Collaborative process all the way for EIPP
- New booklet offers tips every grantseeker should know
- NSW Support Service for Forgotten Australians launched
- Community Services staff volunteer at Celebration of African Cultures
- Newtown organisation nets $834,000 for boarding house outreach program
- Community Services launches Korean version of popular parenting resource
- Watch this: New DVD encourages more Aboriginal women to breastfeed
March 2011
- Program for women leaving violent relationships working: new study
- 1000 practitioners now trained to deliver popular parenting program
- New resources help young offenders get with the (YDAC) program
- Research to Practice gears up for 2011
- Calling all interested parties: time to submit an EOI for Northern Sydney Network
- Tenders called for community hub project in South Randwick
February 2011
- Helpline celebrates tenth anniversary
- KTS reforms well underway
- Community Services and partner agencies pour in to help flood victims
- 1:4 ratio for under twos now in force in NSW childcare centres
- Care leavers praised for their achievements
- New services in the works for Aboriginal children and families
- New Aboriginal parenting book to help Western Sydney families
December 2010
- Keep Them Safe annual report launched
- Brighter Futures program to continue with increased capacity
- Disaster welfare services renew partnership
- Fostering NSW campaign heralded a success
- Agencies cross cultures
- Carrie’s Place wins SHLV tender
- ACAHS campaigns to stop child drownings on farms
- Program available for youth at risk of dropping out
November 2010
- Interagency collaboration makes for a ‘bright day out’ for families
- Feedback sought on early childhood care reforms
- Nearly $4 million now available for community-based projects
- Call for organisations to manage Aboriginal Child and Family Centres
- New Aboriginal parenting book to help families on the Mid North Coast
- Community Services and partner agencies team up for disaster season training
- Local organisations win tenders to run much-needed foster care recruitment programs
- Agencies move a step closer to departmental integration
October 2010
- Shared Stories Shared Lives – latest edition now available
- NGOs play pivotal role in study
- New resources to support kids leaving care
September 2010
- New family day care campaign highlights sector responsibilities
- Same-sex couples can now adopt
- Preschool staff to be trained in new quality standards
- Resources and support for kinship and relative carers
- More support for children with additional needs
August 2010
- Health checks for all children entering care in NSW
- Community Builders funding announced
- Fostering NSW increases interest
- $683,801 for Aboriginal foster carers support groups
- More free training – by popular demand
July 2010
- Singing the praises of NSW children’s services
- Smoothing communication with mandatory reporters
- New right to Community Services information
- SDN Children’s Services to help Aboriginal kids to read
June 2010
- Community Services budget highlights
- Funding injection for high performing preschools
- Brighter Futures reduces child protection reports by 33 per cent
- New approach to drug testing parents
- Australian-first study to help kids in care
- Aunties and Uncles receives financial lifeline
May 2010
- Children’s services to be rated under national quality framework
- New advisory group arrangements
- New team to work with NGOs on contracts and funding
- Forgotten Australians – finding records about their childhoods
- Flying psychologists to support remote communities
- $3.7m for Aboriginal child protection and out-of-home care
April 2010
- 1:4 ratio for child care from 2011
- Three children’s services convicted and fined
- Fostering NSW launch success
- Helping men address violent behaviour
March 2010
- Fostering NSW – working together to recruit carers
- Cutting red tape for NGOs
- Family Referral Services – three locations
- New partnership on Aboriginal child protection
- Aboriginal access to child care – study findings
- $4.5 million to expand Staying Home Leaving Violence
February 2010
- Children’s services child protection obligations
- Help shape the national standards for out-of-home care
- Aboriginal parenting books give babies and toddlers head start
January 2010
- New reporting threshold begins
- New adoption information sharing in force
- Specialist support on mental health and domestic violence
- 400 new Triple P practitioners to be trained
December 2009
- New online tool for mandatory reporters
- New children’s services licensing fees and longer terms
- International research on kinship care
- Financial support leads to more adoptions
- Keeping kids safe in cars
November 2009
- New funding to work better with Aboriginal families
- National Apology to Forgotten Australians
- Safety and supervision on children's services
- Deadly Treadlies in Western NSW
- 2008/09 Annual Report
October 2009
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