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Domestic and Family Violence Grants Program

The NSW Government has committed $2.9 million in new funding for an annual Domestic and Family Violence Grants Program.  The program provides funding to support domestic and family violence projects undertaken by non Government organisations.  $900,000 of these funds is used for domestic and family violence projects that support Aboriginal women.

In addition, Local Domestic and Family Violence Committees will be able to access up to $1000 under the program for activities during the 16 Days of Activism to Stop Violence Against Women campaign.

The $2.9 million program is an important component of the Government’s new, whole of government approach to improve coordination of strategic policy development, service provision and training in the area of domestic and family violence.

The grants program is by application, with calls for Expressions of Interest for the 2008/09 program expected to be announced later in 2008.

Successful Applicants for the 2007/08 Domestic and Family Violence Grants Program

$2.9 million has been allocated to high priority domestic and family violence projects across New South Wales as part of the new Domestic and Family Violence Projects Grants Program. 

Each of these grants has been allocated to organisations that have a demonstrated track record in providing effective services to women and children experiencing domestic or family violence.

The projects are located in urban, rural and regional NSW and are targeted to help with education, housing, court and legal assistance, counselling and other health services.

Aboriginal Grants

  • Redfern Legal Centre (Sydney) - funding to improve Aboriginal women’s access to the Downing Centre Court and increase the number of positive outcomes for Aboriginal women seeking ADVOs.
  • Yoorana Gunya Family Violence Healing Centre (Forbes) - provide an Aboriginal community awareness and education program to create an environment of zero tolerance to family violence within the community.
  • Carries Place (Maitland) - create an Aboriginal outreach position to provide culturally appropriate early intervention, outreach and court support for Aboriginal women experiencing domestic and family violence.
  • Mudgin-Gal Aboriginal Corporation (Redfern) - funding to expand the Blackout (anti) Violence campaign.
  • Broken Hill Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention Service (Far West) - a self-esteem program for young Aboriginal women (12-16 year olds) in Broken Hill and the outlying areas of the Far West to raise awareness and provide advice on violence issues.
  • Waminda South Coast Women’s Health and Welfare Aboriginal Corporation (Nowra) - support women, children and extended family members who are experiencing the effects of domestic and family violence, through education and training on violence issues, provision of out of hours care, access to safe housing and legal and counselling services.
  • Mirang Din Aboriginal Women’s Resource Centre Inc (Mt Druitt) -provide ongoing services and support to Aboriginal women affected by domestic or family violence.

Mainstream Grants

  • NAPCAN (Statewide) – implementation of the Love Bites program across the state. Love Bites aims to reduce sexual assault and domestic and family violence by educating and informing young people in schools, through workshops and a creative awareness training process.
  • UNIFEM (Statewide)– assist with White Ribbon Day community and educational activities in NSW.
  • Aids Council of NSW (Statewide) – to improve the capacity of mainstream agencies to respond to same sex domestic violence, and increase access by gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to domestic violence services, through the development of training and support for mainstream service providers, marketing and promotion.
  • Rape Crisis Centre (Sydney)– employment of a Counselling Co-Ordination Assistant to work with mental health, sexual assault and drug and alcohol services to develop co-ordinated clinical care networks for women suffering complex trauma as a result of violence.
  • Women’s Refuge Resource Movement (Sydney) – support for this joint project of the NSW Women’s Refuge Movement (WRM) and the Family Law Courts Sydney Registry. The aim of the service is to provide non-legal support, information and referrals for women attending the Sydney Family Law Registry in relation to separation, with a particular focus on women and children who are separating from a violent partner.
  • Penrith Women’s Health Centre  (Penrith) -Looking after Me project resource kit which focuses on safe and healthy relationships for women with intellectual disability.
  • Penrith Women’s Health Centre (Penrith) - funding for a Women’s Community Choir which  includes Aboriginal women, CALD women and women with an intellectual disability.
  • Amelie House (Sutherland) - an outreach program within the Sutherland Shire to inform women escaping domestic violence about their legal rights and the availability of other key services.
  • Older Women’s Network (Statewide) - to undertake a feasibility study to determine what training and community education is available to service providers and the community generally, to enable them to recognise violence against older women, including those from rural and remote areas, CALD women and Aboriginal women.
  • Australian Bosnian Women’s Association (Sydney) - to hold four seminars across Sydney on Things you need to know about domestic and family violence.
  • Sutherland Shire Family Support Service (Sutherland) - Domestic Violence Pro-Active Support Service Project. The project provides support and services to victims of domestic violence in the period immediately following police intervention. The aim of the project is to: prevent victims of domestic violence from falling through the net after police intervention; reduce the rate of ADVO withdrawals; facilitate victims access to services; improve police responses; and improve interagency collaboration
  • YWCA NSW (Statewide)- to deliver ‘Y-ise Up About Relationships’, an abuse prevention education program for high school girls and boys, in the Shoalhaven, Northern Rivers and Greater Metropolitan Sydney regions.
  • NSW Department of Community Services – to auspice 3 projects:
    • $90 000 for Manly Warringah Women’s Resource Centre – Bringa Domestic Violence Support Service
    • $110 000 for Carrie’s Place – Carrie’s High Domestic Violence Support Service Outreach service
    • $320 000 for Orana Far West Safe House Projects Child and Family Establishment (establishment five safe houses in Bourke, Brewarrina, Lightning Ridge, Walgett and Wilcannia
  • Liverpool Women’s Health Centre (Liverpool) - Funding for the Women Educating Each Other – Women in Safe and Equal Relationships young women’s project.
  • Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (Statewide) - to fund the Domestic Violence and Family Violence information sheets regarding these provisions under Immigration law, in a number of languages.
  • Central West Women’s Health Service (Statewide) - an anti-stalking project which will develop an information booklet to be distributed via Women’s services in NSW and through a website. The project will also include a training program for service providers in the Central West and a train-the-trainer program.
  • Wilma  Women’s Health Centre (Macarthur) - Silent No More/Sign a While project to support a deaf and hearing impaired support worker/counsellor at Macarthur.
  • Joan Harrison Support Services (Liverpool) – a two year pilot project to employ a full time worker to work with women affected by mental health problems and domestic violence.
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