Successful Grant Applications for the 2008/2009 Domestic and Family Violence Grants Program
The NSW Government has committed $2.9 million 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 and their families.
The Domestic and Family Violence Grants 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.
Funds have been allocated to high priority domestic and family violence projects across New South Wales. 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 and 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.
Mainstream Grants
| Name of organisation | Name of the project | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong Women’s Centre | Lake Illawarra Family Violence Support Service Project | Shellharbour, Kiama, and Wollongong LGAs | $150,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul Society | The Starting Fresh – Revolving Fund | Goulburn/ Mulwaree | $60,000 |
| People With Disability Australia | Disability and Domestic Violence in Residential Settings | Statewide | $100,000 |
| Marrickville Legal Centre | LeMaNe DVPASS (Leichhardt, Marrickville and Newtown Violence Pro-Active Support Project) | Leichhardt, Marrickville and Newtown | $80,000 |
| Sutherland Shire Family Services | Project based on the established practices of the Sutherland Domestic Violence Proactive Support Service | Sutherland Shire and St George Region | $100,000 |
| The Infants Home Child and Family Services | Goodstart | Inner West Sydney | $24,000 |
| SydWest Multicultural Services | Prevention on Domestic Violence amongst African and South Asian Refugees/Migrants | Blacktown and Penrith LGAs | $150,000 |
| Christian Life Centre Inverell | Life Inverell | Inverell, Gwydir, Guyra and Uralla Shires | $12,000 |
| Tamworth Youth Care | We Help Ourselve’S (WHO’S) | Tamworth Regional Council District | $3,050 |
| Tamworth Youth Care | You, Me and Us | Tamworth Regional Council District | $9,902 |
| Salvation Army: Samaritan House | Domestic Violence Specialist Worker | Statewide | $50,000 |
| Bathurst Women & Children’s Refuge | Support Group for Women at Risk of Domestic and Family Violence | Bathurst | $10,122 |
| Salvation Army: Catherine Haven Refuge | Catherine Haven Activity Time (CHAT) Project | Broken Hill LGA, and Central Darling Shire | $57,240 |
| Snowy Mountains Neighbourhood Centre | The Snowy Mountains Domestic Violence Project | Snowy Mountains | $100,000 |
| Ballina-Byron Family Centre | Ballina Domestic and Family Violence Project | Ballina and Byron Bay | $110,000 |
| Benevolent Society – Central Coast | Point of Contact – Building Workforce Capacity on the Central Coast | Gosford and Wyong | $100,000 |
| Anglicare | Understanding Domestic Violence: A project with the Southern Community in South West Sydney | LGAs in central western and outer western Sydney | $45,000 |
| Forbes Women’s Refuge | The Forbes Women’s Refuge Domestic Violence Intervention Project | Lachlan, Parkes, and Forbes LGAs | $56,500 |
| Coonamble Community Radio | That Ain’t Right, Let’s Do Something About It Project | Coonamble | $65,450 |
| NAPCAN | RESPECT (ED) | Various locations including Waverley, Boggabilla/Toomela, Hasting/Kempsey, Gosford/Wyong, Bega, Campbelltown and Lakemba | $50,000 |
| Swansea Community Cottage | Women in Charge! | Swansea | $7,000 |
| Women’s Legal Centre | Reaching Out for Rights Project | Various locations including Bega Valley Shire, Wentworth Shire, Balranald Shire, Wakool Shire, Murray Shire, Nambucca, Hasting Bellinger, Mt Druitt and Canterbury | $150,000 |
| Older Women’s Network | Implementing the Prevention of Violence Against Older Women Strategy | Across all of NSW | $35,000 |
| Immigrant Women’s Speak-out Association | Training for bicultural support worker for CALD women | Penrith, Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Bathurst and Campbelltown | $100,000 |
| WILMA Women’s Health Centre | Deaf Women’s Counselling and Consultancy Project | Campbelltown, Camden, Liverpool, Wollondilly, Wollongong, Penrith, Bankstown and Richmond | $44,000 |
| Far West Community Legal Centre | Preventing Family Violence Program | Broken Hill | $57,000 |
| Anglicare Canberra and Goulburn | The Rae Burgess Domestic and Family Violence Service | Goulburn region | $50,000 |
| St. Vincent de Paul Society (Amelie House) | Amelie House Outreach Service | Sutherland Shire | $53,000 |
| Blue Mountains Women’s Health Centre | Young Women Safe and Free Project | Lithgow and Blue Mountains | $87,000 |
| Burwood Community Welfare Service | Safety after Separation: Support for Women | Burwood, Canada Bay, Ashfield, Strathfield and Auburn | $13,100 |
Aboriginal Grants
| Name of organisation | Name of the project | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Coast Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation | Koori Kids Strong Booris | Shoalhaven and Jervis Bay | $100,000 |
| Warrina Women and Children’s Refuge | The ‘WATCHIT’ (Women and Children’s Intervention) Project | Coffs Harbour City Council, Bellinger Shire Council and Nambucca Shire Council | $100,000 |
| Wirringa Baiya | Reprint of the Little Black Book for Strong Black Women | Across all of NSW | $94,201 |
| Redfern Legal Centre | Domestic Violence Partnership Liaison Project | City of Sydney, Botany and Leichhardt | $115,000 |
| Little Yuin Aboriginal Pre-school | The Family Net Project | Eurobodalla Shire, Bega Valley Shire and Wallaga Lake | $12,000 |
| Barnardos Australia | Protecting Children from the Harm of Exposure to Domestic Violence | Wellington/Central and Far Western NSW | $50,000 |
| Merana Aboriginal Community Association for the Hawkesbury Incorporated | The Merana Aboriginal Domestic Violence Program | Hawkesbury | $100,500 |
| Alice Incorporated | Dawning the Line in 2009 | New England | $16,800 |
| Coomealla Health Aboriginal Corporation | Case Management of Domestic and Family Violence Intervention Project | Wentworth Shire | $103,000 |
| Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation | Strong Black Women of South Western Sydney | Campbelltown, Camden, and Wollondilly | $200,000 |