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Circles of Support are a tool to make
social inclusion
work for people with disabilities, people with mental illnesses, vulnerable children and families, young people in foster care, single young parents, and others struggling with social isolation. By building an intentional circle of support around a person, comprising friends, neighbours, family, shopkeepers, drivers and support workers, real connections and communities can be built.
Unlike most Western countries, Australia lacks a well-established consumer
movement that takes a prominent place in national affairs. There are consumer
action groups in a number of industry areas; users of services groups in some
social policy fields; and there is a national product review magazine called
Choice. But these groups do not constitute a consumer movement that shapes
national policy and speaks with the same status as producer groups in industry,
provider groups in social policy, or employee organisations in the workforce. Click here for more information. The National Campaign for Consumer-Centred Health Care aims to generate transformational change in health policy towards consumer-centred health care. The Campaign has a focus on the funding and structuring of consumer decision-making, empowerment, self-care and self-management.Click here for more information.
The Good Life Cooperative is a
multi-stakeholder, membership-based cooperative designed to enable hundreds of
thousands of Australian care package holders in disability, aged care and mental
health to self-direct their supports without having to rely on a service
provider to 'deliver' services to them. National Community Disaster Initiative
This project explores the development of citizen and community-leadership in
natural disaster preparation, response and recovery. While Australian
Governments have committed themselves to developing community leadership and
resilience in the face of extensive natural disaster risks, they consistently
leave citizens and communities out of the process. This project aims to develop citizen and community-led
initiatives in partnership with governments,
institutions, insurers and community services. Parents, families and carers are the largest but the least organised social demographic in Australia. This project aims to develop the voice and capacity of parents and families, with a focus on empowerment through practical innovations and through campaigns to influence policy. Click here for more information. Council of Voluntary Community Groups Australia's 665,000 voluntary community organisations are unrepresented and without a voice in the public arena. When governments consult with community organisations, they talk to the 5% with paid staff and service delivery contracts, and ignore the other 95%. The Council of Voluntary Community Groups has been formed to rectify this problem.Click here for more information.
Reforming Our Not-For-Profits Click here for more information. Self-Directed Services and Personal Budgets This project brings together individuals, families and organisations in the development of self-directed services and personal budgets in aged care, chronic and mental illness, disability, special education and vocational training, and other areas of intensive personal and social support for individuals and families. Click here for more information. Social Enterprises, Cooperatives and Mutuals Social enterprises, cooperatives and mutuals make up a significant but often ignored component of the Australian economy. This project aims to develop the shared identity and public voice of these businesses as a rich and distinctive sector of the economy. Click here for more information.
Street by Street Click here for more information.
The
Voice of Australia's Volunteers
Click here for more information. Transforming Our Schools aims to break the stalemate in education reform in Australia. It brings together parents and teachers in innovate in schools, and seeks political and policy support for measures which empower grassroots people and drive innovation towards a real education revolution. Click here for more information.
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