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Who can apply?
Organisations that are not-for-profit community organisation based in or providing services to the Hawkesbury Local Government Area (LGA).
This includes organisations outside the area with projects in the defined area.
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Eligible project requests include:
Projects and/or services that contribute to the welfare and broader social fabric of the local community, and are aimed at improving the living standards of low income and disadvanted people. Such as:
Community Welfare and Social Services
- Family support
- Supported emergency & low cost accommodation
- Counselling services
- Child care and child protection
- Aged, disability or youth services
- Services to victims of natural or other disasters
- Volunteer emergency services, such as surf life-saving and rural fire services
Community Development
- Neighbourhood centre activities
- Community education programs
- Youth drop-in facilities
- Community transport services
- Tenant's services
- State-wide or regional services developing social policies and providing advocacy for local community services
Community Health Services
- Early childhood health
- Child and family services
- Community nursing
- Therapy
- Community mental health services
- Health promotion initiatives
- Drug and alcohol services
- Palliative care/women's health/dental/disability services
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services
- Home and community care services
Requests for recurrent funding are not eligible
The minimum request for funding is $1000
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Priority will be given to :
Projects that address/assist the needs of disadvantaged groups in the local community (children, young people, older people, people born overseas, women, indigenous Australians, people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups).
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Key Outcomes
Projects need to:
- meet a clearly identified community/social need
- be able to demonstrate positive benefits for the community members being targeted.
- have a quality service delivery and customer service focus
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Project Management
Projects will need to have:
- demonstrated their ability to resource and manage the project.
- addressed strategies for access & equity
- have demonstrated local community support
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Applications
You must apply for funds on the standard application form.
Also available from the following websites:
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CDSE Local Committee
Application will be considered by the Hawkesbury CDSE local Committee - made up of representatives from the local participating clubs, Hawkesbury City Council, the NSW Department of Community services, and Community Representatives, (2) appointed by the NSW Council of Social Services.
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Trisha Sundin
Community Access Worker - Community Volunteering
Hawkesbury City Council
Ph. (02) 4560 4576
Fax (02) 4560 4444
Club Contacts:
- Richmond Club - Kimberly Talbot 02 4578 1144
- North Richmond Panthers - Steve Hind 02 4571 1757
- Windsor RSL Club - Jason Moore 02 4577 3649
- Windsor Leagues Club - Chris Carl 02 4577 6488
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