Page 5004 - Week 13 - Thursday, 2 November 2017
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and their communities (See table of programs offered at each Child and Family Centre at Attachment A).
The Growing Healthy Families program offers:
• case management for families with high and complex needs;
• developmental children’s groups;
• early intervention and targeted intervention playgroups;
• men’s and women’s groups;
• community activities and events; and
• links to universal health and community services.
(2a) A list of the programs run by the Growing Healthy Families program is at Attachment A.
(2b) All Growing Healthy Families programs are tailored for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children.
(2c) All Growing Healthy Families programs and community education events are tailored for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children. Some of the programs/events are attended by non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers and parents who care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
(2d) The Growing Healthy Families program funds the suite of programs at Attachment A. It is not possible to provide a precise breakdown of funding for each program, due to the fact that overhead costs are shared across the suite of programs.
(3) All the Growing Healthy Families programs are run by staff who are employed through the program in partnership with other Government and non-government organisations. The Growing Healthy Families team work in an outreach capacity, including with the ACT Government Koori Preschools and Aboriginal community controlled organisations Gugan Gulwan and Winnunga Nimmiyjah.
The Growing Healthy Families program is delivered through five funded roles that work across the three Child and Family Centres. Four of these roles are funded through the ACT Government’s $502 000 budget allocation, with two of the staff Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. The fifth role is an Indigenous Education Officer role (an identified position) funded by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to work with Koori Preschools. In addition, the Community Services Directorate funds a part-time Senior Aboriginal Project Officer who works with the Growing Healthy Families Program in an advisory capacity.
(3a) The Mums and Bubs group in Tuggeranong is run by Gugan Gulwan and an Aboriginal Growing Healthy Families Community Development Worker is a co-facilitator.
(3b) The following Growing Healthy Families programs include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations:
• The Wellbeing Clinic (Winnunga);
• Mums and Bubs group (Gugan Gulwan); and
• Koori Leadership group (Gugan Gulwan).
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