Initiatives and reforms

Major initiatives and reforms that support our priorities

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Aboriginal Outcomes Strategy

Aboriginal, Child and Family Centres, The Guiding Principles, and NSW Aboriginal Child Youth and Family Strategy
- Aboriginal, Child and Family Centres
  
  Understand the types of services delivered through the centres including early childhood education and parent and family support
- NSW Aboriginal Child Youth and Family Strategy
  
  Understand how this prevention and early intervention strategy helps Aboriginal children and families have the best start in life
- The Guiding Principles
  
  The Guiding Principles for strengthening participation of Aboriginal community in child protection decision making
Children and families

Includes Permanency Support Program, Brighter Futures, Shining a Light and ChildStory
- Permanency Support Program
  
  Giving every child and young person a loving home for life, whether that be with parents, extended family or kin, or through open adoption or guardianship
- ChildStory
  
  Introduction to ChildStory, the ChildStory Platform and how we've redesigned ChildStory
- Quality Assurance Framework (QAF)
  
  The QAF will provide OOHC caseworkers with access to reliable information about the safety, permanency and the wellbeing of children with final orders in OOHC
- Shining a light
  
  Shining a Light' tells real stories of children, young people, families and child protection practitioners working with FACS and our NGO partners
- Resolve app for young people leaving care
  
  Resolve is a smartphone app that helps young people who have been in care on their journey to independence
- Shaping a Better Child Protection System
  
  The NSW Government is committed to improving the lives of vulnerable children and their families with better laws, policies, systems and practices
- The Institute of Open Adoption Studies
  
  The NSW Government committed $2.85 million in 2015 to help establish an independent Institute of Open Adoption Studies
- Care and Cultural Planning
  
  Information about the redesign of the Care Plan for children and young people in statutory out-of-home care
- Achieving School Success
  
  This program helps families from non-English speaking backgrounds navigate the Australian education system and services for children and families
- Brighter Futures
  
  Understand how this early intervention program helps families with children who are at high risk of entering or escalating within the child protection system
- Getting It Together
  
  An early Intervention program to assist vulnerable young people with alcohol or drug problems
- Intensive Family Preservation
  
  This service focuses on improving children’s safety, placement permanency and wellbeing
Future Directions for Social Housing

On 24 January 2016, the NSW Government announced its 10-year vision for social housing, Future Directions for Social Housing in NSW.
- About Future Directions
  
  Future Directions is a 10 year plan to drive better outcomes for social housing tenants.
- Future Directions Initiatives
  
  Key initiatives and programs transforming the NSW social housing system.
- Partner with the NSW Government
  
  There are many opportunities to partner with the NSW Government on social housing projects.
- Resident Rights Consultation
  
  The public consultation was held between 12 January to 11 March 2018.
NSW Homelessness Strategy 2018 - 2023

Sets out the NSW Government’s five year plan for a comprehensive approach to prevent and improve the way we respond to homelessness.
- Overview
  
  The NSW Homelessness Strategy sets out the NSW Government’s plan for a new, comprehensive approach to prevent and improve the way we respond to homelessness.
- Prevention and early intervention
  
  Targeted supports to prevent people from experiencing homelessness.
- Effective supports and responses
  
  Access to affordable housing and tailored, flexible support.
- An integrated person-centred service system
  
  Put people at the centre of the system so they get the right help at the right time.
- How we got here
  
  The voices, views and experiences that informed development of the Strategy.
- Government's priority to reduce street homelessness
  
  The NSW Government has committed to reducing street homelessness in NSW by 50 per cent by 2025, one of the NSW Government’s 14 priorities.
- Evaluations
  
  Evaluation reports from initiatives related to the NSW Homelessness Strategy.
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

NDIS interface with early intervention, child protection and out-of-home care (OOHC)
- What is the NDIS?
  
  This page provides a general overview of the NDIS.
- Guidelines for caseworkers
  
  This collection of pages are specifically for caseworkers and explain the NDIS
- Guidelines for carers
  
  A collection of frequently asked questions and facts specifically for authorised OOHC carers explaining the NDIS
Commissioning for Better Outcomes

Includes Sector Development and Social Benefits Bonds
- Social Benefits Bonds
  
  These bonds pay returns based on the achievement of agreed social outcomes
- Sector development
  
  FACS engages peak organisations, industry bodies, and consumer representative bodies to deliver a range of sector development and advocacy activities
NSW Practice Framework reforms

NSW Therapeutic Care Framework, and Practice First
- NSW Therapeutic Care Framework
  
  The Therapeutic Care Framework (TCF) provides guidance on supporting children and young people
- Practice First
  
  Family and Community Services (FACS) developed Practice First as a model for child protection service delivery in 2011
- NSW Practice Framework
  
  How FACS works with children and families in NSW including the principles, values, mandates, approaches and systems that underpin our work
Community and wellbeing

Includes the Community Builders Program, NSW Food Program, the NSW Spectacles Program, Premier's awards and the Parramatta Girl's Home Memorial
- Community Building Partnership Program
  
  The NSW Community Building Partnership program awards grants for community infrastructure projects
- Community Builders
  
  Understand how this program provides funding for a range of services to strengthen communities
- Parramatta Girls’ Home Memorial
  
  The NSW Government is committed to building a memorial at the Girls’ Home site to acknowledge the women who experienced abuse as children at the home
- NSW Food Program
  
  This program funds organisations to transport and distribute food in NSW to support disadvantaged children, individuals and families
- NSW Spectacles Program
  
  This program provides glasses and other vision aids to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged
- Premier’s Awards
  
  Recognising excellence in individuals and teams in the delivery of public services to the NSW community by the public sector and NGO's
Review of the National Regulatory System for Community Housing

The purpose of the NRSCH is to ensure a well governed, well managed and viable community housing sector that meets the housing needs of tenants and provides assurance for government and investors.
- Review of the National Regulatory System for Community Housing
  
  The purpose of the NRSCH is to ensure a well governed, well managed and viable community housing sector that meets the housing needs of tenants and provides assurance for government and investors.
Youth Initiatives in Housing and Homelessness

Includes information on how the NSW Government aims to increase the proportion of young people who successfully move from specialist homelessness services to long-term accommodation.
- Housing and Homelessness programs for young people
  
  Learn more about the programs and services available to assist young people at risk of homelessness.

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Last updated: 17 May 2022

Initiatives and reforms

Browse Initiatives and reforms

Aboriginal Outcomes Strategy

Children and families

Future Directions for Social Housing

NSW Homelessness Strategy 2018 - 2023

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

Commissioning for Better Outcomes

NSW Practice Framework reforms

Community and wellbeing

Review of the National Regulatory System for Community Housing

Youth Initiatives in Housing and Homelessness