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ACT Council of Social Service Inc. Annual Report ACT Council of Social Service Inc. Annual Report 2015-16 Acknowledgement of traditional custodians ACTCOSS acknowledges Canberra has been built on the land of the Ngunnawal people� We pay respect to their Elders and recognise the strength and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples� We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and their ongoing contributions to the ACT community� Contents What is ACTCOSS? ������������������������������������������������������� 4 President’s report ��������������������������������������������������������� 6 Director’s report ������������������������������������������������������������ 7 My Vote For Housing campaign �������������������������� 8 Transport �������������������������������������������������������������������������10 Education equity ��������������������������������������������������������11 Energy & climate change ���������������������������������������12 Justice reinvestment ������������������������������������������������13 Reducing gambling harm �������������������������������������14 Concessions�������������������������������������������������������������������15 ACT Budget-ing the whole year round ���������16 Industry strategy ���������������������������������������������������������17 Peaks collaboration ���������������������������������������������������18 COSS advocacy partnership ��������������������������������18 Partners ����������������������������������������������������������������������������19 Reconciliation ���������������������������������������������������������������20 Gulanga Program �������������������������������������������������������22 Organisation & workforce capability & development ������������������������������������������������������������25 Ready4 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������28 The journey from HACC to CASP ����������������������29 Advocacy in the media spotlight ���������������������30 Communicating with you �������������������������������������32 Membership ������������������������������������������������������������������34 In memory ����������������������������������������������������������������������36 ACTCOSS Committee ����������������������������������������������38 Staff team ������������������������������������������������������������������������39 ps & conne nshi ctions latio re ur ACOSS & : O COSS Network S ity S un m O m o C c ACTCOSS T n a ty membership Peaks Government C li ni ra u A t funders s m u m A o c T Committee C SS A CO Executive Philanthropic CT support A Director Corporate Organisational Deputy Gulanga Policy partners services team Director Program team team Capability development team ACTCOSS • Annual Report 2015-16 3 What is ACTCOSS? While the ACT Council of Social Service is called a ‘council’, we are not the council—so unfortunately we can’t help What’s a peak body? you with your garbage collection or with a neighbour’s ? noisy dog (yes indeed, we get about one call per week A peak body is an organisation that represents a from people asking us these things)� Nor are we the number of organisations with allied interests—in government’s social services department� our case, social justice for people experiencing disadvantage, and a strong, sustainable What we are community sector� The ACT Council of Social Service Inc� (ACTCOSS) is the peak body for community organisations and for people experiencing disadvantage in the ACT� We are a not-for- Our goals profit membership based organisation and have been a • Equality and fairness voice for social justice in the ACT community since 1963� • Social inclusion Our vision • Meaning, choice and control To live in a fair and equitable community that respects and values diversity, human rights and sustainability • Support and promotes justice, equity, reconciliation and social inclusion� • Human rights Our roles • Standards of living� To achieve our vision, we have three main roles: Read on to find out the highlights of our advocacy and community sector capacity building work we’ve been • Take action to achieve positive social change doing over the 2015-16 financial year� • Influence the social change agenda and decision makers • Provide support and guidance to community- Being accountable managed organisations so they can better serve their ACTCOSS provides regular, detailed reports to ! service users� funders and our governing body, as well as public reports to the Australian Charities and Not-for- On a practical level, this means we do research and profits Commission (ACNC)� engage with government on social, economic and service reform policies, with the aim that they’ll make policy Our members have encouraged us to focus on decisions to improve the lives of Canberrans living with our goals and impacts in this annual report� disadvantage� We also raise awareness in the community We have provided a snapshot of key outcomes about social justice issues through campaigning (a new over 2015-16� activity for us this year) and through media appearances� The other branch of our work is building the capacity of Please contact us if you would like more detailed community organisations by providing training, forums, information on our activities or our financial report� consultancy and other services� 4 our members include: 2015-16 peak bodies ACTCOSS $ SOURCES advocacy Seminars groups $31,612 consumer groups Membership $52,415 self-help Interest groups $12,597 Other service providers $82,820 individuals Government funding $1,047,152 statutory body Community Services Program* Home and Community Care Program (via ACT Health) aliates Advocacy Community Services Program* Gulanga Program: National Aordable Housing Agreement for-prot aliates (via Social Housing & Homelessness Program*) Children Young People and Families Program* who share our vision * via ACT Community Services Directorate (CSD) Non-government contributions to ACTCOSS: expanding what we can do service oer: Workforce learning Organisation development Tailored consulting info + expertise quality + breadth + depth: (from partners + members) Input into consultations Inuence in decision making research + advocacy: 2016 ACT Election Campaign Manager Comparative analysis of commercial contracts & ACT Govt Service nancial Funding Agreements contributions Free events + seminars (from member fees + Co-design workshops for sponsorship + philanthropy) Justice Reinvestment Trial Cost of Living report on transport ACTCOSS • Annual Report 2015-16 5 President’s report The past year has seen significant turning points and provided research and advice that enabled a robust in the community service sector, which combined process for this project� The second project was the with an election year at both national and territory Ready4 project to assist community service organisations to build strategies and partnerships in response to the levels, has provided challenges and opportunities implementation of the National Disability Insurance for the ACTCOSS team. These turning points Scheme and the broader impacts of marketisation of include the marketisation of community services, disability services� the implementation of new models of funding ACTCOSS has had a focus on expanding and extending which are specifically individual fee for service its reach and membership over the past year through designed, as well as new government priorities the implementation of activities such as the peer and strategies in relation to their programs with networks, collaboration with the business sector (on changes in Ministers and Prime Ministers. The energy consumer advocacy and housing supply), Ready4 ACTCOSS team has taken on these challenges and the Emerging Leaders program� The outcome has with great energy and skill, and produced very been an increase in membership, particularly members high quality policy advocacy and sector capacity from smaller, newly emerged organisations working in disability service provision� building for the ACT. Finally, at the end of my first year as President, I would One of the highlights of the year was the election like to acknowledge the incredible amount of work campaign strategies which both supported the achieved by the ACTCOSS staff team, very ably lead by work of peaks at a national level, whilst also building Susan Helyar, on a very tight budget� Susan’s leadership collaborations on key issues and leading advocacy at a has been outstanding through this challenging year for territory level� Election platform issues such as affordable community services and we are pleased to renew Susan’s housing, access to transport and improved education contract going forward� There is no doubt that in addition attainment for disadvantaged and/or disengaged to the obvious passion and dedication, we are fortunate students resulted in significant interest from all major to have highly talented people working at ACTCOSS� political parties, and inclusion of affordable housing and homelessness priorities in the Parliamentary Agreement I would also like to thank the ACTCOSS Committee for between ACT Labor and the ACT Greens� Increased their strong contribution and governance, and make positive media engagement and political leadership special mention and thanks to Simon Rosenberg for his engagement with ACTCOSS has also demonstrated that many terms on the ACTCOSS Committee, as he finally ACTCOSS is an organisation with which leaders value retires from the Committee� continued engagement to discuss community needs� A significant part of peak body work in the
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