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Question on Notice No. 1628 Asked on Thursday, 30 October 2008 MRS Question on Notice No. 1628 Asked on Thursday, 30 October 2008 MRS MENKENS asked the Minister for Communities, Minister for Disability Services, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Seniors and Youth (MS NELSON-CARR)– Please provide a list of all grants (listing grant amount and organisation name) administered by the department in 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 year to date, for service provision to charities and community organisations, separated into funding for services for (a) homelessness, (b) multicultural services and (c) youth assistance. ANSWER: The Department of Communities provided total funding of: • 2006-07: Service Provision Funding Homelessness $60 million Multicultural Services $2.2 million Youth Assistance $22.6 million • 2007-08: Service Provision Funding Homelessness $68.4 million Multicultural Services $2 million Youth Assistance $27.1 million • 2008-09: Service Provision Funding Homelessness $74.4 million Multicultural Services $2.25 million Youth Assistance $32.5 million A list of all grants administered to community organisations separated into funding for (a) homelessness, (b) multicultural services and (c) youth assistance is provided attached. Question On Notice 1628 - Department of Communities Funded Organisations 2006/07 to Date 2008-09 Service Type Organisation 2006-2007 2007-2008 Total (to date) Homelessness 139 Club Inc 347,359 365,133 367,443 1,079,935 Aboriginal & Islander Christian Community Centres Ltd 7,400 7,615 7,828 22,843 Aboriginal & Islander Development Recreational Women's Association 293,839 310,060 310,826 914,725 (Nawamba) Aborigines and Islanders Alcohol Relief Service 749,417 771,150 792,742 2,313,309 Access Community Housing Association Inc 177,568 177,568 ACRO - Australian Community Safety and Research Organisation Inc 120,210 123,696 127,160 371,066 Addiction Help Agency Cairns Inc 168,215 633,689 734,089 1,535,993 Anglican Parish of St Bartholomew's 313,487 329,928 331,610 975,025 Anglicare - Central Queensland Ltd 956,834 910,442 1,041,276 2,908,552 Anglicare - North Queensland Ltd 762,191 1,221,779 1,322,367 3,306,336 Australian Red Cross Queensland 490,333 1,091,125 1,864,946 3,446,404 Bahloo Womens Youth Shelter Association Inc 396,112 414,947 419,010 1,230,069 Banana Shire Emergency Accommodation and Support Centre Inc 85,656 90,816 93,359 269,831 Bayside Adolescent Boarding Inc 284,156 300,795 300,581 885,532 Beenleigh District Community Development Association Inc 120,433 123,927 127,397 371,757 Blair Athol Accommodation and Support Programme Inc 744,382 1,009,836 1,098,767 2,852,985 Booval Community Service Inc 156,760 173,480 178,337 508,577 Born Free Club Ltd 89,249 68,576 125,879 283,704 Brisbane Youth Service Inc 467,013 701,926 953,622 2,122,561 Bundaberg Housing Services Inc 145,092 164,436 161,486 471,014 Burdekin Community Association Inc 64,443 66,313 68,169 198,925 Caboolture Family Haven Inc 281,645 297,162 297,925 876,732 Caloundra Youth Focus Inc 328,179 350,190 352,440 1,030,809 Carina Youth Agency Inc 714,628 735,351 758,542 2,208,521 Centacare - Catholic Family and Community Services 41,000 1,696,890 1,071,066 2,808,956 Centacare - Fraser Coast 159,621 351,963 399,068 910,652 Central Queensland Youth Links Inc 443,167 199,601 642,768 Chameleon Regional Community Housing, Accommodation and Welfare 348,491 365,945 368,634 1,083,070 Association Inc Charleville and District Community Support Association Inc 81,645 84,012 86,364 252,021 Charters Towers Neighbourhood Centre Inc 17,500 52,500 35,000 105,000 Chisholm Inc 359,331 377,099 382,164 1,118,594 Churches of Christ in Queensland 44,680 101,752 94,526 240,958 Coalition on Criminal Assault in the Home (North Queensland) Inc 73,272 85,546 77,507 236,325 Community Accommodation & Support Agency Inc 206,236 380,286 390,934 977,456 Page 1 of 17 Question On Notice 1628 - Department of Communities Funded Organisations 2006/07 to Date 2008-09 Service Type Organisation 2006-2007 2007-2008 Total (to date) Homelessness Community Action in Carole Park Inc 84,812 87,271 89,713 261,796 Community Emergency Support Centre Inc 365,564 361,347 371,466 1,098,377 Cooloola Youth Service Inc 332,652 342,297 351,881 1,026,830 Darumbal Community Youth Service Inc 329,041 332,321 357,046 1,018,408 Druamalon Women's Association 199,792 153,397 353,189 Dundalli Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Youth Services 341,530 382,503 361,276 1,085,309 Dysart Community Support Group Inc 10,695 11,006 11,314 33,015 Ecumenical Coffee Brigade 82,205 84,589 86,958 253,752 EDON Place Women's Domestic Violence Service Inc 343,149 353,098 363,852 1,060,099 Emergency and Long Term Accommodation in Moranbah Inc 181,743 139,902 287,732 609,377 Erin House Inc 326,469 343,285 345,340 1,015,094 Family Emergency Accommodation Townsville Inc 514,590 580,663 596,921 1,692,174 Fraser Coast Housing Services Inc 372,438 515,685 447,414 1,335,536 FSG Australia 278,950 70,175 349,125 Gateway Community Group Inc 139,941 170,816 153,853 464,610 Girl's Time Out - Young Women's Support Service Inc. 138,262 157,261 145,936 441,459 Gladstone Regional Council 120,789 135,373 133,548 389,709 Gold Coast Drug Council Inc 133,179 138,012 139,631 410,822 Gold Coast Project for Homeless Youth Inc 703,101 722,864 739,456 2,165,421 Gold Coast Youth Service Inc 386,265 397,466 384,355 1,168,086 Goodna Youth Services Inc 501,691 520,823 532,810 1,555,324 Hannahs House Ipswich 286,573 302,232 303,139 891,944 Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre Inc 136,728 140,693 144,633 422,054 Hope Vale Aboriginal Council 90,493 159,285 127,632 377,410 ICYS - Ipswich Community Youth Service Inc 166,872 171,711 176,520 515,103 Inala Family Accommodation and Support Service Inc 145,036 156,592 153,422 455,050 Inala Youth Care Community Inc 273,069 289,739 288,856 851,664 Innisfail Youth and Family Care Inc 437,810 421,148 404,311 1,263,269 Integrated Family and Youth Service Inc 956,459 1,014,630 1,027,617 2,998,706 INTERLINK Housing and Support Association Inc 150,136 154,491 158,817 463,444 Ipswich Independent Youth Service Inc 309,353 325,672 327,234 962,259 Ipswich Women's Shelter Inc 343,515 360,827 363,377 1,067,719 Isaac Regional Council 61,665 51,042 52,471 165,178 Jundah Aboriginal Corporation Inc 221,435 210,239 388,266 819,939 Jupiter Mossman Community Cooperative Society Ltd 291,696 300,156 308,559 900,411 Juwarki Kapu-Lug Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation 236,805 556,377 793,182 Page 2 of 17 Question On Notice 1628 - Department of Communities Funded Organisations 2006/07 to Date 2008-09 Service Type Organisation 2006-2007 2007-2008 Total (to date) Homelessness Kalyan Youth Service Inc 339,845 357,050 359,491 1,056,386 Kingston East Neighbourhood Group Inc 120,658 124,158 127,634 372,450 Koongoora Inc 322,185 339,993 341,605 1,003,783 Kootana Women's Centre Palm Island Aboriginal Corporation 234,138 356,857 372,653 963,648 Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council 105,179 179,367 148,345 432,891 Kyabra Community Association Inc 209,120 215,186 221,211 645,517 Laidley Crisis Care and Accommodation 106,287 122,071 117,935 346,293 Lena Passi Women's Shelter Association Inc 368,174 324,121 518,109 1,210,404 Life is More 72,400 616,662 689,062 Lifeline - North Queensland 308,949 317,907 326,809 953,665 Lifeline Community Care Queensland 1,069,238 1,065,246 1,135,563 3,270,047 Lions Emergency Accommodation Centre Inc 475,145 775,726 817,262 2,068,133 Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council 233,663 224,621 230,910 689,194 Lowanna House Inc 139,934 151,341 148,024 439,299 Ma'aathan Women's Shelter Aboriginal Corporation 200,189 36,926 20,000 257,115 MacLeod Accommodation Support Service Inc 309,002 245,822 406,358 961,182 Magnetic North Association of SAAP Services (MNASS) 145,998 66,000 52,000 263,998 Mary and Martha's Womens Refuge 372,352 390,112 393,480 1,155,944 Maybanke Association Inc 253,664 260,802 267,857 782,323 Micah Projects Inc 1,608,697 1,696,176 1,861,989 5,166,862 Migrant Women's Emergency Support Service Inc 398,556 449,999 389,597 1,238,152 Mission Australia 2,173,516 2,358,984 2,946,582 7,479,081 Mount Isa Riverbed Action Group Inc 184,596 271,943 456,539 Mt Isa Youth Shelter Inc 367,407 378,061 388,647 1,134,115 Murri Sisters Association Inc 302,961 379,875 435,653 1,118,489 Murrie Watch Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation 407,703 419,526 431,273 1,258,502 Najidah Association Inc 306,043 293,892 294,565 894,500 New Farm Neighbourhood Centre Inc 511,436 529,361 544,183 1,584,980 Ngurri-Ngurri Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation 313,254 330,041 331,366 974,661 North East Community Support Group Inc 109,394 112,567 115,719 337,680 North Queensland Combined Women's Service Inc 346,368 460,399 329,371 1,136,138 North West Youth Accommodation Service Inc 223,515 288,033 300,380 811,928 Northern Peninsula Area Women's Shelter ATSI Corporation 376,011 298,874 307,244 982,129 Othila's Young Women's Housing and Support Service Inc 380,202 391,761 402,838 1,174,801 Ozcare 7,266,318 7,744,689 9,667,271 24,678,277 Pormpur Paanth Aboriginal Corporation 202,911 167,096 266,839 636,846 Page 3 of 17 Question On Notice 1628 - Department of Communities Funded Organisations 2006/07 to Date 2008-09 Service Type Organisation 2006-2007 2007-2008 Total (to date) Homelessness Queensland Baptist Care - The Baptist Union of Queensland 304,649 313,482 322,259 940,390 Queensland Council of Social Service Inc 134,000 160,000 294,000 Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing
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