Annual Report 2014-2015 Strong, caring communities inspired through the love of God. Contents About Us 1 Director and Board Report 2 Our Board 4 Thank you 5 Highlights 6-7 Our Numbers 8-9 Our Volunteers 10 Meeting our Strategic Plan 11-22 Audit Report 23 Financials 24-25 1 About Us or over 45 years Lutheran Our staff and volunteers work with FCommunity Care has existed to compassion to assist the lives of deliver high quality services to build 17,000 people each year including strong communities. families living on low incomes, children who are unable to live We have grown out of the vision of a with their birth family, new parents small group of Lutheran women who struggling to cope, adults at risk of were inspired to show Christ’s love becoming homeless and people from and care in action. Today that vision refugee backgrounds. has expanded to provide services on behalf of the Lutheran Church in Our vision of ‘Strong, caring both South Australia and Indigenous communities inspired through communities in the Northern the love of God’ guides us as we Territory. contribute positively to our South Australian and Northern Territory communities and make a difference in the lives of individuals and families. Picture: Rosey Boehm Photography 1 A note from our Director and Board Chair his year our staff team gathered we serve is important and we try to Tfor two days of reflection and meet individual needs and walk with learning together. The image of the people until they are strong enough ‘Braided River’ helped us to explore to walk on their own. the way in which we are engaged in Our Board continues to provide different programs in different places, direction and inspiration. Our staff like the distinct streams of a braided and volunteers give generously of river. We also focused on the way in their time and skills and our work which, like a river, we all flow in the is underpinned by the prayers and same direction, sharing our vision of resources from our donors. strong caring communities inspired by the love of God, living out our The year was marked by uncertainty values and serving the community. through three major government funding rounds. The core work that In October we launched our five- we do with low income support, year strategic plan. In this plan settlement services and our family we have depicted what strong, support work had to be tendered for. caring communities would look The Braided River Staff were amazing during this time, like and how the work of Lutheran continuing to care for others when Community Care contributes to their own futures were uncertain. cannot live with their birth parents. positive population outcomes. Using Even though we lost some funding, Our submission to the SA Royal the Results Based Accountability overall we maintained our primary Commission highlighted the need framework individual programs services. for prevention services to support have developed plans which define families so that they in turn can be outcomes and answer the question, The biggest growth has been in our confident to parent their children. ‘What difference did we make?’ work in Central Australia and our Alternative Care Services program. We were shocked by the loss of our This report shows that our staff The number of children coming into Smithfield Plains Op Shop by fire and volunteers do indeed make a care continues to rise and the Royal in June. Many volunteers had put difference in the lives of thousands Commission has highlighted the need years of service into the Smithfield of people every year. Every person for safe caring homes for those who community and keenly felt the loss. 2 3 We are determined to rebuild and to agencies and businesses to work collaborative practice. show our loyalty to that community. together to strengthen community Lutheran Community Care exists to The phoenix will rise out of the and tackle entrenched disadvantage. build strong, caring communities and ashes. Our part in Together SA, the Safe to encourage others to do the same. and Together Alliance and the Community services are so much development of partnerships with Thank you for your support. more effective when we work other agencies and congregations collaboratively. Collective Impact Helen Lockwood shows our commitment to gives an opportunity for communities, Director he 2014-2015 year, and the a difference to thousands of people Although the future promises to be Tyear to date since, have been and families in SA and NT. equally challenging, the Board is well challenging for all community balanced and in a good position to Under Helen Lockwood’s leadership service organisations, and LCC is no govern and lead LCC during this we continue to raise the bar in different. period. matters of advocacy and contribution Despite these challenges it has been to the overall sector, while Simon Rodger very pleasing to see LCC retain the maintaining a strong and committed Board Chair vast majority of services while at the workforce and volunteer base, same time growing the ‘population which includes alliances with many outcomes’ in a way that truly makes congregations. Helen Lockwood and Simon Rodger 2 3 Our Board Simon Rodger Rev Malcolm Pech Dr Michael Pearson Chairperson Deputy Chair/ Spiritual Adviser Treasurer (2010-current) (2009-current) (2012-current) Kym Wallent Barbara Power Keith Blyth Board Member Board Member Board Member (2014-current) (2014-current) (2014-current) 4 5 Thank you Thank you to our A very special thank you to our • Department for Communities donors, funding Lutheran Church of Australia and Social Inclusion supporters, including: • The Wyatt Trust bodies, volunteers • The Lutheran Women of South • Morialta Trust Foundation and everyone who has Australia • City of Onkaparinga supported and worked • President, Directors and • City of Playford together with us this Departments of the SA/NT • City of Port Adelaide Enfield District • City of Salisbury year. • Congregations and Members • Playford Alive • Congregational Representatives • Burundian Community SA and Money Box Secretaries • South Australia Community • Lutheran Congregations that Visitors Scheme Network partner with LCC • Ron Scriven Memorial Fund • Lutheran Schools Association of SA/NT and all Lutheran Schools • The Lions Club of Brighton who have worked with us • The Lions Club of Paralowie • Finke River Mission • Salisbury Rotary Club • Lutheran Laypeople’s League • Robern Menz, Glynde • Bake ‘n’ Serve, Hectorville Additional acknowledgements: • Christmas Party for Special Children, Morgan Media Pty Ltd • Department of Prime Minister • Kickstart for Kids and Cabinet, Indigenous Affairs • Backpack for Kids SA • Department of Social Services • Kiwanis Reynella • Department of Immigration and • Parenting SA Border Protection • Brumby’s Bakery Alice Springs • Department for Education and Child Development • Second Bite • Terry Howe Printing 4 5 Our Highlights New Strategic Direction Peachey Place Living Skills Centre moves location Celebrating our new five year Strategic Plan is Katrine Hildyard, MP, LCC Board The Peachey Place Living Skills They are co-located with the Chair Simon Rodger, LCC Director Helen Centre relocated to larger Burundian Association of South Lockwood, Deputy Director Susan Lane premises on Heytesbury Road Australia. Staff and volunteers and HR and Communications Manager in Davoren Park and celebrated are enjoying the extra space and Wendy Schultz. with an opening ceremony on 16 have worked closely with the December 2014. Burundians to plant a thriving We launched our 2014-2019 Strategic community garden. Plan with two celebrations. In September we held a ‘Building strong, caring communities’ workshop with staff and congregational supporters to support church leaders in building their Alternative Care Services expands across SA own communities. Our registered foster carers Barossa Valley. We followed with an official breakfast increased 14% to include 95 carers. in October where we shared our They are now able to offer more five-year plan with partners and key To meet the demands of direct support to foster carers stakeholders. supporting the carers, we opened across Adelaide's southern an Alternative Care Services office suburbs. in Pasadena, in addition to our current teams at Glynde and in the 6 7 Raising awareness of poverty in Australia Events were held across LCC to recognise Anti-Poverty Week, held each October to highlight the issues of poverty and hardship in Australia. LCC volunteers and staff held a special gardening group barbeque at Blair Athol and were involved with the Inner Northern Food Fair which showcased local growers, community gardens and emergency food relief Taking on the chef’s challenge in Adelaide Central Market are chef Andrew Fielke providers in Adelaide’s inner north. (left), LCC Director Helen Lockwood, Uniting Communities CEO Simon Schrapel, Chef Mohamed Bartaouch, SA Governor Hieu Van Le, Premier Jay Weatherill, Chef Barossa staff with Anglicare SA Simon Bryant, Cheff Cheong Liew, and Mrs Van Le, wife of the Governor. and the St Petri Lutheran Church Picture: Jane Batchelor organised a Giant Jumble Bonanza where free used treasures where prominent South Australians chef Simon Bryant hosting. Premier including blankets, food, clothing addressed hard questions about Jay Weatherill and Governor Hieu and homewares were given to the poverty issues. Wrapping up the Van Le were on hand to sample community. week, state organisers challenged the meals. LCC Director Helen leading chefs Cheong Liew, Mohamed Lockwood was South Australia’s Co- At a state level, Dr Lynn Arnold Bartaouch and Andrew Fielke to Chair of the week. led an Anti-Poverty Week Q and create tasty meals for under $10 A Session at the Hawke Centre at Adelaide’s Central Market with Five Years in Alice Springs We celebrated five years of providing Our services have expanded to now services in Alice Springs in September include Emergency Relief, Financial 2014.