Tag Archive for: Department of Communities

City of Stirling Homelessness Strategy

The Strategy was developed by a Homelessness Working Group and provides the framework for an effective and co-ordinated response with key service providers and government.

Community Sector Partnership Team – Taskforce on Homelessness Update

The sector partnerships team will look at sharing some consolidated information about the new Lotterywest framework with taskforces.

Community Sector Partnership Team – Taskforce on Homelessness Update

A survey on emerging homelessness and housing issues has been designed to capture and gather information across the regions around the impacts of COVID-19.

SHERP Briefing for Community Housing Providers

The Department of Communities (Communities) is responsible for delivering three streams of the SHERP, the Social Housing Economic Recovery Package.

Community Sector Partnership Team – Taskforce on Homelessness Update

With the conclusion of the Nous work and scenario planning underway, this meeting considered the future of the Taskforce and agreed it had proven to be a valuable information-sharing conduit between the Sector and Department.

On the Move

The Department of Communities are moving to a new head office in Fremantle’s King Square. By the end of June more than 1700 staff will have relocated.

Community Sector Partnership Team – Taskforce on Homelessness Update

Head of Recovery, Paul Issachsen joined the Taskforce to recap the newly announced State Government COVID-19 Recovery Plan and how the Department will be looking to the Taskforces to inform and support the ‘Social’ domain, led by Director-General Michelle Andrews.

Social and Economic Impact of COVID-19

The Department of Communities is monitoring the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 on the WA community.

New DoC Structure

With the benefit of having trialed new ways of working during our response to COVID and with WA now looking towards the recovery phase of this pandemic I have implemented the new leadership structure – to provide clear lines of accountability while ensuring integrity remains the bedrock of everything we do.

Homelessness Taskforce Reformed

The COVID-19 Taskforce on Homelessness has been reformed with the intention of streamlining processes and further targeting work.

State Emergency Welfare Plan Activation

Emergency management planning considers where special arrangements may be required for those people within the community whose circumstances may create barriers to obtaining information, understanding instructions, or reacting to an emergency.

Taskforce on Homelessness

This rapid response taskforce includes Department of Communities staff and homelessness services representatives to provide a collaborative response. A number of working groups sit under this taskforce.

No Wrong Door Approach Co-Design Walkthrough

The team at the Department of Communities are inviting interested parties to attend a second hour-long session walkthrough.

Housing Authority Restructure

Shelter WA has written to the Premier and met with staff at the Departments of Communities and Premier and Cabinet to better understand the impact of the proposed changes.

Media Release: Housing Corruption – $25 million gone – 2,100 families now homeless

Shelter WA is outraged with the corruption scandal unfolding at the Department of Communities. The seeming ease in which a senior public servant was able to steal funding over such as long period of time is breathtaking.

Homeless Connect

The service providers tent was busy with over 70 service organisations engaging with visitors to the event highlighting the current supports available.