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Updated:  29 June 2010
From 1 July 2010 a process to divide the Community Services Grants Program into two streams will commence. The streams are:

• a community strengthening stream (aligned with Community Builders), and
• a families, young people and children service stream (aligned more closely to the Keep Them Safe Action Plan).

CSGP funded organisations should have received a letter from Community Services that indicated a stream the organisation may be placed. The stream is based on which sub-program the organisation was funded. In general, those organisations receiving funding under Community Development will be placed in the community strengthening stream and those funded under other parts will be placed in the families, young people and children service stream. Organisations can ask to change streams if they feel that the stream allocated is inappropriate.

NCOSS, LCSA, YAPA, NSW FamS and Western Sydney Community Forum have been discussing service delivery models with Community Services. The peaks will continue to talk to Community Services about the implementation and development of these changes.

Extra $10 million announced for Neighbourhood and Community Centres

Updated:  29 June 2010
The NSW Government announced an additional $10 million for "neighbourhood and community centres" on 8 June 2010 as part of the 2010-2011 NSW Government Budget. This represents a significant step forward in the campaign to secure decent levels of funding for services funded under the CSGP. Details on how this additional funding will be distributed have not yet been announced.

CSGP on YouTube 

Updated: 30 March 2010 
Mary Waterford from WSCF, Dev Mukherjee from NCOSS and Brian Smith from LCSA discuss the proposed spilt of CSGP on YouTube:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LOgQBA8Ml8
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htuamOxrsOg
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRoI2LwjvKE  

Resources

• Communique December 2009
  
• CSGP Fact Sheet March 2009
• Communique June 2008 
• Joint Submission: Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW regarding the aims of the Community Services Grants Program 30 May 2008
• Supplementary Joint Submission: Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW regarding the aims of the Community Services Grants Program 19 June 2008

Information

• Dev Mukherjee, NCOSS Senior Policy Officer
  ph: 9211 2599, ext 116
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