No images? Click here Neighbourhood Houses Victoria CEO Keir Paterson We need your help! Support our budget submissions. In the December CEO update I talked about our advocacy at all levels of government. With the state government budget coming, we’re calling on all members to write to their local state MPs to encourage them to support our budget submissions on ACFE, the NHCP and occasional care:
As well as the Treasurer, our submissions have been shared with the relevant ministers and the leaders of the Victorian Greens and Victorian Nationals. Here’s a letter you can use to write to your local MP ahead of the budget to ask them to express their support to the Treasurer of Victoria. Feel free to add or remove content to better emphasise the issues most relevant to your house/centre. We have also included a spreadsheet with the correct contact information. Please aim to send the following out via email:
Our collective voice is stronger together and as always we appreciate your support. Changes at Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Many will have dealt with Steve Clancy in his capacity as Manager, Community Participation and Volunteering at DFFH. Over many years, Steve has been an enthusiastic and responsive support to the Neighbourhood House Sector and we thank him for his years of work on our behalf. Steve’s knowledge of our sector and willingness to engage was highly valued and appreciated – we wish him well with future endeavours and look forward to seeing where he makes an impact next. I’d also like to welcome Emily de Rango, Manager, Social Inclusion who will be our key contact at DFFH going forward. We look forward to working closely with Emily on continuing to build a health and sustainable Neighbourhood House sector. In community, |