Community Care

Summary of discretionary grants

One-off grants for community organisations providing assistance to frail, older, socially isolated people, were recently dispersed by the Government to community organsiations nationally.

The Government recently provided 21 one-off grants to a range of community organisations that provide frail older people with emergency meals, shelter and clothing, and with services that encourage and support social re-engagement.

The dispersal of the funding is in line with the Government's social inclusion agenda and its commitment to provide continuing support to frail older people. The grants were provided to a range of national and state and territory organisations that provide services. The one-off grants include:

• funding of up to $500, 000 to Anglicare Australia to provide services that support social re-engagement, including $300, 000 to undertake research and pilot projects that support participation of socially isolated older people in the community; and
• funding of up to $150, 000 to the ACH Group to commence a program to address high level isolation amongst older people living in the community.

  Number	Grant Recipient Title	Grant Recipient Postal Address	Funding Year	Grant Includes GST ($)
  1	UCA ASSEMBLY LIMITED (Uniting Care Australia)	PO Box 518 Dickson ACT 2602	2007-2008	550,000
  2	AGED CARE AND HOUSING GROUP INCORPORATED (ACH Group)		2007-2008	165,000
  3	ANGLICARE COUNCIL	GPO Box 1307 Canberra ACT 2601	2007-2008	550,000
  4	Catholic Healthcare Limited (Mercy Arms Community Care)	PO Box 858 EPPING NSW 1710	2007-2008	110,000
  5	COLONY 47 INC.	GPO Box 1679 Hobart 7001	2007-2008	110,000
  6	GRAFTON DISTRICT MEALS ON WHEELS SERVICE INC	PO Box 208 GRAFTON NSW 2460	2007-2008	70,400
  7	LIFELINE AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED	PO Box 173 DEAKIN WEST ACT 2600	2007-2008	550,000
  8	MELBOURNE CITYMISSION INCORPORATED	PO Box 13210, Laws Courts PO, MELB VIC 8010	2007-2008	110,000
  9	MULTILINK COMMUNITY SERVICES INC	PO Box 146 Woodridge Qld 4114	2007-2008	110,000
  10	NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES Inc	PO Box 453 Dickson ACT 2602	2007-2008	36,300
  11	PERTH HOME CARE SERVICES FOUNDATION INCORPORATED	PO Box 1597 Osborne Park DC 6916	2007-2008	55,000
  12	ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE OF AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND SECTION)	12 Casuarina Street Brisbane Airport, Qld 4007	2007-2008	110,000
  13	SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY SERVS INC	PO Box 7 NARRABUNDAH ACT 2604	2007-2008	36,300
  14	St Bartholomew's House Inc.	78 Brown Street EAST PERTH WA 6004	2007-2008	55,000
  15	ST VINCENT DE PAUL Society National Council Incorporated	PO Box 243 Deakin West Act 2600	2007-2008	550,000
  16	THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY	PO Box 171 Paddington NSW 2021	2007-2008	550,000
  17	THE SALVATION ARMY TRADING COMPANY LIMITED	PO Box A435 SYDNEY SOUTH NSW 1235	2007-2008	550,000
  18	Uniting Church in Australia Frontier Services	GPO Box 336 DARWIN NT 0801	2007-2008	110,000
  19	WESLEY MISSION (Wesley Community Support Services)	PO Box 2446 Carlingford 2118	2007-2008	110,000
  20	WESLEY MISSION MELBOURNE	Locked Bag 8 A’Beckett St PO Melbourne VIC 8006	2007-2008	110,000
  21	WODEN COMMUNITY SERVICE INCORPORATED	PO Box 35 WODEN ACT 2606	2007-2008	36,300
  			TOTAL	$4,634,300