Commonwealth Disability Services Census: 2000

[Excerpt] The Commonwealth Minister for Family and Community Services, through the Department of Family and Community Services, funds disability services in each State and Territory. This funding provides access for people with a disability to vocational programs and employment opportunities thereby promoting economic and social participation and choice for people with disabilities in work and the community. This report presents national data on services for people with a disability, and consumers accessing employment services funded under the Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement in 1999–2000. The data was collected as part of the annual Commonwealth Disability Services Census conducted on 30 June 2000

Commonwealth Disability Services Census: 1999

[Excerpt] The Commonwealth Minister for Family and Community Services, through the Department of Family and Community Services, funds disability services in each State and Territory. This funding provides access for people with a disability to vocational programs, employment opportunities and promotes economic and social participation and choice in work and community life. Information is collected each year from services in receipt of funding. This report, the fifth in the series, contains the findings from the 1999 Commonwealth Disability Services Census and covers all Commonwealth funded employment, print disability, advocacy and information services. The collection provides information to assist in the planning, development and management of Commonwealth disability programs and enables the Commonwealth to fulfil its reporting obligations under the Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement

Australian Government Disability Services Census: 2002

[Excerpt] The 2002 Australian Government Disability Services Census recorded information about 64,639 consumers who received assistance from Australian Government disability employment services between 1 July 2001 and 30 June 2002. These are referred to as ‘All Consumers’ and Tables and Figures referring to all consumers have the suffix ‘FY’ (financial year)

Social housing in NSW: a discussion paper for input and comment

Currently the New South Wales social housing system faces many challenges – funding is decreasing, operating costs are rising and homes are ageing. This makes it difficult to maintain existing properties as well as to build more homes to meet the increasing demand for housing assistance. To make sure that the social housing system continues to provide a much-needed safety net into the future, the NSW Government is asking the community to provide innovative ideas to reform the system. Executive summary This paper invites input and comment from all stakeholders on the futureof the New South Wales social housing system. The New South Wales government believes the New South Wales social housing system can have a more positive impact on people’s lives by providinggreater opportunities and pathways towards client independence, particularly forpeople of working age, children and young people. At the same time, it should also continue to provide a safety net for vulnerable people; providing housing assistance tothose who need it, while they need it and where they need it. The New South Wales Government iscommitted to working alongside the non-government and private sectors to drive theinnovation required to meet these objectives

Australian Government Disability Services Census: 2003

[Excerpt] The 2003 Australian Government Disability Services Census recorded information about 68,137 consumers who received assistance from Australian Government disability employment services between 1 July 2002 and 30 June 2003. These are referred to as ‘All Consumers’ and Tables and Figures referring to all consumers have the suffix ‘FY’(financial year)

Australian Government Disability Services Census: 2005

[Excerpt] Following the Federal Election in October 2004, a number of machinery of government (MoG) changes were made. These changes, which became effective on 1 December 2004, included the transfer of responsibility for open employment services to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR). Responsibility for supported employment services remained with the Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS), and dual open/supported employment services ceased to exist. Further, the Department’s name was amended from FaCS to the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA) with the MoG changes on 27 January 2006

A plan for improving services : goals & recommendations from four public regional charrettes & forums with youth across the state

During 2006, DJJ, in conjunction with Clemson University’s Institute for Economic and Community Development, conducted a series of community forums (“charrettes”) around the state to gather public comments in regards to the role of the South Carolina juvenile justice system. The following report is an attempt to synthesize the responses, identify the most frequently mentioned ideas and to categorize them to serve as the basis for the development of an action plan. It is organized into two sections: a summary section and a section outlining the specific goals of the program

FAMILY SOLUTIONS

Family Solutions is an intervention program that program addresses the needs common to youths involved with the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and their families. The 10-week program works with parents and their children at the same time. The objective is to enable the parents to work effectively with their children as they embrace positive and pro-social interactions. It also gives a telephone directory of DJJ offices throughout the state

PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES 2015

DJJ's Division of Community Services is responsible for a wide range of direct services to youth and their families, as well as victims of crime, in the community through 43 DJJ county offices, servicing all 46 counties in the state. Among these services are a number of programs and initiatives aimed at providing effective supervision of youth in the least restrictive environment, who are on probation or parole and support for their families, with the goals of reducing juvenile crime and recidivism, and providing for safer communities