Communities For Children

Communities for Children aims to improve the health and well-being of children in the birth to six years age group through the provision of funds to support local projects designed to strengthen families and communities to respond to children's needs.

The project will work to establish community committees that identify needs and create unique action plans for their community.  Facilitating agencies will then work in partnership with the community committees to provide the financial resources necessary to implement the plan.  Communities for Children offers a wonderful opportunity to support and facilitate change at the grass roots level and to build the capacity of each community to promote the health and well-being of young children.  In Bendigo this project is being led through a partnership between St Luke's Anglicare, Bendigo Community Health Services, and the City of Greater Bendigo.  In Swan Hill and Robinvale it is being led through a partnership between St Luke's Anglicare and Mallee Family Care.

For further information visit www.facs.gov.au