Good Practices and Pitfalls in Community-Based Capacity Building and Early Intervention Projects: a toolkit 

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Resources 

Section 2 Coming together and working together

Section 3 Having what it takes

  • Wadsworth, Y. (1984) Do it yourself social research. Victorian Council of Social Service Melbourne Family Care Organisation/Allen & Unwin, Vic.
  • Donovan, F. & Jackson, A. (1991) Managing Human Service Organisations. Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
  • Community-wise WA

Section 4 Making your case

  • SFCS website
  • SFSC resources
  • Categories of need
    Bradshaw, S. (1972) The concept of social need, New Society, 20: 641-643.
  • Evidence-based literature resources
  • Journals
    • Archives of General Psychiatry
    • Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention
    • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
    • Research on Social Work Practice
    • Evidence-based Mental Health
  • Audits/inventories/asset mapping

Section 5 Doing the work

Section 6 Sustaining the work

  • Draft contract
  • Fundraising
  • Working with the media
  • Wadsworth, Y. (1984) Do it yourself social research. Victorian Council of Social Service Melbourne Family Care Organisation/Allen & Unwin, Vic.

Appendix

Stronger Families and Communities Strategy community-based projects referred to in this toolkit

South Australia

  • Children and Families Everywhere - Enfield (CAFE'), Enfield Primary School
  • National Arts and Museums Regional Volunteer Skills Project, Regional Arts Australia, Port Adelaide
  • Family Worker in Hacham West Community Centre, Hackham West Community Centre

Victoria

  • African Community Youth Partnership Program, Carlton Parkville, Inner City Neighbourhood Youth Services
  • Community Information Centre, Collingwood, Jesuit Social Services
  • SportConnect - A Leadership Program for Young Australians, Sport Connect Australia Pty, Ltd
  • Development and Implementation of Parenting Supports for Parents with a Disability, Carlton South, Victorian Parenting Centre

Queensland

  • The Strengthening Families Project, Capalaba, Redland Community Centre Inc.
  • Youth Information, Referral and Outreach Services, Mackay, Youth Information, Referral and Outreach Services Inc
  • No Dole Project at Rockhampton State High School 2001-2002, Rockhampton State High School Parents' and Citizens' Association

New South Wales

  • Broken Hill Community Mentoring, Broken Hill Community Incorporated
  • Broken Hill Community Centre Renovations Project, Broken Hill Community Incorporated
  • Connecting Families Wagga Wagga Project, Wagga Wagga City Council
  • NEWPIN Fathers' Program - Blacktown, Uniting Care Burnside

Tasmania

  • Enormity Inc, Ulverstone, Enormity Inc
  • Footprints to the Future, Launceston, Family Resource Centre
  • Parents and Kids Together, North Hobart, Colony 47

Western Australia

  • Supporting Children and families where a parent has a mental illness, Daughters of Charity Services WA Ltd- Ruah Inreach
  • Parenting Support Service for teenage mums who use Balga Senior High School Childcare Service, Balga Senior High School Child Care Centre

Northern Territory

  • Bush Mob, Alice Springs, Drug and Alcohol Services Association Alice Springs Inc

ACT

  • Caring Across Communities, Canberra, Carers ACT Inc

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