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Disaster recovery includes physical, environmental and economic elements as well as psychosocial wellbeing. Community resilience is the capacity of groups to withstand, recover from, and respond positively to crisis or adversity. Resilience is a dynamic quality within a community. It can be developed and strengthened over time.
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How the Government is building financial inclusion and resilience through the Financial Management Program in response to the global financial crisis. This funding provides assistance for people in immediate financial crisis who do not have other reasonable means of support. This package assists eligible individuals who have been adversely affected as a direct result of their inappropriate immigration detention within Australia. Supporting Indigenous community members and their families by providing links or referrals to a range of mainstream and Indigenous services.
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The Community Investment Program helps Australians to participate in the community by supporting non-profit organisations to deliver responsive and integrated services that meet local community needs. An agreement is being developed between the Australian Government and the not-for-profit sector outlining how the two will work together to improve and strengthen their relationship. The register is to assist harm prevention charitable institutions to obtain financial support from the community by providing a tax incentive mechanism. This initiative provides financial support for peak bodies to allow them to contribute to government policy and service delivery, and communicate government information to their memberships. Local Answers was an initiative under the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy 2004-2009.
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