The government's failure to adequately invest in community legal centres this budget sends a message to our sector to plan for winding down services.
Read our full release online here: clcs.org.au/media-release-…
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Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas discussed the failure of the 2024 budget to fund frontline services like community legal centres that prevent and respond to DFV in yesterday's Party Room ABC podcast.
Listen: abc.net.au/listen/program…
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Here's a message from our CEO Tim Leach about what community legal centres need in tomorrow's budget in order to keep giving people and communities the support they rely on.
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Here our Deputy Chair Arlia Fleming talks about the impact of this week's inadequate budget on frontline services and the people who rely on them.
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If the Federal Government is serious about ending gender-based violence, it must fund the frontline services - like community legal centres - that work every day to support people experiencing or at risk of violence. #FundEqualJustice #CommunityLaw
We're grateful for the Attorney-General's support for community legal centres. Now we're looking to the budget to turn words of support into real funding increases, so that people who rely on our sector to stay safe can continue to do so.
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There are 1.5 million NSW residents receiving #Centrelink payments & when things go wrong people who are vulnerable and suffering need somewhere to turn. Now we are in crisis. We need government support and ongoing significant funding #FundWelfareRightsCentre #FundEqualJustice
CLCs help people access justice. The Commonwealth Government has a responsibility to make sure that people don't lose access to free community-based legal services. CLCs need additional funding to keep our doors open #CommunityLaw @FundEqualJustice #AccessToJustice
Community Legal Centres provide vital support to large numbers of Australians. These services are constantly threatened by low funding, insecure funding and funding cuts - all of which wreak havoc with services.
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Welfare Rights Centre is the only community legal centre in NSW specialising in social security law. We support people who are in crisis, and we need secure government funding to meet the need. Sign our petition now! Link in bio 💚 #FundWelfareRightsCentre #CLC #FundEqualJustice
We are upskilling community workers to support vulnerable clients in navigating our social security system with our free monthly webinars. Register for our online training sessions by following the link in our bio 💛 Thanks to Ecstra Foundation #Centrelink #FundEqualJustice #CLC
💫 📚 Community legal centres Canberra contingent this morning (most of us)! Let's #FundEqualJustice for #CommunityLaw ⚡️
Over 1.5 million NSW residents depend on social security payments, with many thousands facing payment cancellations, rejections + unfair debts annually. Welfare Rights Centre requires secure government funding to help those in need #FundWelfareRightsCentre #FundEqualJustice #CLC
I've worked at community legal centres for many years in both staff and volunteer roles. I believe enormously in the work. But it's constantly threatened by low funding, insecure funding and funding cuts - all of which wreak havoc with services.
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By funding the Welfare Rights Centre to assist vulnerable families to access income support, the NSW Government can directly alleviate cost-of-living pressures for thousands of residents at risk of extreme poverty #FundWelfareRightsCentre #FundEqualJustice #CLC
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...
Two weeks ago today we launched our new national report, 'A sector in crisis', at Parliament House in Canberra. These are just some of the findings of the report.
Read: clcs.org.au/sots/
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This is devastating - CLCs are frontline services and we cannot continue this critical work -that saves lives - without funding certainty #FundEqualJustice #Budget2024 #CommunityLaw
Did you catch this story on Friday?
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We're looking forward to seeing what today's budget includes for community legal centres to ensure people who rely on our services can keep accessing the help they need.
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