Queensland Shelter Ebulletin: 30th April 2010

Brisbane SAAP Services Forum: 18th May

A SAAP Services forum will be held on Tuesday May 18 at the Merthyr Uniting Church, 52 Merthyr Rd, New Farm (on-street parking is available).

The May forum is the forth in an ongoing series of forums held as part of the Queensland SAAP Networking Strategy. The forums broadly aim to provide an ongoing communication and engagement mechanism for SAAP services in the Brisbane region around the new homelessness agenda. The previous forum was held in December.

In addition to providing an update around developments in homelessness the forum focused on how the Homelessness Coordination Initiative under the Homelessness National Partnership agreement Implementation Plan might look in Brisbane, as well as exploring the concept of a vacancy management system & common assessment & referral process. A summary of discussion from the December forum is attached.
Forum aims:

• To provide an overview of developments around homelessness both in the region and at the state & federal levels.
• To discuss as a region what the role of SAAP services might be in the new homelessness agenda.
• To discuss what the implications might be for your organisation & how organisations can best prepare for the changes ahead.
• To progress work around exploring a vacancy management system & common assessment & referral process, following on from previous forums.
• To share innovative & best practice in service delivery*.

Please note – participants have previously expressed an interest in sharing innovative practice at these forums. If you have a program or project that you would like to share information about at the forum, please let me know.
The registration form as well as the minutes from the December forum are available at the Qshelter Website at http://www.qshelter.asn.au/event/2010/saap-services-forum-brisbane

For further information, please contact Tanya Hall at QCOSS on (07) 3004 6916 or by email at tanya@qcoss.org.au
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Regulation and Growth of the Not-For-Profit Housing Sector: FaHCSIA discussion paper

An important discussion paper has been released today by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA).

Titled "Regulation and Growth of the Not-For-Profit Housing Sector", the report argues the case for a national regulatory system for not-for-profit housing providers and that changes to institutional frameworks, improved access to capital funding, and a significant shift in the scale and sophistication of operations will be necessary for the growth and success of the sector.

The discussion paper and the processes that follow will play a significant role in informing the Commonwealth’s responses to shaping the conditions under which our sector can be supported, grow, and operate in ways that maximise opportunities for both organisations and the tenants that they house.

Consultations will be held around the country, beginning in Sydney on 3 May.

The discussion paper and a full list of consultations are available at http://fahcsia.gov.au/about/news/2010/Pages/housing_regulation_discussio...

Submissions responding to the discussion paper are invited. The closing date for submissions is 4 June 2010, and details for people interested in making a submission are contained in the discussion paper itself.
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AIHW Report: Crisis Accommodation 2008-2009

This report the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare presents data for the 08/09 Commonwealth State Housing Agreement (CSHA) Crisis Accommodation Program (CAP) data collection.

Visit http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/11527 to download the report
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