Other Resources
Some useful information on a range of topics to assist in your work.
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Survey of Real Estates - tenancy tips
This information is a useful resource for community workers assisting people seeking rental housing.
Click here for the results of a survey regarding tips from Real Estates (pdf format) 160Kb...
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The WSCF Conference 2007
Understanding Diversity and Facing Change: Influencing Social Policy.
Download your copy of these presentations...
- Anthony Brown, UWS - Keynote address 27 November - Not a load of Garbage, Older Men & Diversity...ppt 1.2Mb
- Graeme Mundine, NATSIEC - Keynote address 27 November - Facing Ourselves to make Indigenous Poverty History...pdf 107Kb
- Amanda Tattersall, Working NSW - Keynote address 28November - Renewing our Power...ppt 1.27Mb
- Ruth Johnstone, Parramatta Social Enterprise and Joanne McNeill, Parramatta City Council - Workshop on Social Enterprise...ppt 107Kb
- Dr Kyungja Jung, Immigrant Women's Speakout Association NSW - Workshop on Family Violence in culturally and multicultural context...ppt 3.84Mb
- Prof. Peter Phibbs, Urban Research Centre & Stewart Lawler Development Project Services - Workshop on Co-location and Community Hubs...ppt 103Kb
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Resources for HACC services that use volunteers.
Toolkits
Volunteer Management Resource Kit - Department of Human Services, Victoria
This highly recommended kit was developed to take HACC services through the National Standards for Involving Volunteers in Not-For-Profit Organisations.
Effective Volunteer Management - CASAnet
Includes information on planning and conducting interviews
Volunteer toolkit, Practical Equipment for Effective Volunteer Management
Informative articles, printable forms and resource lists to help the nonprofit volunteer manager recruit, train, inform and equip volunteers for successful volunteer work.
Be An Effective Volunteer Toolkit - Volunteering Australia
Includes modifiable templates, learner guide and RPL tool for registered training organisations.
Training Modules
Volunteering Australia's Training and Resources
Extensive list of training modules including many applying directly to HACC services:
- Advocate on behalf of individuals and groups
- Be an effective volunteer
- Communicate appropriately with clients and colleagues
- Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
- Work within a legal and ethical framework
Research about volunteering
Selected research relevant to Home and Community Care (HACC) services
Statistics
Links to statistics relevant to Western Sydney and organisations using volunteers.
ABS 4441.0 Voluntary Work Australia, 2000 - Australian Bureau of Statistics
Contains information about participation in unpaid voluntary work through an organisation or group. This publication includes data about the types of organisation with which the voluntary work is associated, the types of activities carried out, time spent volunteering, the characteristics of the volunteer, and the reason for volunteering. Also includes information about monetary donations made to various organisations.