21 July 2022
Member News
Dear Families ACT members,
This update provides information about our upcoming Annual General Meeting, the signing of a MoU with the Youth Coalition, the outcomes of our annual member survey and some Commissioning updates.
Families ACT Annual General Meeting
After due consideration of the current winter flu and COVID infection peak, Families ACT has decided to hold our Annual General Meeting online via ZOOM. Members are invited to join our virtual AGM on Tuesday 16 August 2022 from 12:15 – 12:45 pm. If you have not already received an invitation, please email Yvonne or Will at comms@familiesact.org.au for the ZOOM link.
MoU between Families ACT and the Youth Coalition of the ACT
On Monday 4th July, the presidents of Families ACT and the Youth Coalition of the ACT, Alison Lendon and Sarah Wilson, signed a Memorandum of Understanding setting out how both organisations will continue collaborating in the coming years. This cements the working relationship that has existed for many years. We look forward to new opportunities to work together with the Youth Coalition.
From L-R: Will Mollison, Alison Lendon, Sarah Wilson and Justin Barker.
Our Annual Member Survey and report to CSD
We would like to thank everyone who completed our annual member and stakeholder survey in May 2022, the survey forms the backbone of our annual reporting to CSD. Those who completed the survey have played their part in our donation of $520 to Doris and Beryl’s Womens Refuges under the incentive scheme, where we pledged to donate $20 for each complete survey received. This year’s survey results show that we continued to make strides in better informing members about our work, with 68% of respondents very satisfied with our performance in this area. This was second only to survey respondents’ rating of our collaborative work (72% very satisfied). We also continued, as requested over multiple surveys, to advocate on behalf of our members for a best practice commissioning process. However, some feedback reflects the dilemmas our inadequate funding faces us with and the hard decisions we must make to deliver quality in the face of competing demands on our advocacy work. We simply can’t do it all and are carefully considering which advocacy issues to prioritise. You can find the full CSD report on our website.
Commissioning
CYFSP commissioning working group
At the last CYFSP Director’s meeting it was agreed that a CYFSP commissioning working group would be established as part of the CYFSP commissioning process. The aim of the working group is to co-design the engagement process to ensure all stakeholders can contribute efficiently and effectively, . More details on the group are pending and Families ACT will ensure further information will be distributed to our members once available.
Commissioning Roadmap Update
EoI for Roadmap Refresh Sounding board
CSD is looking at updating the Commissioning Roadmap. The refreshed Roadmap will build on the existing content, showcase our progress and outline plans for the next two years to 2024. CSD is gathering a small group of interested representatives from the community and health sectors to form a Sounding Board that will help refresh the Roadmap.If you are interested in commissioning and how it happens, then express your interest in joining the Roadmap Refresh Sounding Board by sending an email with your contact details to: csdcommissioning@act.gov.au by close of business on Friday 29 July 2022 or contact Fiona May on 02 6207 8165 for more information.
Sector Development
Join us for our upcoming JCRs
As we explained in our last update, Families ACT is now using Eventbrite for bookings for our JCRs. Those wishing to attend need to register via the above link. We still have places available for the following dates:
17 August 2022
22 September 2022
1 November 2022.
If you have any questions or want more information about JCRs, please email Yvonne at comms@familiesact.org.au
Best wishes,
Yvonne Gritschneder
comms@familiesact.org.au
Policy | Media | Research
