Communities for Children Alice Springs

Seeking Expressions of Interest

Background information:The Australian Department of Social Services (DSS) has funded Anglicare NT as the Communities for Children (CfC) Facilitating Partner (CfCFP) for Alice Springs. CfCFP is seeking Expressions of Interest from organisations that can deliver positive and sustainable outcomes for vulnerable children and families (pre-birth to 12yo).

The Objectives of CfC are to: Improve the health and wellbeing of families and the development of young children, from

before birth through to 12 years with a focus on: Healthy Young Families : support families to care for their children before and after birth

and throughout their early years. Supporting Families and Parents : supporting parents to provide children with secure

attachment, consistent discipline and quality environments that are stable, positive, stimulating, safe and secure.

Early Learning : providing high quality early learning opportunities in the years before school, early identification and support for children at risk of developmental and behavioural problems, and assistance for parents in ways to stimulate and promote child development and learning from birth.

School Transition and Engagement : supporting children and parents to make a smooth transition to school, and work with local schools to assist children and families with their ongoing engagement with school.

Create strong child-friendly communities that understand the importance of children and apply this capacity to maximise the health, well-being and early development of young children at the local level.

Anglicare NT Alice Springs is seeking Expressions of Interest from community organisations to deliver activities in Alice Springs, which complement the focus of the CfC initiative (listed above). Decisions related to the successful CfC funded services will be considered based on identified community need.

Contracted services need to ensure that their CfC Activities: Are accessible to members of the community who meet target group criteria, including

Indigenous people and culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Use early intervention and prevention approaches. Lead to improved outcomes for children using listed DSS approved evidence-based approaches,

or are working towards meeting criteria for an evidence-based programme. Have active strategies to encourage access and engagement by vulnerable and at risk children

and their families, and are provided free of charge.

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Have appropriately qualified staff and are committed to staff supervision, development and training.

Have staff with the necessary skills to identify vulnerable and at risk children and families and provide or refer them to appropriate services.

Demonstrate cultural competency. Have the capacity to meet contractual requirements, including data collection and reporting.

In developing your Expression of Interest you are asked to consider: What are the most vulnerable groups in the Alice Springs community? What are the current gaps in services? What are the emerging needs in the community? How will the proposed activity fill these gaps? What are the outcomes you predict the proposed activity will deliver? How will you build sustainability over the funding period so the activity continues beyond the

scope of the funding?

Funding Considerations/Principles: The funding for the current EOI process is from 1 July 2015 to 30 June, 2017. The intention is to fund 3-6 Community Partner Activities in Alice Springs, with a cap of

$190,000 per activity. Activities may be from 6 months to 2 years in duration. A proportion of funding will be available for establishing innovative projects. Please identify if your organisation is currently seeking or receiving funding for the proposed

Activity from another funding source. In accordance with the DSS funding criteria, a proportion of successful applications need to

demonstrate an evidence base. Further information on this assessment criteria is provided at: https://apps.aifs.gov.au/cfca/guidebook/programs

Applicant Eligibility:For details on who is eligible to apply please see Page 12 of the Families and Children Guidelines Overview:https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/11_2014/families_and_children_final.pdfFor further information, please contact Elizabeth Flynn, Communities for Children Initiatives Manager on 8951 8002 or email eflynn@anglicare-nt.org.au

Applications close Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015

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ALICE SPRINGS COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDREN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Section 1: Applicant Organisational DetailsOrganisation Legal Name      

Organisation Trading Name      

ABN/ACN                        

Registered for GST ☐ Yes ☐ No

Contact Officer      

Contact Details      

Service Delivery Address      

Activity Duration Start Date _ / /_______ End Date _ / /_______

Location for Activity Delivery      

Funding Sought      

Section 2: Application Activity DetailsSupporting Activity Name: (Insert the name of the activity you will implement)

     

Activity Description: (Provide a description of the activity you will implement. Noting target group, projected participant numbers, intended location, frequency and timing of sessions)

     

Activity Objective/s and Outcome/s: (Describe the objective/s and expected outcomes you are seeking to achieve through your activity.)

     

Addressing the Gap/s: (Describe how your activity addresses the current gaps in services.)

     

Specific Target Group: (CfC FP services must provide services to target groups, including Indigenous people and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.)

     

Activity History: (List areas in which this activity has been run in the past, including alternative funding sources, and describe how this funding will build on the previous activities to meet the needs of the community.)

     

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Funding Applied for: (Briefly outline the funding sought to deliver the activity, noting other sources of funding secured [or applied for] to deliver this [or related activities] across the Alice Springs site).

     

Collaboration and Service Integration: (Outline who you will engage and collaborate with to deliver the activity)

     

Monitoring and Evaluation: (Outline how you will demonstrate that the proposed activity is making a difference. How will you collect data including community and client feedback? Note this may be in addition to basic contractual reporting obligations)

     

Sustainability: (Outline how you have planned to develop the capacity and sustainability of the activity to operate beyond the scope of the CfC Funding limits.)

     

Risk Management: (Summarise key risks which need to be considered when delivering the activity. Note successful candidates may be required to provide a risk management plan.)

     

Priority: (Indicate the key Priority Area/s the activity supports)

☐ PRIORITY AREA ONE - ‘Strong and Healthy Families’Supporting parents to care for their children before and after birth and throughout the early years. As well as supporting families and parents to provide children secure attachment, consistent discipline and quality environments that are stable, positive, stimulating, safe and secure.

☐ PRIORITY AREA TWO - ‘Early Learning’Provide access to high quality early learning opportunities in the years before school; provide early identification and support for children at risk of developmental and behavioural problems; assist parents with ways they can stimulate and promote child development and learning from birth.

☐ PRIORITY AREA THREE - ‘School Transition and Engagement‘Support children and families to make a smooth transition to school and work with local schools to assist children and families with their ongoing engagement with school.

☐ PRIORITY AREA FOUR - ‘Creating Strong Child Friendly Communities’To create strong child-friendly communities that understand the importance of children and apply this capacity to maximise the health, well-being and early development of young children at the local level.

What local and academic evidence supports the need for your CfC programme? (Refer to the five points listed under Consideration of other programmes https://www3.aifs.gov.au/cfca/information-service-providers, unless your programme is already recognised as Evidence-based in the Guidebook https://apps.aifs.gov.au/cfca/guidebook/programs)

     

Is there any additional information you would like to provide to support this Expression of Interest?

     

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