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Equity and Access Program
The
Equity and Access Program, funded by the Department of Human
Services Home and Community Care (HACC) program, aims to assist
HACC funded services to become more responsive to the needs of
clients from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The
Cultural Planning Tool and its implementation is a major component
of this program. The NH MRC has two Equity and Access
Programs - one is based in the Inner South which covers the local
governments of Glen Eira, Stonnington and Port Phillip, the other
in Frankston and Mornington Peninsula.
A
major task of the Equity and Access Program is to assist HACC
funded services to develop Cultural Action Plans and to assist in
the annual review of those plans. This is achieved through
consultation, resourcing of agencies, assisting in the
implementation of Action Plans and in the provision of Cross
Cultural Training.
The
Equity and Access program workers represent the NH MRC on a
number of sub-committees and reference groups as a way of
advocating on behalf of culturally and linguistically diverse
clients and communities.
For further information please contact the Equity and Access
Program Coordinator.
Inner South: 9510 5877. E-mail
heap@southcentralmrc.org.au
Frankston & Mornington Peninsula: 5973 5398. E-mail
rosed@vicnet.net.au | 