Community Linkages Program
Introduction
Objectives Of The Community Linkages Program
Tenant Initiated Grants
Who Can Apply For Funding - How Much Is Available?
What Sort Of Projects Are Supported?
Contact For Further Information
Introduction
The Community Linkages Program is a program of Housing and Community Services that links public and community housing tenants to a range of support services and facilitates community building. The Program aims to reduce poverty and isolation by engaging tenants and fostering a stronger sense of community. Program funding is divided into three components.
Evaluation of Community Linkages Program
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Objectives Of The Community Linkages Program
The Program seeks broad social objectives including:
- Safer living environments
- More sustainable tenancies
- Enhanced social interaction within Housing communities;
- Enhanced social interaction between community and public housing tenants and the broader community;
- Linking community and public housing tenants to employment opportunities, community services and a range of support services; and
- Decreased poverty for housing tenants.
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Tenant Initiated Grants
Who Can Apply For Funding - How Much Is Available?
The Community Linkages Program has $118,000 funding available for community projects that will benefit Canberra's community and public housing tenants.
The Department is inviting applications from public and community housing tenants' groups for funding.
A maximum funding of up to $5,000 will be available for individual applications.
Application for funding
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What Sort Of Projects Are Supported?
The program is looking for projects that will help to:
- Achieve safer living environments
- Enable more long term tenancies
- Enhance social interaction within Housing communities
- Enhance social interaction between community and public housing tenants and the broader community
- Link tenants to employment opportunities and to community and support services; and
- Reduce poverty.
Grant Guidelines
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Contact For Further Information
Mr Brian Myers
Housing and Community Services
Locked Bag 3000
BELCONNEN ACT 2617
telephone 6207 7696
fax 6205 0476
email: brian.myers@act.gov.au