Care and Support Services for Children and Young people– Application for Funding

The Department of Health and Human Services seeks applications for funding from Community Sector Organisations to deliver Care and Support Services for children and young people in the North/North West and South West/South East of Tasmania.

Services are to be provided through a partnership, alliance, consortium or similar model between community service organisations.

The Services to be provided consist of two complimentary services:

Residential Care Services

The first is the community based provision of therapeutic residential care services for children and young people (12-17 years) under Care and Protection Orders who have challenging behaviours or high support needs.

The aim of the service is to provide young people with a therapeutic, safe, nurturing and supportive home environment in which their behaviour can be managed and modified by trained professional carers.

Targeted Youth at Risk

The second is for a targeted youth at risk program which will provide targeted intensive and therapeutic support to young people (10-17 years) who have demonstrated significant needs and risk issues for whom, without intensive support notification to child protection or entry/and or escalation within the youth justice system is likely.

Both programs have existing clients who will need to be transitioned into any new arrangements.

Funding Available

Residential Services:
$3.2 M per year (GST exclusive) covering North/North West areas @ $1.6 m and South West/South East@ $1.6 m.

Targeted Youth Support:

$1.4 m per year (GST exclusive) covering North/North West @700,00 and South West/SouthEast @$700,000

Conditions of Participation

Applicants must be community service organisations that can demonstrate relevant experience and performance to work with the client group.

Information Sessions

An Information Session to assist interested organisations understand the application for funding process and service requirements will be held:

Monday 12^th October 2009, 11.00am – 1.00pm
Old Woolstore 1 Macquarie Street, Hobart.

Closing Date and Time

Monday 2 November 2009 at 2.00pm

Documentation

Click on the following links to view

• Application Guidelines
• Application Form
• Supplement Form
• HT Sample Lease Agreement
• Care and Support Information Session Presentation
  

  NB: At the information session on Monday 12/10/09 attendees were advised that a 3 bedroom property in Glenorchy would be available as part of the Residential Care portfolio. This property is not available and has been replaced with a 3 bedroom property located at Kingston. Slide 13 in the presentation has been amended to reflect this change of site. Total bedroom numbers remain unchanged.

• Residential Care Property Profile
  NB: Based on operational priorities, demand and resident mix, property locations and bedroom numbers may be subject to change.
  NB: The rent details provided for are correct only for 2009-2010. As formula for calculating the rent is linked to Centrelink payments, the rent will increase for 2010-11.

• Residential Care Data

• Youth at Risk Strategy

• FACT SHEET facilitated employment of DHHS employees recruited by preferred providers

• Questions and Answers from Information Session and subsequent emails

    

Application must be lodged at:

Enquiries can be forwarded to:-

Reform Implementation Unit

Telephone: (03) 6233 4078

Email: stuart.oldfield@dhhs.tas.gov.au

Facsimile: (03) 6233 7360