DADHC provides and funds a range of services, programs and resources to support families to care for their child or young person with a disability. In 2005, the Department introduced the Supporting Families Care for Children and Young People with a Disability Framework which aims to provide a broad range of supports for children and young people with a disability and their families. One of the new programs developed under this framework is the Family Assistance Fund.
The Family Assistance Fund aims to increase family wellbeing and strengthen the capacity of families to provide ongoing care for a child or young person with a disability in their home. Through the fund, small amounts of discretionary funding are provided directly to families to help them address needs that cannot be met through the standard range of services or other funding. The primary purpose of this fund is to support the work that case managers are doing to assist families.
For more information, families should contact their case manager or DADHC regional/area office (phone numbers are listed in the fact sheet below).
Family Assistance Fund fact sheet:
- English
- Arabic
- Dari
- Farsi
- Filipino
- Hindi
- Khmer
- Korean
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish
- Traditional Chinese
- Turkish
- Vietnamese
Family Assistance Fund application form:
- Family Assistance Fund Application Form
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