**ADVANCE NOTICE ONLY** Safe and Strong Families – Stage 2 – Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) ONLY - Rfx_1088-AN
Description
DCJ will soon open a tender targeted to ACCOs to deliver Safe and Strong Families, an early intervention service focused on preventing and responding to Domestic and Family Violence.
Overview
TEI@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Central West
Far West
Hunter
Mid North Coast
Murray/Riverina
Northern Rivers
Southern Tablelands
Sydney metro
09-Oct-2024
16-Oct-2024 3:00 PM
Project goals
The Department of Communities & Justice (DCJ) has received $13 million in funding from the Commonwealth under the Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Responses National Partnership Agreement 2023-25 to deliver Safe and Strong Families, an early intervention service, across priority locations in NSW.
The target group for Safe and Strong Families includes children, young people and parents/carers who are at risk of, are currently experiencing, or who have experienced, family violence. This includes:
· Aboriginal children, young people, families and communities.
· 0–5-year olds;
· children and young people at risk of disengagement from school, family and community;
· young parents with known vulnerabilities or who are experiencing a number of hardships.
· children and young people affected by a mental health condition/s.
This procurement will involve allocating $6 million (inclusive of GST) of funding across an anticipated 15 new contracts. Each contract will be for $400,000 (inclusive of GST) for a contract term of 12-24 months. Please note that whilst the initial contraction period is for 12 months, the contract may be extended for up to another 12 months should the funds not be fully expended.
Organisations applying for this open tender across the 15 identified LGAs, must demonstrate that they are an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation to be eligible to apply.
Note: there is a separate tender (and advance notice) for non-ACCOs – rfx_1089.
Scope
Safe and Strong Families aims to address a gap in the family violence service system as evidence demonstrates intervening early will improve the trajectory and outcomes for children and young people who have experienced family violence.
Safe and Strong Families has a dual focus, supporting both victim survivors and their children, who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, family violence. The program will deliver therapeutic, trauma-informed and culturally safe early support to victim survivors and their children.
The program stands out from other family violence services as a soft entry point for vulnerable families, and service providers are encouraged to work with victim survivors and their children as long as required to achieve positive outcomes.
It will be delivered under DCJs Targeted Earlier Intervention (TEI) program. TEI offers culturally safe, responsive and flexible support services to meet the needs of children, young people and families experiencing or at risk of vulnerability. The flexibility of the TEI program allows support to families when they need it, and strong local connections within the service system allows a customised response to families addressing issues early and preventing escalation to a crisis response.
Evidence demonstrates that intervening early significantly improves the trajectory and outcomes for children and young people who have experienced family violence.
Additional details/instructions
This will be an open tender for the following 15 LGAs in the DCJ Districts
Central Coast District
1. Central Coast
Far West District
2. Broken Hill
Hunter District
3. Maitland/Cessnock
4. Muswellbrook/Singleton
Illawarra Shoalhaven District
5. Shoalhaven
Mid North Coast District
6. Kempsey
7. Coffs Harbour
Northern NSW District
8. Clarence Valley
Southern NSW District
9. Eurobodalla
South Western Sydney & Sydney District
10. Canterbury Bankstown
South Western Sydney
11. Campbelltown
Western NSW District
12. Dubbo Regional
13. Walgett
14. Bathurst Regional
Nepean Blue Mountains District
15. Penrith
The upcoming tender opportunity can only be accessed and responded via the Departments end to end procurement system, Procurement Central. Any submissions lodged outside of Procurement Central will not be considered by the Department.
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Notices
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Amendments
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