❓ Hon. Sally Talbot asks the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs about specific programs delivered under the Department of Aboriginal Affairs' strategic framework related to youth diversion, school attendance, and family violence. The Minister provides a table detailing funded programs.
AnsweredQoN 755Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS —
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2012–2014
755. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the Minister for
Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to the Department of
Aboriginal Affairs' community development strategic framework for 2012–14
and specifically the projects listed under the headings ''Expand
capacity building programs for families and individuals'', ''Facilitate
governance and leadership training through partnerships and joint ventures''
and ''Expand reconciliation programs in schools and workplaces''.
What programs has the government delivered on youth diversionary programs and
school attendance in line with the strategic framework 2012 target dates, and
on family violence in line with the 2013 target dates?
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2012–2014
755. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the Minister for
Aboriginal Affairs:
I refer to the Department of
Aboriginal Affairs' community development strategic framework for 2012–14
and specifically the projects listed under the headings ''Expand
capacity building programs for families and individuals'', ''Facilitate
governance and leadership training through partnerships and joint ventures''
and ''Expand reconciliation programs in schools and workplaces''.
What programs has the government delivered on youth diversionary programs and
school attendance in line with the strategic framework 2012 target dates, and
on family violence in line with the 2013 target dates?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of
this question.
The response is in tabular form, so
I table the information and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
[See paper 924.]
The following
material was incorporated —
Target
Area
Funding
Program
Description
Youth
Diversionary
$300,000
Noongah Youth Diversionary Program (NYDP)
The
Aboriginal Affairs Coordinating Committee (AACC) has allocated through DAA
funding to develop the NYDP to address the over representation of Noongar
youth in the justice system.
School
Attendance
$100,000
Wunan Foundation Incorporated –
Dural Education Excellence Program
The
boarding school program enables Year 7 students from Halls Creek to attend a
number of high schools in the Sydney suburb of Dural.
$50,000
Community Development Foundation –
Schools Passport program
This
program aims to improve the school attendance of Aboriginal students at the
Halls Creek District High School through increased parental engagement in the
education of their children.
$37,400
Caversham Training and Education Centre
(CTEC)
CTEC
provides a client sensitive learning environment for Aboriginal students and
an alternative to mainstream education through the delivery of training
programs that incorporate literacy, numeracy, life and employability skills.
$300,000
over three years
West Australian Football Commission –
South East Engagement Project (SEE Project)
The
SEE Project targets at-risk Aboriginal youth living in the south east
corridor of Perth by re-engaging them through football, securing training and
employment opportunities, and implementing school engagement activities.
Family
Violence
$13,000
Midwest Aboriginal Community Safety Plan
The
Plan was developed in response to escalating levels of violence among the
Aboriginal community of Geraldton in 2011. The Plan was devised by the
Midwest Anti-Violence Action Group and Government and Non-Government agencies
to empower the Aboriginal community to deal with causal factors of violence.
this question.
The response is in tabular form, so
I table the information and seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
[See paper 924.]
The following
material was incorporated —
Target
Area
Funding
Program
Description
Youth
Diversionary
$300,000
Noongah Youth Diversionary Program (NYDP)
The
Aboriginal Affairs Coordinating Committee (AACC) has allocated through DAA
funding to develop the NYDP to address the over representation of Noongar
youth in the justice system.
School
Attendance
$100,000
Wunan Foundation Incorporated –
Dural Education Excellence Program
The
boarding school program enables Year 7 students from Halls Creek to attend a
number of high schools in the Sydney suburb of Dural.
$50,000
Community Development Foundation –
Schools Passport program
This
program aims to improve the school attendance of Aboriginal students at the
Halls Creek District High School through increased parental engagement in the
education of their children.
$37,400
Caversham Training and Education Centre
(CTEC)
CTEC
provides a client sensitive learning environment for Aboriginal students and
an alternative to mainstream education through the delivery of training
programs that incorporate literacy, numeracy, life and employability skills.
$300,000
over three years
West Australian Football Commission –
South East Engagement Project (SEE Project)
The
SEE Project targets at-risk Aboriginal youth living in the south east
corridor of Perth by re-engaging them through football, securing training and
employment opportunities, and implementing school engagement activities.
Family
Violence
$13,000
Midwest Aboriginal Community Safety Plan
The
Plan was developed in response to escalating levels of violence among the
Aboriginal community of Geraldton in 2011. The Plan was devised by the
Midwest Anti-Violence Action Group and Government and Non-Government agencies
to empower the Aboriginal community to deal with causal factors of violence.
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