Funding Boost For Vital Find And Connect Services
The Albanese Labor Government is investing an additional $940,000 in the Find and Connect Support Services program, strengthening its commitment to support Forgotten Australians, Care Leavers and Former Child Migrants.
The Find and Connect Support Services program delivers a range of targeted, trauma-informed services to individuals who were placed in children’s homes, orphanages, and other forms of out-of-home ‘care’ between the 1920s and 1990s.
It has helped over 21,000 individuals access services like specialist counselling, referral services, peer support, education, group sessions, and social support programs.
Find and Connect services play a vital role in assisting people to access their historical records to reconnect with family, to apply for the National Redress Scheme for Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse, or state and territory government redress schemes.
Building on the government’s annual commitment of $5 million to the program, this additional funding will allow providers across Australia to meet increasing demands for services and advocacy for people affected by their time in out-of-home and institutional ‘care’.
https://ministers.dss.gov.au/media-releases/18246