Mallee Family Care Community Legal Centre has welcomed new funding for a project involving six regional community legal services to tackle housing challenges, strengthen service co-ordination and advocate for better investment.
The $2.7 million in funding, awarded through the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner’s Advancing Housing Justice Change Grant program, will be shared among the six services over the course of the project.
Mallee Family Care Community Legal Centre joins ARC Justice, which has community legal centres in Bendigo and Shepparton, Ballarat and Grampians Community Legal Service, Barwon Community Legal Service, Gippsland Community Legal Service and Hume Riverina Community Legal Service in this collaborative effort.
Mallee Family Care CEO Teresa Jayet said the funding recognised the need for regionally driven solutions.
Each legal service will have a Housing Collaboration Co-ordinator to drive regional action plans, ensuring responses reflect local realities.
The project will also fund a Project Lead and an Impact and Evaluation Co-ordinator.
The project will also build an evidence base that can be used to advocate for better outcomes and funding tailored to regional needs.
