Our work
Specific project initiatives provide FCVic with the opportunity to explore, develop and communicate how financial counselling supports community wellbeing.
Our approach reflects the way financial counsellors work. Our work is person-centred and responsive to need. Being curious, we seek to understand what works and what doesn’t for our partner organisations, their workforces and communities. We respond to what we learn and include the voices of all participants – financial counsellors, other service workers, agencies and clients. Together, we create new tools that help our sector to connect and communicate with diverse groups and services.
Some of the areas our work spans across include:
Latest:
Victim/survivors of domestic and family violence (DFV): Need for a better Social Security system
On 12 July, FCVic along with other members of the Economic Abuse Reference Group (EARG) wrote to the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services, and other Ministers responsible for women’s safety, ahead of their meeting on 22 July to discuss issues including economic security.
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- Topics: Family Violence, Member news, Our Work
Reflections on the Storm and Flood Recovery Program
One year after the storm and floods that impacted communities across Victoria, Joy and James reflect on both the challenges and accomplishments of the hard-working disaster recovery financial counsellors.
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- Topics: Disaster Recovery, Insurance, Member news, Our Work
Small Business Connections events
Dr Suzy Goldsmith provides an update on the the April and May Small Business Connections events, held in Shepparton and Footscray.
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- Topics: Member news, Our Work, Small Business
The Carer Pathway
Bella Walker explains the new Carer Pathway pilot, a dedicated warm referral pathway for carers to access financial counselling assistance.
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- Topics: Carers, Member news, Our Work
Consumer Action Podcast: Rachna Bowman talks about how in-language resources can help break the stigma and shame around money discussions
Listen to Mark Pearce from Consumer Action Law Centre discuss the power and importance of in-language resources with Rachna Bowman, Senior Practitioner of Financial Wellbeing working at South East Community Links.
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- Topics: Member news, Our Work
Smart Women Smart Money Completion Celebration
We celebrate the completion of the first 33 community leaders under the Smart Women Smart Money program – a training program co-designed and facilitated by FCVic in partnership with Australian Multicultural Community Services
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- Topics: Financial Literacy and Capability, Member news, Our Work