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:
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
Update – Financial Elder Abuse
Dr Suzy Goldsmith gives an update on the extensive work being done to address financial elder abuse.
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- Topics: Carers, Elder Abuse, Member news, Our Work
Storm and Flood Recovery Program Update
A reflection of the important work being done by FCVic and other agencies as part of the Storm and Flood Recovery Program, and the challenges that lie ahead.
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- Topics: Disaster Recovery, Member news, Our Work
Financial Counselling in your language video series
FCVic is pleased to announce that our new videos series, Financial Counselling in your language, is now live on YouTube. We hope that this video series can be used to reach CALD communities who are often at increased risk of financial hardship, yet who may be hesitant to engage with financial counselling.
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- Topics: Member news, Our Work