Description of Services
provided by Single Parent Support Australia
Fighting for the rights of single mothers and their children
to the benefit of all sole parent families.
The Single Parent Support Australia is a self help group set up in 1973 by
a group of women who gave birth to children without being married to the child's
father. This organisation of single mothers and ex-nuptial children has since
then consistently fought for the basic and essential rights of all sole parent
families. The Single Parent Support Australia was formed to act as a national voice for the existing
network of state based councils in Australia
- Single Parent Support Australia provides information to
Members, Government, Media, Community agencies and
organisations.
From Members, Media, Community Agencies and organisations.
- Policy Planning and Formulation
On Behalf of Membership and wider sole parent community.
- Linking and Support
Between Members, Government and other agencies to
organisations concerned with sole parent issues.
- Community Education
Through Media Activity , Attendance at Public Events,
Participation in Community Fora, Lectures at
Universities, Schools and service organisations ,
Provision of Information and resource lists.
- Analysis
Of Government Policy and Programmes, Social trends and
sole parent Issues .
- Advocacy
On Behalf of single mothers, Sole Parent Families and
member organisations.
- Research
Into Specific Issues affecting single mother and other
sole parent families.
- Consultation
With Members, Policy makers, Business, Welfare sector,
and particular sub populations within single parent
families ( eg adolescent children of single mothers,
Single Parents from non English speaking backgrounds (NESB),
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Single Parents (ATSI)
etc .)
- Representation
On Working Parties, Forums and panels with respect to
Single Parent Issues .
- Referral
Of Individuals, members , media, government and community
organisations and agencies to appropriate sources of
needed input.
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