OUR YEAR


The South Australian community is experiencing enormous challenges. Major economic adjustments are affecting families and individuals, creating greater levels of vulnerability than we have seen for many years.


But South Australia is also a very resilient and proud community.


Uniting Communities has always played an important role in helping South Australians through tough times. As the State and the nation consider how to cope with these economic and social demands, Uniting Communities has continued to explore how best we can play our part.


Fundamentally, this has involved reaching out to and building the capacity of those who find themselves excluded and marginalised – through increasing frailty, financial distress, relationship breakdown, failing health, disability, addiction or homelessness.


Despite continuing fiscal pressures and uncertainty in public funding, Uniting Communities has been able to build our platform of essential


services. Importantly, this has included extending our reach into regional South Australia through initiatives such as the Regional Assessment Service as part of the Commonwealth Aged Care Reforms, and preparation for the establishment of a new youth mental health Headspace program in the South-East.


Community building and advocacy have remained important pillars of our work. As times get tougher, ensuring our public policy both protects and provides opportunity for those experiencing disadvantage becomes an even greater priority. We have continued our focus on commitments to Aṉangu communities through our Paper Tracker program; on our work with asylum seekers; and in


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