Supporting family units by providing assistance surrounding adoption, aged care, child care, child and youth support, defence community support, family reunions and veterans support.
The Forest Products Commission (FPC) Community Support Program offers local organisations the opportunity to apply for a $2,000 grant to better assist with their ability to provide for their communities.
Under Western Australian emergency management arrangements, the Department of Communities is responsible for coordinating the provision of welfare support services to people affected by an emergency or disaster.
Individuals required to enter a State Quarantine Facility (hotel quarantine) and are experiencing financial hardship may be eligible for a partial or full exemption of the hotel quarantine fee.
It is a legal requirement in Western Australia for doctors, nurses, midwives, teachers, police officers and boarding supervisors to report all reasonable beliefs of child sexual abuse to the Department of Communities.
