WACOSS are funded by Lotterywest to deliver the Community Relief and Resilience Program (CRR Program). The CRR Program provides policy representation and sector support to Western Australia’s emergency relief sector (referred to as community relief).
Community relief and resilience services support individuals and families in Western Australia experiencing poverty or financial hardship by providing food, material aid, financial relief and referrals to other support services. There are more than 300 agencies in WA providing this type of assistance. Providers range from small volunteer run services to large multi-program organisations.
The Program aims to:
The CRR Program network includes a diverse range of community service organisations from across Western Australia.
If you are a volunteer or provider of emergency relief or charity food services, visit the CRR Sector Hub to access free resources and be part of the network of community organisations supporting individuals and families in Western Australia.
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AAPT
AccordWest
Adventist Development and Relief Agency Australia
All Saints Church Food Hampers
Alternative Education Programs Australia
Anglicare WA
Ascension Church Midland
Australian Asian Association of WA
Australian Red Cross
AYLA Inc
Black Swan Health
Boyle & Associates
Broome C.I.R.C.L.E. Inc
Busselton Hospice Care
Cancer Council Western Australia
Carers Assosiation of WA
Carnarvon Family Support Service WA Ltd.
Centrecare
Centacare Family Services Geraldton
Centacare Kimberley Association Inc
Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees
Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing
Circle Green Community Legal
City of Armadale
City of Bayswater
City of Cockburn
City Of Fremantle
City of Joondalup
City of Mandurah
City of Melville
City of Rockingham
City of Stirling
City of Wanneroo
Communicare Inc
Community Legal WA
Consumer Credit Legal Service WA
Crossways Community Services
Curtin University
Department of Communities
Department of Education
Department of Health
Department of Social Services
Dream Builders Church
Eatup WA
Edith Cowan University
Esperance Care Services
Eternity Church
Ethnic Communities Council WA
Financial Counsellors Association WA Inc
Financial Wellbeing Collective
Foodbank WA
Foundation Housing Ltd
GIVIT
Gosnells Community Legal Centre
Headspace Midland
Homelessness – We Care
Hope Community Services Inc
Indigo Junction
Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Services
Italo-Australian Welfare and Cultral Centre Inc
Jacaranda Community Centre
Joongari House – Wyndham Family Support Inc.
Kimberley Community Legal Service
Koolkuna Womens Refuge
Kullarri Regional Communities Indigenous Corporation KRCIC
Kununurra Neighbourhood House
Kutjungka Catholic Parish Balgo
Legal Aid
Linkwest Inc
Lotterywest
LUMA
Margaret River Community Resource Centre Inc
Marra Worra Worra Aboriginal Corporation
Mercycare
Metro Church
Midlas
Milligan Community Learning and Resource Centre Inc
Mission Australia
No Limits Perth
Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre
Peel Youth Services Inc
Prepare Produce Provide
Regional Alliance West Inc
Richmond Wellbeing
Riverview Community Services
Second Harvest
Secondbite WA
Services Australia
Share & Care Community Services
South West Kinships Cultural Immersions
Southern Aboriginal Corporation
St Catherine’s College UWA
St Patrick’s Community Support Centre
St. Vincent de Paul Society WA Inc
Starick
Sussex Street Community Law Service Inc
Synergy
Telstra
The Big Issue
The Essentials Collective
The Salvation Army WA
The Shopfront
The Smith Family
The Spiers Centre Inc
Uniting Aid
Uniting WA
WA Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies
Wanslea Family Services
Water Corporation
Western Australian Local Government Association
Wheatbelt Agcare Community Support Services Inc
Women’s Legal Service WA
Wungening Aboriginal Corporation
Zonta House Refuge Association Inc
The Community Relief and Resilience Program and Forum would not be possible without the generous support of Lotterywest.
