Your Leaving Care Plan should include:
1. Family support. Information and advice about other agencies that can help you with family searching and family mediation.
2. Housing. Financial assistance and support to help you find accommodation.
3. Education. Assistance in finding the right education and training for you.
4. Employment. Assistance in finding employment.
5. Counselling. Counselling and other services.
6. Documentation. Help with accessing personal documentation.
For more information, check out "Your Rights" on Create Your Future:
www.createyourfuture.com.au/leavingCare/yourRights.do
Welfare Rights and Legal Centre
A free community legal service for low income earners in the Australian Capital Territory and its region. The Centre gives practical help so you can exercise your legal rights.
www.welfarerightsact.org
The Centre provides telephone advice, information, assistance and representation in the following areas of Law:
Centrelink/Social Security, Public Housing and tenancy matters
Call: 6247 2177 (Mon to Fri 9.30am - 1pm, plus Monday 2pm - 4pm)
Freecall 1800 445 665 from SE NSW.
Night Time Legal Advice Service
One off advice and referral in all areas of law.
Call: 6247 2177 (Tuesday only 6pm - 8pm)
Advice for employees on their rights at work.
Call: 6247 2177 (Tuesday only 6pm - 8pm)
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