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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)

 

  • Community Advice Program

        Advice for employees on their rights at work.


        Call: 6247 2177 (Tuesday only 6pm - 8pm)

 

Other Leaving Care Resources

Legal Aide ACT

Website www.legalaidACT.org.au
Phone  1300 654 314

 

Youth Law Centre

Website www.youthlawawact.org.au
Email contact@youthlawawact.org.au
Phone 02 626207077


Sexual Health and Family Planning

Website www.shfpact.org.au
Phone 02 6247 3077

 

The Junction

Website www.thejunction.org.au
Phone 02 6232 2423

 

Centrelink

Website  www.centrelink.gov.au
Phone  132490

 

Campbell Page

Website  www.campbellpage.com.au
Phone  1300 139 920

 

QUEST Solutions

Website  www.quest.com.au
Phone  02 6253 0588
Email Info@QuestSolutions.com.au

 

CIT

Website  www.cit.act.edu.au
Phone  02 6207 3348

 

TED NOFFS

Website www.noffs.org.au

Phone 02 6123 2400

 

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Website www.comcons.org.au
Phone  02 6296 1133








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