Project Overview - Promoting Peace In Families Project
Project Overview
Project Overview - Promoting Peace In Families Project
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Promoting Peace In Families is a 3 year project jointly funded by the National Community Crime Prevention Programme (Attorney General's Department), an Australian Government Initiative. It is a joint project between the City of Casey, Cardinia Casey Community Health Services and the Casey Pastors Network.
The project aims to educate and strengthen the capacity of diverse communities within the City Of Casey to identify, prevent and respond to family violence. Family violence has been identified as a significant issue within the municipality of Casey.
The Project comprises of 3 key stages:
- The Esta blishment Phase
- Consolidation Phase
- Evaluation Phase
In the Establishment Phase the project staff will work with 4 churches which were identified to pilot the project. It is envisaged that policies, strategies and actions would be put in place and best practices used as a model to reach other church communities with the aim of preventing family violence.
The first phase of the project has involved working with 4 church communities -Turning Point Family Church Cranbourne, Salvation Army Church Cranbourne, Winepress Assembly of God Berwick and Berwick Church of Christ.
The Consolidation Phase of the project will extend pilot activities to additional churches and other diverse communities ( ie: other faiths, schools etc.), with findings informing a broader approach.
8 churches have been selected for this phase - Berwick Anglican Church, Berwick Baptist Church, Doveton Baptist Church, Holy Family Catholic Church Doveton, Langwarrin-Pearcedale Anglican Church, Hampton Park Baptist Church, Casey Life Assembly of God Hampton Park and Berwick Vineyard Church.
Key Partners
T he City of Casey ( the Lead Agency of this project ) has become one of Victoria's largest and most vibrant municipalities with a population of 233,831 (January 2008) , this is expected to rise to approximately 320,000 by around 2020. The City of Casey, in partnership with the Cardinia Casey Community Health Service and the Casey Pastors Network were successful in receiving a grant from the Commonwealth Attorney General's Department under the National Community Crime Prevention Program.
Casey's Values:
Service - Delivering quality services which are based on community expectations as expressed in Council's Corporate Plan, Policies and Budget.
Innovation - Continuous improvements to the services we provide.
Accountability - The delivery and evaluation of our plans, policies and performance standards.
Cooperation - Utilising the talents, diversity, experience and knowledge of the community and staff through cooperation, teamwork and partnerships.
Our People - Promoting staff well being, recognising their achievements and fostering the development of their capabilities.
Cardinia - Casey Community Health Service is part of Southern Health. This organisation offers a range of services and programs conducted by health professionals, aimed at providing a choice of activities to better manage health and wellbeing for people living in the Cardinia Casey region.
Our Vision: Southern Health is an Australian leader in the planning and delivery of integrated high quality services that improve health status using all available resources to work in partnership with other service providers, community, government, educators and researchers.
Our Values: At Cardinia Casey Community Health Service and Southern Health, our work is underpinned by our I.C.A.R.E. values:
Integrity - we act fairly, honestly and openly
Compassion - we interact with dignity and empathy
Accountability - we take ownership and responsibility for performance
Respect - we value difference and individual worth
Excellence - we aim for and recognise innovation, quality and professionalism
The Casey Pastor's Network is unique in it's diversity and broad representation of Christian Churches throughout the municipality. The Network is at the forefront of church representation within Melbourne. Around 45 churches are directly and actively represented on the Network. This represents 40,000 Christians in the municipality.
The Network conducts a number of successful community support programs such as Christians Helping in Primary Schools (CHIPS) and Mentoring for Life Skills (Victorian Government funded). The Casey Pastor's Network has a strong and productive relationship with Council.
