Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) is collecting funds to expand its legal and related services to communities and people experiencing disadvantage While governments (Commonwealth, Victoria Legal Aid and most local governments) provide financial support, demand for the services (from the population of about 900,000) far outweighs these resources. Using skilled volunteers as well as professional staff, ECLC is able to utilise its limited resources very efficiently to provide key programs across eight sites.
How will the funds be used?
The funds will be used to provide increased services to the community. Using a dynamic mix of over 100 volunteers along with professional staff, ECLC undertakes a broad range of activity across Melbourne's east, from its offices in Box Hill, Boronia and Healesville and 11 outreach locations. This work includes:
legal information and referral
legal advice and casework (on-going work on a legal matter)
advocacy on Family Violence matters at Ringwood Court
community development projects
community legal education with a range of target groups.
It also undertakes a range of community development and partnership projects including education, publications and advocacy. ECLC's priority areas for both direct assistance and community development and education are:
family violence,
the Yarra Ranges,
human rights education,
seniors rights,
cultural diversity and
children and young people.
Key Areas of Expenditure
Improving integrated legal and support responses to women and children experiencing family violence
Preventing and responding to elder abuse
Working with culturally diverse communities
Community legal education for young people
Tenancy advocacy, particularly to prevent homelessness
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