What we do and what your donations assist us to do:

During the financial year of 2019, Diverse Communities and Social Services (DCSS) Australia helped over 70 people clear $200K in infringement debts and fines across Australia, with a small number volunteers helping these vulnerable people, the communities in which DCSS Australia helped were people from the following communities: - have a mental or intellectual disability, disorder or illness;
have an addiction to drugs, alcohol or a volatile substance; be experiencing homelessness; be experiencing acute financial hardship, or; be the victim of family violence.

How do we help these people and communities? Via supporting the clients with the following services: - Volunteering/Community Service (unpaid work); Medical or Mental Health Treatment; Education, Vocational or Life Skills Training; Financial Counselling/Case Management; Drug or Alcohol Treatment; Participate as a Mentee in a Mentoring Program (if under 25 years of age) 

Who are we accredited by to run this valuable and voluntary service? The Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety - Fines Victoria (WDP Team); and the NSW Revenue Office - Legal Aid (WDO Team)

To find out more about the work we do, please visit https://www.dcssaustralia.org/services

About Us:

Diverse Community & Social Services (DCSS) Australia is a Not-for-Profit Community Justice and Social Support Services, Volunteer-led Organisation throughout Australia.
 
Diverse Community & Social Services (DCSS) Australia is the only Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Asexual or other gender and sexual diversities (LGBTIQA+), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI), Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), Diversity and Inclusion focused organisation which delivers a dual-accredited Not-for-Profit Community Justice Program operating across Australia.

DCSS Australia delivers this program in close partnership with the Victorian Department of Justice - Fines Victoria (WDP Team) and the NSW Revenue Office - Legal Aid (WDO Team), City of Melbourne, as well as many of our other Community Partners.

Please visit our website https://www.dcssaustralia.org/ for further information or if you have any questions, please email us via Enquiries@dcssaustralia.org

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