Participation for CALD Seniors grants program
A four-year small grants program has been established by the Victorian Government (2011 — 2014). The Participation for CALD seniors program aims to increase social participation of isolated older Victorians from non English speaking backgrounds. Eligible organisations can
Online Multicultural Aged Care Services Directory Project
The ECCV has for many years produced a hard-copy version of the Multicultural Aged Care Services Directory. This project, funded by the Department of Health (DH) provides funds to develop the Directory as an online resource
‘Improving pathways between ethnic & multicultural aged care
ECCV ‘Pathways’ project e-update #1 We are pleased to report that the ECCV project ‘Improving pathways between ethnic & multicultural aged care services and HACC Assessment Services’ is underway. It will support ethnic and multicultural aged
HACC Cultural Diversity HAS Pathways Project
Putting the Active Service Model into practice An eccv project focused around pathways development between HACC Assessment Services and ethnic & multicultural community aged care Building capacity in the Victorian HACC Program to respond to the needs
interSECTOR INTERchange HACC forums
Building better partnerships in HACC — local government and ethnic aged care sector Jointly presented by eccv and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) A series of HACC forums on partnerships and networking opportunities for the ethnic
Practising Positive Partnerships
An eccv evidence-based research project — demystifying the future of inter-organisational partnerships within the ethnic and multicultural aged care sector Practising Positive Partnershps in the Ethnic and Multicultural Aged Care Sector — Networking, Coordinating, Cooperating, Collaborating? Produced
Supported Access Pilot Project
Update In May 2011 the Hon. David Davis, Minister for Ageing announced: The SAP model has informed the development of the proposed Access & Support role to support the implementation of HACC Diversity Planning & Practice. That the
Elder abuse prevention in ethnic communities
Elder abuse is any act that harms older people and that is carried out by someone they know and should be able to trust such as family or friends. Such harm can be financial, physical, sexual,
MMS Project- Bilingual fitness instructors
This project ended in late 2010 but for three years the Multicultural Multiactive Seniors' (MMS) Project supported bilingual people to train as Fitness Instructors. The program aimed to improve ethnic seniors' access to exercise through this
