Healing at Home on Country, Aboriginal Elders & Mentors Grant Program

Healing at Home on Country provides Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and for-profit Aboriginal businesses an opportunity to support culturally safe pathways for Aboriginal Adults returning home to their families and communities.

This grant provides a platform to be innovative, think outside the square and tailor a program to meet the needs of your communities.

Project objectives/targeted outcome 1

Delivering tailored, culturally safe and ACCO led health and wellbeing services that assist Aboriginal people in custody in addressing the underlying factors contributing to offending behaviour. Detail: 

• Client’s case plans incorporate culturally appropriate referral pathways for clients re-integrating back into community.
• Strengthened relationship between Community Corrections and their local ACCO’s.

Project objectives/targeted outcome 2

Resourcing the ACCO sector to increase the availability of Aboriginal delivered post-release, transitional and supported accommodation and cultural mentoring services for Aboriginal adults leaving custody.

Detail:

• ACCO’s have programs and services available for clients to address their holistic care.

Project objectives/targeted outcome 3

Strengthening the opportunities for Aboriginal people, organisations and communities to practice self-determination in determining the solutions to reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system.

Detail:

• ACCOs submit their application for the grant by outlining their project plan based on community needs.

 Project objectives/targeted outcome 4

Increase co-design and collaboration with local Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations.

Detail: 

• Improved relationships between CSNSW and ACCO’s in conjunction with improved cultural competence and confidence in CSNSW staff, promotes collaboration in developing purpose-built programs for mutual clients. 

Project objectives/targeted outcome 5

Aboriginal parolees have a voice and input in their Risk Mitigation and Case Plan for post release planning.

Detail: 

• Aboriginal clients having person centred and culturally responsive case plans.
• Aboriginal clients actively engaging in interventions outlined in case plan steps.
• Aboriginal clients contributing to the development of their case plans and being able to select what services they wish to engage with.

Project objectives/targeted outcome 6

Aboriginal parolees have cultural programs/activities in their case plan to promote self-determination identity and belonging for connection to Family, Community & Culture

Detail: 

• Community Corrections improving the way they engage and provide services to Aboriginal people in their care. 

 Project objectives/targeted outcome 7

Aboriginal parolees are empowered by local Aboriginal mentors to build connection and well-being for successful reintegration back into Family & Community.

Detail: 

• Aboriginal parolees are supported by Aboriginal mentors after successful completion of their parole orders.
• Aboriginal parolees are connected to cultural activities and events in community to promote a sense of identity, belonging, connection and pride.

Project objectives/targeted outcome 8

Reduce re-offending and increase successful completions of parole for Aboriginal people in our care.

Detail:

• Evaluation measures need to be both qualitative and quantitative and reflect improvement in the engagement and number of Aboriginal parolees successfully completing their parole period.