ABOUT CAFS

CAFS

Publications

    Annual Reports

    2010-11 Annual Report

    2009-10 Annual Report

    Strategic Plan

    CAFS Strategic Plan is the result of a consultative process between staff, the Board and community stakeholders. This document provides our key directions for the next three years. The Board of Governance endorsed it in February 2008. It is a living document with a regular schedule for review and modification over the three-year period.

    Strategic Plan 2011-2013

    Constitution

    CAFS - Constitution

    Submissions

    Family Violence in the News- A Media Toolkit May 2011

    Developed through the Grampians Family Violence Prevention Network with the assistance of media professionals, specialist family and domestic violence experts and consumers, the media toolkit is designed to inform the reporting of family violence and highlights the role the media plays in influencing public perception about this issue.  Kate Owen and Vicki Lee Thomas are to be congratulated for driving the project.

     Media Toolkit

     Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry

    CAFS submission for Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children was submitted to the State Government Inquiry in April 2011. The submission is available in PDF format for public viewing.

    Download

    Our Vision: Wellbeing, respect and safety for all children and families

    Our Mission: Our mission is to strengthen and empower individuals, families and communities in order to heal from the oppression of disadvantage, alienation from culture and social connections and the trauma of abuse and violence

    185

    employees working at CAFS
    to help strengthen and
    empower individuals, families
    and communities

    2,386

    phone calls received
    for family support
    for the year ended
    30 June 2011

    $3.75m

    in client debts written off
    by creditors such as banks
    and utilities
    with CAFS help
    CAFS Service Region

    CAFS Values

    Flexibility: Being adaptable to changing circumstances in the workplace, prioritising work, addressing what is most important and taking advantage of new and emerging opportunities.

    Resilience: The capacity to recover from setbacks, overcome obstacles and impediments, and the ability to learn from experience and identify areas for self development.

    Client/Member focused: Prioritising the needs of clients and members, aiming for best outcomes for clients and members, being focused on the outcome and following through with commitments.

    Inclusive: Recognising the rights of others, being committed to social justice and social inclusion, making equitable decisions and respecting and valuing difference and diversity in all its forms.

    Ethical: High standards of personal integrity, being truthful and reflecting expected standards of behaviour consistent with the CAFS Code of Conduct and professional Codes of Ethics.

    Collaborative: Working with others to achieve common goals, engendering a spirit of teamwork, listening actively, inspiring confidence and demonstrating empathy when confronted with adversity.