Funding for Anglicare Financial Counselling Service, Mandurah

17/6/96

Family and Children's Services has agreed to fund the Anglicare Financial Counselling Service in Mandurah, enabling the service to make a valuable contribution that will benefit the community.

Family and Children's Services Minister Cheryl Edwardes announced today that the department had signed an agreement with the service which guaranteed it $39,941 a year until June 30, 1998.

Mrs Edwardes said the service would give support to individuals and families on low incomes who had financial problems.

"Families will be able to learn skills so they can manage their income successfully," she said.

"They will be able to make informed decisions about their money and become financially stable.

"Young people who are entering the work force will learn how to start their lives without financial stresses. They and residents in the area will be informed of other resources that may be of help to them.

"People will be helped to make informed decisions about their incomes, deal with or prevent crises and given skills that will help them prevent further major problems in their lives.

"This service will ease the challenging stresses of daily living which will in turn benefit individuals, families and the community."

Mrs Edwardes said she believed the agreement marked the start of a good relationship which would benefit the local community and assist the agency to provide programs and courses to meet the needs of local residents.

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