LOGAN
Stocktake of Family Support Services
 in Queensland
(Implementation of Recommendation 5.1 from the Queensland Government’s Response to the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry final report: Taking Responsibility: A Roadmap for Queensland Child Protection, December 2013)
February 2014

Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services
Map of Catchment
Please refer to Appendix 1 for a full list of Statistical Areas (Level 2) within this catchment.
Logan catchment area
The Logan catchment includes the Loganlea Child Safety Service Centre and the Logan Central Child Safety Service Centre.
Logan catchment profile
On 30 June 2012, it was estimated there were 128,026 people residing within the Logan catchment area. This represented approximately 3% of the estimated resident population of Queensland (4,565,529 people). The estimated number of children aged 0-17 years was 33,601 people (approximately 3% of the Queensland population of children aged 0-17 years).
The population of people who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander in Logan as at 30 June 2012 was 3,494 (2.9% of the total population in the catchment). In Queensland, the population of people who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander was 155,824 (3.6% of the total population). 
As at September 2013, the Logan unemployment rate was 8.2% compared to the Queensland average of 5.9%. Logan also had 37.4% of its population in SEIFA Quintile 1 (most disadvantaged) compared to 20% for the whole of Queensland.
As at 30 June 2012 the percentage of one-parent households was also higher than the whole of Queensland at 20.7% compared to 16.1% respectively.
Service provision for families – Logan Catchment
Total investment in the Logan catchment is $22,381,317 for services funded by both the Queensland Government and the Australian Government. The service delivery breakdown in Logan is outlined below.
Summary of services for Logan
1.	Tertiary Family Support services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $1,618,167
·	Total number of services: 3
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $539,389
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/ 13 actual 
(per annum)	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	The Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane - Anglicare Southern Queensland	Spiritus - TRACC Logan and Brisbane West	Family Intervention Services	Underwood	$265,516	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	UnitingCare Community	LCC - Families Plus - Logan, Browns Plains, Beaudesert	Family Intervention Services	Underwood	$1,046,246	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Youth and Family Service (Logan City) Inc	Youth and Family Service (Logan City) Inc - Family Group Conferencing	Family Intervention Services	Slacks Creek	$306,405	

2.  Intensive Family Support services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $6,235,548
·	Total number of services: 8
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $779,444
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual (per annum)	
Department of Justice  and Attorney-General	South West Brisbane Community Legal Centre		Legal assistance services for vulnerable and disadvantaged Queenslanders.	Woodridge	$614,490	
Department of Justice  and Attorney-General	Youth and Family Service (Logan City) Inc	Youth and Family Service	Legal assistance services for vulnerable and disadvantaged Queenslanders.	Woodridge	$332,724	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Working Against Violence Support Service Inc	Regional Domestic and Family Violence Service	Domestic Violence 	Logan Central	$604,544	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Working Against Violence Support Service Inc	Helping out Families Children's Counselling Service and Counselling and Support Services for Victims	Domestic Violence 	Logan Central	$422,362	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Youth and Family Service (Logan City) Inc	Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Service	Domestic Violence 	Slacks Creek	$565,413	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Youth and Family Service (Logan City) Inc	Helping Out Families (Logan) – Men Overcoming Violence for Equality (M.O.V.E.)	Domestic Violence 	Slacks Creek	$137,890	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	UnitingCare Community	Intensive Family Support Service (IFS Service) - Logan	Family Support	Underwood	$3,109,230	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	UnitingCare Community	Family Support Alliance Service - Logan	Support Services	Underwood	$448,895	
Australian Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $475,992
·	Total number of services: 2
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $237,996 

Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/ 13 actual 
(per annum)	
Department of Health	Canefields Clubhouse Beenleigh Inc	Canefields Clubhouse	Structured activity program to support people with severe/persistent mental illness (& their families and carers) who experience social isolation to live independently and participate in the community	Meadowbrook	$174,028	
Department of Health	The Richmond Fellowship of Qld	Ryan's Place	Structured activity program to support people with severe/persistent mental illness (& their families and carers) who experience social isolation to live independently and participate in the community	Logan Central	$301,964	
3.	Secondary/ Targeted Family Support services
State Government funded services: 
·	Total investment (per annum): $5,447,977
·	Total number of services: 21
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $259,427
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual (per annum)	
Department of Justice  and Attorney-General	Career Employment Australia Inc	Employment Project Officers	Service assists young people aged 15 years and over who are clients of the Ipswich Youth Justice Service to choose a career path and search for training and/or employment. 	Logan Central	$88,494	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Koongoora Inc	Koongoora	Domestic Violence	Confidential	$424,396	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Youth and Family Service (Logan City) Inc	YFS Housing Support	Homelessness	Slacks Creek	$565,250	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Youth and Family Service (Logan City) Inc	Housing Support for Young People	Homelessness	Slacks Creek	$195,126	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Kingston East Neighbourhood Group Inc	Transitional Supported Accommodation	Homelessness	Slacks Creek	$157,043	
Department of Housing  and Public Works	Wesley Mission Brisbane	The Logan Youth Foyer Support Service	Homelessness	Woodridge	$537,292	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	House With No Steps		School holiday activity programs for school aged children with disability	Logan Central	$42,792	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Ability Care Ltd		Short term one-off emergency funding to respond to emergencies and/or unplanned support needs of people with a disability and families	Logan Central	$104,552	
DCCSDS - Disability Services	Horizon Foundation Inc		Supports families of young children with disability to link with services, provides specialist play groups and links with other families	Loganholme	$22,500	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association	Impact Program	Youth Support	Logan Central	$12,210	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Youth and Family Service (Logan City) Inc	Youth and Family Service (Logan City) - Volatile Substance Misuse	Volatile Substance Misuse	Slacks Creek	$814,106	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Youth and Family Service (Logan City) Inc	YouthLink	Youth Support	Slacks Creek	$669,037	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Youth and Family Service (Logan City) Inc	Youth and Family Service YSC (Logan City)	Youth Support	Slacks Creek	$563,232	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Marsden Education Association Inc	Parents Overcoming Work and Education Restrictions (POWER)	Youth Support	Slacks Creek	$141,674	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Kalwun Development Corporation Limited	Kalwun - South East Region Family Support Service	Family Support	Slacks Creek	$1,057,107	
DCCSDS - Child Safety	Kingston East Neighbourhood Group Inc	Kingston East Neighbourhood Group	Family Support	Slacks Creek	$8,166	
DATSIMA	Logan District Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Elders Inc	Murri Men's Maintenance	Counselling	Logan Central	$10,000	
DATSIMA	Murrigunyah Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation	Youth and Family Engagement Program 	Young people, Families	Logan Central	$10,000	
DATSIMA	Murrigunyah Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation	What Works 	Young people, Families	Logan Central	$10,000	
DATSIMA	Murrigunyah Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation	Building Resilient Families	Young people, Families	Logan Central	$10,000	
DATSIMA	Synapse	Acquired Brain Injury	Counselling	Logan Central	$5,000	
All figures included for Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services - Disability Services are current as at 31 January 2014. 
Some figures in this table are notionally allocated across catchment areas where the service is provided across more than one catchment.
Australian Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $1,076,845
·	Total number of services: 8
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $269,211 (skewed by large project) (excluding services where funding was not available)
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual (per annum)	
Department of Human Services	Department of Human Services	Woodridge DHS	Young parents aged 20 and under who have a child 0-6	Woodridge	Not Available	
Department of Human Services	Department of Human Services	Woodridge DHS	Parents on income support for 2 or more years with child aged 0-6	Woodridge	Not Available	
Department of Human Services	Department of Human Services	Woodridge DHS	Child Protection Measure:  parents identified by Child Safety as benefiting from the programme. Vulnerable Welfare Payment Recipient Measure:  DHS customers identified as vulnerable by a DHS Social Worker  customers aged under 22 and granted Unreasonable to Live at Home rate of payment or DHS customers under 25 years of age who have been released from Prison.                                           Voluntary Measure:  Any customer on a Centrelink income support payment can volunteer to have their payments income managed.	Woodridge	Not Available	
Department of Employment
	Commonwealth of Australia	Max Employment	Target group:  Eligible Indigenous Job Seekers, with a particular focus towards those in Streams 3 and 4.  Services:  The Pilot provides culturally appropriate mentoring support for Indigenous job seekers. This includes pre-placement support and ongoing mentoring throughout the first 26 weeks of employment.
Details can be found at:  http://employment.gov.au/access-mentoring-support-indigenous-job-seekers	Logan	Not Available	
Department of Social Services	Islamic Women's Association of Queensland	Islamic Women's Association of Queensland	SGP eligible clients - Mainly Humanitarian	Underwood	$120,000	
Department of Social Services	Access Community Services Limited	Access Community Services Limited	SGP eligible clients	Logan Central	$494,000	
Department of Social Services	Access Community Services Limited	Access Community Services Limited	SGP eligible clients - Humanitarian Youth	Logan Central	$241,845	
Department of Social Services	Multilink Community Services Inc
	Multilink Community Services Inc
	SGP eligible clients - Mainly Humanitarian
	Logan Central	$221,000	

4.  Universal services
State Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $1,479,085
·	Total number of services: 13
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $134,642 (excluding services where funding was not available)
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service users/ Service focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/13 actual (per annum)	
Department of Justice  and Attorney-General	Ganyjuu Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation Family Support Service	Logan Community Justice Groups	Support and reduce Indigenous contact with the criminal justice system and support victims of crime	Woodridge 	$92,500	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	The Creche and Kindergarten Association Limited	C&K Kingston Community Kindergarten	Education & Training	Kingston	$4,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Shailer Road Community Kindergarten Assoc Inc	Shailer Road Community Kindergarten	Education & Training	Shailer Park	$18,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Kingston East Neighbourhood Group Inc	Kids 4 Kindy Program	Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander & CALD 	Slacks Creek	Not Available	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Kingston East Neighbourhood Group Inc	Kingston East Occasional Childcare	Parents & Families	Slacks Creek	$52,305	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Springwood Community Kindergarten Association Inc	Springwood Community Kindergarten	Education & Training	Springwood	$8,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	The Creche and Kindergarten Association Limited	C&K Calvary Community Kindergarten 	Education & Training	Springwood	$4,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Ganyjuu Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation Family Support Service	Logan Children & Family Centre	Education & Training	Waterford West	$830,000	
Department of Education, Training and Employment	Ganyjuu Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation Family Support Service	T2K - Transition 2 Kindergarten	Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander & CALD 	Woodridge	Not Available	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Multilink Community Services Inc	Multilink Community Services	Neighbourhood Centres	Logan Central	$100,777	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Kingston East Neighbourhood Group Inc	Kingston East Community Support and Family Support Program	Neighbourhood Centres	Slacks Creek	$190,150	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Logan East Community Neighbourhood Association Inc	Logan East Community Neighbourhood Centre	Neighbourhood Centres	Springwood	$129,353	
DCCSDS - Community Services	Logan City Council	Logan East Community Centre	Neighbourhood Centres	Springwood	$50,000	
Australian Government funded services:
·	Total investment (per annum): $6,047,703
·	Total number of services: 30
·	Average investment per service (per annum): $215,989 (excluding services where funding was not available)
Funding Agency	Organisation/ Legal Entity	Service Name/ Provider	Target Group/ Service Users/ Service Focus	Suburb	Funding 2012/ 13 actual 
(per annum)	
Department of Social Services	Parenting Research Centre Inc	Parenting Research Centre Inc	Vulnerable Children And Families; Primary Focus Is On Children 0-12 Years	Logan Central	$7,206	
Department of Social Services	Save The Children Australia As Trustee For Save The Children Australia Trust	Save The Children Australia As Trustee For Save The Children Australia Trust	Vulnerable Children And Families; Primary Focus Is On Children 0-12 Years	Kingston	$19,592	
Department of Social Services	Save The Children Australia As Trustee For Save The Children Australia Trust	Save The Children Australia As Trustee For Save The Children Australia Trust	Vulnerable Children And Families; Primary Focus Is On Children 0-12 Years	Woodridge	$19,591	
Department of Social Services	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	Whole Of Community; Parenting Support; Group Peer Support For Children, Families Or Carers; Case Management; Home Visiting Services; And Other Supports To Prevent Child Abuse And Neglect	Logan Central	$50,000	
Department of Social Services	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	Whole Of Community; Parenting Support; Group Peer Support For Children, Families Or Carers; Case Management; Home Visiting Services; And Other Supports To Prevent Child Abuse And Neglect
	Logan Central	$8,000	
Department of Social Services	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Adults With Children And Young People In Their Care, Who Are Seeking Assistance With Conflict And Decision Making And Family Law Disputes Arising From Separation Or Divorce
	Logan Central	$1,304,748	
Department of Social Services	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Children Under 18 Years From Separated Or Separating Families, Who Are Experiencing Issues Around Their Family Relationships
	Logan Central	$349,974	
Department of Social Services	Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q)	Uniting Care Community : Inclusion Support Agency Logan/Redlands	Children With Disability, Including Children With Ongoing High Support Needs; Children From Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds; Children From A Refugee Or Humanitarian Intervention Background; And Indigenous Children.
	Loganholme	$642,000	
Department of Social Services	Aboriginal & Islanders Christian Community Centres	Woodridge Aboriginal Vacation Care	Children, Families - Indigenous Service	Berrinba	$9,820	
Department of Social Services	Marsden Education Association Inc	Power Play Jet Creche	Children, Families	Slacks Creek	$119,872	
Department of Social Services	The Brotherhood Of St Laurence (Bsl)	Hippy Logan Central - Kingston East Neighbourhood Group	Children, Families, Parents. Program To Build Skills Of Parents/Carers To Create Positive Learning Environment To Prepare Child For School
	Logan	Not Available	
Department of Social Services	Queensland Rugby Football League Limited	Queensland Rugby Football League Limited - Qrl Harmony Program	Humanitarian Refugees, New Migrants And The Local Logan Community	Woodridge	$47,500	
Department of Social Services	Kalwun Development Corporation Limited	Kalwun Development Corporation Limited	Disadvantaged Indigenous Communities And Families	Slacks Creek	$121,745	
Department of Social Services	Logan East Community Neighbourhood Association Incorporated	Logan East Community Neighbourhood Association Incorporated
	Vulnerable Children And Families; Primary Focus Is On Children 0-12 Years	Springwood	$115,173	
Department of Social Services	Relationships Australia (Qld)	Relationships Australia (Qld)	Families, Separated Families, Extended Family Members, Individuals, Children, Young People And Couples With Relationship Difficulties; Aim Is To Better Manage The Personal Or Interpersonal Issues To Do With Children And Family During Marriage, Separation And Divorce
	Loganholme	$228,160	
Department of Social Services	Commonwealth Of Australia		Local Employment Coordinators Have Been Engaged To Work In Each Of The 21 Priority Employment Areas Across Australia Identified As Needing Extra Assistance. Local Employment Coordinators Work In Collaboration With Employers, Community Groups And All Levels Of Government To Help Develop Local Solutions To Meet Local Labour Market Needs.   Specific Projects May Target Specific Job Seeker Groups And/Or Industries.  For Example, The Growing Transaction Projects In Ipswich And Logan Assisted A Number Of Migrant Parents To Gain Training And Employment In The Transport Industry.  
		Not Available	
Department of Social Services	Relationships Australia (Qld)	Relationships Australia (Qld)	Same As Family And Relationships Services With Focus On Family Law
	Loganholme	$195,981	
Department of Social Services	Relationships Australia (Qld)	Relationships Australia (Qld)	Adults With Children And Young People In Their Care, Who Are Seeking Assistance With Conflict And Decision Making And Family Law Disputes Arising From Separation Or Divorce	Loganholme	$297,896	
Department of Social Services	Save The Children Australia As Trustee For Save The Children Australia Trust	Save The Children Australia As Trustee For Save The Children Australia Trust	Vulnerable Children And Families; Primary Focus Is On Children 0-12 Years	Waterford West	$19,591	
Department of Social Services	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	Whole Of Community; Parenting Support; Group Peer Support For Children, Families Or Carers; Case Management; Home Visiting Services; And Other Supports To Prevent Child Abuse And Neglect	Slacks Creek	$49,500	
Department of Social Services	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	Whole Of Community; Parenting Support; Group Peer Support For Children, Families Or Carers; Case Management; Home Visiting Services; And Other Supports To Prevent Child Abuse And Neglect
	Slacks Creek	$90,000	
Department of Social Services	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	Whole Of Community; Parenting Support; Group Peer Support For Children, Families Or Carers; Case Management; Home Visiting Services; And Other Supports To Prevent Child Abuse And Neglect
	Meadowbrook	$5,000	
Department of Social Services	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	Whole Of Community; Parenting Support; Group Peer Support For Children, Families Or Carers; Case Management; Home Visiting Services; And Other Supports To Prevent Child Abuse And Neglect
	Loganlea	$15,000	
Department of Social Services	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	Whole Of Community; Parenting Support; Group Peer Support For Children, Families Or Carers; Case Management; Home Visiting Services; And Other Supports To Prevent Child Abuse And Neglect	Slacks Creek	$1,279,890	
Department of Social Services	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust	Whole Of Community; Parenting Support; Group Peer Support For Children, Families Or Carers; Case Management; Home Visiting Services; And Other Supports To Prevent Child Abuse And Neglect	Slacks Creek	$50,000	
Department of Social Services	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	The Uniting Church In Australia Property Trust (Q.)	Vulnerable Children And Families; Primary Focus Is On Children 0-12 Years	Springwood	$28,261	
Department of Social Services	YFS Ltd	YFS Ltd	Families, Separated Families, Extended Family Members, Individuals, Children, Young People And Couples With Relationship Difficulties; Aim Is To Better Manage The Personal Or Interpersonal Issues To Do With Children And Family During Marriage, Separation And Divorce	Slacks Creek	$649,880	
Department of Social Services	YFS Ltd	YFS Ltd	Families, Separated Families, Extended Family Members, Individuals, Children, Young People And Couples With Relationship Difficulties; Aim Is To Better Manage The Personal Or Interpersonal Issues To Do With Children And Family During Marriage, Separation And Divorce	Woodridge	$194,883	
Department of Social Services	YFS Ltd	YFS Ltd	Communities, Families And Clients Who Are Experiencing High And Complex Needs (Family Violence) And Require More Access To Intensive Support	Slacks Creek	$98,809	
Department of Social Services	YFS Ltd	YFS Ltd	Communities, Families And Clients Who Are Experiencing High And Complex Needs (Family Violence) And Require More Access To Intensive Support	Woodridge	$29,631	

Appendix 1
DCCSDS Region	Child Safety Catchment 	Child Safety Service Centre	Statistical Area Level 2	
South East	Logan	Logan Central	Kingston	
South East	Logan	Logan Central	Logan Central	
South East	Logan	Logan Central	Woodridge	
South East	Logan	Loganlea	Cornubia - Carbrook	
South East	Logan	Loganlea	Daisy Hill	
South East	Logan	Loganlea	Loganholme - Tanah Merah	
South East	Logan	Loganlea	Loganlea	
South East	Logan	Loganlea	Rochedale South - Priestdale	
South East	Logan	Loganlea	Shailer Park	
South East	Logan	Loganlea	Slacks Creek	
South East	Logan	Loganlea	Springwood	
South East	Logan	Loganlea	Underwood	
South East	Logan	Loganlea	Waterford West