Intensive Family Support Services

The Children and Community Services Ministerial Body through the Department for Child Protection (the Department) is seeking offers from interested Not for Profit organisations to provide Intensive Family Support Services in the metropolitan area.

Consistent with the Delivering Community Services in Partnership Policy, only organisations that comply with the Not for Profit status, Local Government Authorities or Religious/Charitable organisation status, and metropolitan current Preferred Service Providers funded for recurrent services by the Department are eligible to respond to this Request.

Intensive Family Support Services are directed at families whose children are at imminent risk of being taken into provisional protection and care as a result of child protection concerns or severe neglect. Services are also provided where children are in out of home care, to facilitate the transition from out of home care to full time care of the family, a family partnership care arrangement or other permanent placement arrangement whereby contact is maintained with family.

A non-mandatory briefing to Respondents will be conducted on Monday 12 December 2011 at 1:00pm at the Department for Child Protection, Seminar Rooms 3 & 4, 189 Royal Street, East Perth. Respondents are requested to confirm their attendance by no later than 4:00pm on Friday 9 December 2011 by contacting Ms Melissa Dobson on phone number 9222 2602 or by email [email hidden]