Brophy Family and Youth Services
Education
A collaborative response to youth disengagement in regional Victoria
ProjectDebt Consolidation and Financial Management Program
Amount$70,170 over three years
Date2014
ProgramCommunity
TRUST OBJECTIVES | PROJECT OBJECTIVES |
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This grant was originally approved under our past program area of Regional Resilience (grants policy 2014-2017), however, it is a good example for our Community program | |
Rural and regional Victoria | Assist people in the Loddon Mallee District at risk of financial and social exclusion to manage their money, overcome financial adversity, and plan for their future |
Reducing inequality | Strengthen people’s financial independence, giving them the chance to more fully participate in the social, cultural and economic life of their community with greater access to resources and opportunities |
Collaboration and partnership | Good Shepherd Microfinance, Anglicare Bendigo, Bendigo Welfare Agency Group, Department of Justice, Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre |
Empowering people to develop financial literacy and independence
With a core mission to help break the cycles of material aid and generational poverty, Bendigo Family and Financial Services is building financial literacy and resilience among those most at risk of financial exclusion and disadvantage. The basic philosophy of the Scheme is to provide low-income earners with access to safe and affordable credit without the burden of fees and interest charges.
Bendigo Family & Financial Services’ (BFFS) Debt Consolidation Scheme addresses the immediate needs of clients in times of financial crisis. Clients are usually experiencing difficult life situations, frequently incurring unintended debt and profoundly affecting their quality of life. They may have become ill and forced to leave work; experience family violence; be aged and lose their job; or their partner has died, leaving joint debt or financial obligations on one income.
Snapshot:
"I had no idea that there was a service like this whereby they would negotiate a settlement figure on your behalf and then pay it out. At last I could see a light at the end of the tunnel. I would be able to pay off the debt." BFFS client
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