In the third video in the Speaking from Experience series, Community Advisory Group members Keira and Renna talk about the reality of barriers and hurdles which compounded with a lack of opportunity expose the saying “if you have a go you will get a go” as a myth.
Their stories, along with 100 Families WA findings shared to date, offer a valuable insight into the experiences of people with lived experience of hardship or entrenched disadvantage.
As part of the Community Sector Recovery Series, WACOSS hosted 100 Families WA in a seminar that discussed the social impacts of COVID-19 on families in hardship. A short presentation on key findings was offered before three representatives from the 100 Families WA community service organization partners (Uniting, Merycare and Centrecare) provided presentations on their experiences of delivering services during the pandemic.
The launch of the 100 Families WA COVID-19 Findings was held at the State Library of Western Australia on Friday 21 August 2020.
The second part of the event was a panel discussion about the COVID-19 findings, between Renna Gayde and Jeanie Barbagiovani, two members of the 100 Families WA Community Advisory Group, who were joined by Tricia Murray AM, CEO of Wanslea Family Services, and Mark Glasson, CEO of Anglicare WA, two of the partner organisations in the project.
Read more about 100 Families WA: 100familieswa.org.au
The launch of the 100 Families WA COVID-19 Findings was held at the State Library of Western Australia on Friday 21 August 2020.
The first part of the event was a presentation by Professor Paul Flatau, Director of the Centre for Social Impact at the University of Western Australia. In this presentation he details the social impact of COVID-19 on families participating in the 100 Families WA Project study, which aims to examine hardship and disadvantage.
Read more about 100 Families WA: 100familieswa.org.au
Click here to view a snapshot of findings on Social impact of COVID-19 on families living in hardship.
The second video in the Speaking from Experience series, Community Advisory Group members Renna and Keira answer talk about their experiences of the Coronavirus Supplement and how it has impacted their lives.
Their stories, along with 100 Families WA findings shared to date, offer a valuable insight into the experiences of people with lived experience of hardship or entrenched disadvantage.
This report presents the findings collected from the 100 Families WA supplementary survey which investigated 100 Families WA COVID-19 Findings he social impact of COVID-19 on families experiencing hardship.
Some of the key issues presented are:
• Accessing services during the pandemic and families’ experiences of this
• Meeting the educational needs of children within the home
• Changes to income and the impacts thereof
The first in the Speaking from Experience series, Community Advisory Group members Renna and Keira answer some tough questions that people with lived experience get asked and talk about their experiences of homelessness, and what home means to them.
Their stories, along with 100 Families WA findings shared to date, offer a valuable insight into the experiences of people with lived experience of hardship or entrenched disadvantage.
