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This Request for Information (RFI) document states that this inquiry is focussed on existing or current government programmes. This submission will offer some comments about existing government programmes, but also discuss initiatives that are not necessarily connected to government agencies.
Given the limited space for RFI responses to 5-pages maximum, The Salvation Army’s submission is structured as an overview of general comments and observations. The Army invites Treasury officials to visit one of our Salvation Army Community Ministry centres around the country, as well as other key Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) and service providers, to gain more in-depth insights to the issues raised in this RFI. The Army submits that any critical social policy design or framework from the Government, particularly regarding vulnerable children and their families, should not be made in isolation or far-removed from the realities that these vulnerable families face every day.