CAQA Department of Community Programs
Public value, delivered
The Department of Community Programs is a state government department that funds, regulates and supports community services across Victoria. It administers community grants programs worth about ninety million dollars a year, contracts not-for-profit organisations to deliver youth, seniors, multicultural and neighbourhood house services, and regulates the standards those funded providers must meet. The department advises the Minister for Community Programs, answers to Parliament through the annual report and budget estimates, and serves the public through its front counters, phone line and online portal. Its work touches thousands of volunteers, community organisations and local councils every year.