Current Funded Programs

HACC (Home and Community Care)

HACC was first funded in 1989. As part of our HACC Social Support Program we assist frail, elderly Russians to stay in their homes by providing one-on-one socialisation through volunteers.

Pensioner Clubs, Planned Activity Groups, meetings, activities, information dissemination, advocacy and referrals are also included.

RERC owns and manages an 18-seater Bus, providing community transport.

The volunteer aspect of the service allows the younger migrants to stay in touch with the community and not get isolated.

WPP-Workplace Participation Program

Other Projects and Programs

• Funding from Consumer Affair Victoria under their Consumer Credit Funds is allowing RERC to promote messages to the community about the wise use of credit and how to best manage limited finances.
• CEGS stands for Culturally Equitable Gateways Strategy and is funded by the Department of Human Services; our aim is to encourage Russian elderly and disabled to access aged care and HACC services from Local Council and to help make these services more culturally appropriate.
• My Connected Community (mc2) funding comes from the State Library and VicNet and allows RERC to set up special interest on-line groups and train and assist all Russian people to use the internet and email communication.
• Our Russian Community Crime Prevention Project is funded by the Attorney-General’s Department for three years, will be an intervention project in Melbourne with Australian-Russian families, particularly the elderly, migrants, youth, women and unemployed, to discourage members resorting to crime including domestic/family violence in particular Russian Bride marriages. It will conduct a broad community education campaign to reduce fear of crime, facilitate activities to strengthen youth to withstand criminal influences and improve community safety especially for the older Russian community.
• Count us in! project is a short, small pilot project funded by the Department of Human Services to encourage Russian residents of Public Sector Residential Aged Care Servcies to be involved in the wider community; and to change the prevailing perception in the broader community that Hostel/Nursing Home residents are not part of the mainstream community.