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Federal government backtracks on funding cuts to LGBTIQ seniors program
Federal Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt has announced it will provide $122,500 to Switchboard Victoria for its LGBTIQ elder outreach program Out and About, after federal funding cuts last year threatened the program’s future. The Out and About program seeks to address the social isolation experienced by older LGBTIQ people with regular community visits. Switchboard …
Funding Cut From Outreach Program Benefiting Victorian LGBTIQ Elders
LGBTIQ organisations have called for federal funding to be restored to an outreach service in Victoria connecting LGBTIQ elders to their broader community. Switchboard Victoria’s Out and About program is an LGBTIQ elder outreach program seeking to address the social isolation experienced by older LGBTIQ people with regular community visits. The organisation was told of …
