Penrith Sector Connect

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Penrith City Council (02) 4732 7777 (02) 4732 7958 council@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au 601 High St Penrith NSW 2750 Australia
Penrith Sector Connect

Sector Connect Program

The Community Resilience team, through Community Capacity and Community Safety, works with community organisations and services to resource, plan, skill up, advocate and deliver projects that improve the well-being of residents.

Sector Connect aims to build the social capital of the community services sector, keep them connected to local issues, explore ideas as a collective, and shape the local narrative.

Our aspiration is to be the most connected, interactive and coordination sector in the West!

Focus areas:

  1. Connection and collaboration – building the bridging capital of community organisations, creating collective agendas and advocacy platforms
  2. Training and development – provide formal capacity-building opportunities
  3. Information, advice and referrals – provide a recognised and valuable sector newsletter, and tailored resources for community and the sector
  4. Advocacy – utilise the expertise, credibility and power of collective advocacy to address rising and persistent challenges for the community
  5. Organisation listening and credibility – an opportunity to understand in real time the sector pressures and whether Council’s projects and programs are working - truth testing
  6. Evaluation – consistent and structured collection of feedback that can be benchmarked and shared with the sector yearly.

In practical terms the Sector Connect program offers:

  • Connection and coordination through delivering the following interagency and sector wide events:
  • Penrith Homelessness Interagency
  • Penrith Youth Interagency
  • Penrith Community Care Forum
  • Nepean Domestic Violence Network
  • 2 Sector Wide Events
  • Information, advice and referrals
  • Electronic Newsletter published monthly for subscribers
  • Resource cards and other useful and timely resources
  • Webpage
  • Training and development

Sector Connect events are free to attend for anyone working in the community services sector.

To know more about upcoming Sector Connect events, and for access to tickets, please make sure you are subscribed here as we publish all events via Humanitix.

Sector Connect Newsletter

The Sector Connect Newsletter is a monthly electronic publication for those working in the community sector. It keeps you connected with updates and information on what’s happening across the sector, including available grant funding opportunities, training, events, announcements and more.

To subscribe to the Penrith Sector Connect Newsletter, please click here.

To submit content to the Newsletter, please click on the link and complete the template with all relevant information. 

Interagencies

The Penrith Homelessness Interagency (PHI) meets 4 times per year and provides a space for service providers working with people at risk or who are homeless. It includes direct services, emergency relief and meal service providers.

For more information please contact Carolyn Stewart, Community Capacity Officer at , or to attend the PHI, register here.

The Penrith Youth Interagency (PYI) meets 4 times per year and provides a space for service providers working with young people.

For more information please contact Ruth Yigletu, Community Capacity Officer at , or to attend the PYI, register here.

The Penrith Community Care Forum (PCCF) meets twice a year. It is a space for services working with senior residents and people with disability to share information, discuss topical issues and collaborate.

For more information please contact Carolyn Stewart, Community Capacity Officer at ,or to attend the PCCF, register here.

The Nepean Domestic Violence Network (NDVN) meets 4 times per year and provides a space for organisations that provide services and support people impacted by domestic, family and sexual violence.

For more information and to attend the NDVN, please contact Erin Davidson, Community Safety Projects Officer at .

Resources

Find Support

Please see also our Youth Support Services webpage.

To request this information in another language, please call Translation and Interpreter Services National on 131 450 and ask for an interpreter to call Penrith City Council on 13 22 62.

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