About us

The Department of Family and Community Services delivers services to some of the most disadvantaged individuals, families and communities in NSW.

We have more than 3 million clients in regional and metropolitan NSW, a budget of $5.6 billion in 2010/11 and more than 20,000 staff.

We provide services to:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• children and young people
• families
• people who are homeless
• people with a disability, their families and carers
• women
• and older people.

Our divisions

• Aboriginal Housing Office
• Ageing, Disability and Home Care
• Businesslink
• Community Services
• Housing NSW
• Office for Women’s Policy.

Our mission

To enable vulnerable people to participate fully in NSW social and economic life and build stronger, more sustainable and inclusive communities.

Our work aims to:

• enable each child in NSW to have the best possible start to life
• help vulnerable young people build their capacity for a good future
• improve social and economic outcomes for Aboriginal people
• provide support to vulnerable adults and families so that they can participate fully in community life
• build strong and inclusive communities.