If you are returning from prison we may be able to help you by providing support through:

• Parole Support
• In house Counselling
• Applications for housing- Department of Housing, Community housing, MRAC

Linking into other services that RAW programs offer

• Money Business- Financial Numeracy and Literacy
• Emergency Relief
• Financial Counselling
• PRAC- Assistance in finding a private rental
• Community Legal Service – Legal advice and assistance in Criminal Injuries compensation, Tenancy issues such as debt or terminations, family Law as well as other areas of Law.

Linking into services in the community

• Specialised counselling such as Drug & Alcohol and Family Violence
• Job Service providers
• Rehabilitation Providers
• Land Groups
• ALS or Legal Aid
• NDIS
• Other Emergency relief agencies
• Educational Facilities eg, TAFE
• Mental Health services
• Parenting services eg Ngala

Assistance with returning to your remote community from prison

• Transport Options Program where we can take you back to your community in the Midwest, Murchison and Gascoyne straight from the prison
• Working with you and your job active provider to assist in finding employment, training or volunteering that you are interested in.
• Transport to attend appointments such as for employment or parole reporting.
• Contacting and checking up on family members to see if they are ok.

We can provide:

• Free legal information and advice covering most aspects of the law;
• A wide range of materials you can take away to read or have explained to you;
• Help with preparing documents and letters;
• Help to deal with others involved in your issue;
• Assistance with understanding legal concepts and processes;
• Information sessions on a wide variety of topics to groups.

• Legal issues we might be able to help you with include:

  • Family issues such as separation, divorce, family violence, arrangements for children, dividing money, property and debts post-separation;
  • You’ve been hurt; at work, by someone else in your home, in a car, through the fault of someone else, as a victim of crime, as a child while in the care of adults or institutions;
  • Cars and driving, such as driver’s licences, fines, motor vehicle registration, problems with a car you’ve bought or car repairs;
  • Unfair treatment; at work or elsewhere such as unpaid wages, sacked, treated unfairly or differently to others because of something like your race, gender, or a disability;
  • Decision making, where you want someone to make decisions for you or you want to stop or change someone else making decisions for you,
  • Issues related to death and dying such as Wills or someone has died and there are arguments about their funeral, property, belongings, superannuation or debts;
  • Neighbourhood issues such as fences, noise, disruptive behaviour, threats and violence;
  • Problems with something you’ve bought or a poor service you’ve received.

Private Rental Accommodation and Casework

Assists people with applying for private rental properties in Geraldton, property inspections, ingoing property condition reports and maintaining private tenancies. Provides some household items once housed

Homelessness Programme

Support to people that are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless for a period of up to 12 months after being housed in Geraldton. Comprehensive assessment of your needs. Ongoing casework and provision of services to suit your needs. Assistance in applying for public and private housing. Support in making your tenancy successful. Provides some household items once housed