Annual Information Statement 2013

Legal Name: 
Womens And Girls Emergency Centreincorporated
ABN: 
92622900342

Section A: Charity Information

Charity has a financial year ending 30 June: 
Yes
Financial year ends: 
Information Unavailable
Charity size: 
Large
Purposes of charity: 
  • The relief of poverty, sickness or the needs of the aged
  • Other: Provide support for women with or without children who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Basic Religious Charity: 
No
Charity is part of an approved ACNC reporting group: 
No

Section B: Activities

Activities in the 2013 reporting period: 
Yes
Main activity: 
Social services
General activities: 
  • Emergency and relief
  • Housing activities
  • Mental health and crisis intervention
  • Social services
Description of charity’s activities and outcomes: 
Women's and Girls' Emergency Centre's (WAGEC) vision is "every woman is safe and well in her own home". We work with women and women with children who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and are committed to pursuing better outcomes for women through service provision and advocacy.Our aim is to provide professional support and a place of safety for women and children. In the last financial year WAGEC provided the following services; * Case management to assist women to access housing and address issues contributing to homelessness and risk of homelessness. * Outreach support for women to assist with maintaining housing and address issues contributing to risk of homelessness.* Drop in support centre where women can access support, basic necessities and amenities, material and social assistance. The women we support are impacted by issues such as domestic, family and other forms of violence, financial hardship, mental illness, addiction and lack of family and community support.
Changing or introducing activities in the next reporting period: 
No
Beneficiaries helped by charity’s activities in the 2013 reporting period: 
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
  • Children
  • Elderly people
  • Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex persons
  • General community within Australia
  • Migrants, refugees or asylum seekers
  • People at risk of homelessness/The homeless
  • People with disabilities
  • People with Chronic or terminal illness
  • Pre/post release offenders and their families
  • Unemployed persons
  • Victims of crime
  • Women
  • Young people

Section C: Resources and operating locations

Estimated number of unpaid volunteers who worked for the charity during the 2013 reporting period: 
  • Full time employees: 4
  • Part time employees: 3
  • Volunteers: 9
Where the charity operated during the 2013 reporting period: 
New South Wales

Section D: Reporting and regulatory obligations (This section is optional)

State or territory charity had non-corporate reporting obligations to: 
New South Wales

Section E: Financial information provided voluntarily

2013 Financial report: 
Note: If you want to see the financial report or annual report that this charity has submitted, go back to Financials & Documents.