SAFCA has a volunteer Independent Board Director position available for a person with experience in governance and/or marketing/communication.  This is an Independent role, so the person cannot be a member of SAFCA. If you know someone with the appropriate skills, experience, and some time available to volunteer, please forward them this news story link for further information and to apply. Board Position Advertisement 
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"A day in the life" is an opportunity for key decision makers to gain a greater understanding of financial counselling and the issues facing people experiencing financial vulnerability. Kym Della-Torre is SAFCA’s relatively new independent board member who started with us in 2023. He was offered an opportunity to shadow UnitingCare Wesley Bowden's Peter Gantley while he worked from Housing SA’s Port Adelaide office, one of the organisations many outreach sites in Ade...

SAFCA is the peak body for financial counsellors in SA and the NT. Our membership also incudes affiliated roles like financial capability workers, NILs workers, volunteers, agency managers - to name a few. Our weekly newsletter goes out to 300 contacts, and promotes a range of items to members. Consider sharing your new service, updated hardship policy, survey, free training or event, or financial counselling role - with us.  We have put together a handy sheet (below) to help ...

Sometimes, as tenancies end, the money isn’t claimed back for a variety of reasons. Consumer and Business Services (CBS) has a streamlined system so you can easily Check Bond Status for any outstanding bond that may be yours. All you need to ‘Search by Tenancy Details’ is the former postcode, street name and tenant surname as well as the year the tenancy commenced. You can find out more about the claims process at www.cbs.sa.gov.au/unclaimedbonds . Meantime, CBS is continu...

Issac* sends an email to his financial counsellor Vanessa reflecting on his journey from being a single, separated parent on casual wages to a thriving father of a little girl, with a career, free of debt and a home owner; and thanks her for the part she had to play.   Hello Vanessa (from Anglicare Australia),  " I'm not sure if you'll remember me, but my name is Issac*, I came in for some financial help a few years ago, once before I separated from my fian...