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The Department for Families and Communities (DFC) is now the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI). Families SA, including the child protection and family support functions, is now part of the new Department for Education and Child Development. Youth Justice remains with DCSI and the Department now includes  Multicultural SA, Northern Connections, Office for the Southern Suburbs, Office for Volunteers, Office for Women, Office for Youth and Social Inclusion. Contact details for these offices are available on the Contacts page.

The department is currently reviewing its online information and updates are in progress. Departmental information can still be found using the search function on this site. For more information about South Australian government services please visit www.sa.gov.au.

 

About the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion

Last Updated Feb 2012

We have a broad mandate to work with those who, through circumstance, may be poor, vulnerable, at risk of harm or isolated, to connect them to choices and opportunities. This mission is a privilege and a responsibility. It means working together, and with others, to connect individuals, families and communities to choices and opportunities.

Our Vision: A better Life for South Australians

Leadership

Joslene Mazel is the Chief Executive for the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion.

Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (formerly known as Department for Families and Communities) strategic agenda

DocumentFive Year Strategic Plan, 2009-2013 [alternative]

See Key strategies and plans for additional strategic plans the department operates under.

Organisation

The department is made up of four main service areas:

We also work with strategic partners through:

DocumentDCSI Service Brochure [alternative]

Our corporate services in finance, human resources, property, purchasing, risk management and audit support our direct service to customers. We also provide support to the Council for the Care of Children, Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee and the Guardian for Children and Young People who report directly to the Minister.