TACKLING TOBACCO (a initiative from The Cancer Council NSW)

 

 

 

The second round of Community Initiates Scheme Funding is now available through the Tackling Tobacco program.

Grants of up to $20 000 are available for social service organisations to develop projects that include one or more of the following:

Development of organisational policy and practice to better address the issue of smoking and create environments supportive of quitting

Training for staff and/or volunteers on responding to tobacco use with clients in a way that can be integrated into normal casework/agency practice

Development of case work tools and resources to help staff address tobacco use among service users and support those who would like to quit

Development of tailored information about tobacco, the impacts of smoking and the benefits and process of quitting for specific disadvantaged groups

Initiatives to support staff/volunteers to quit smoking

Initiatives to support service users/clients to quit smoking

 

The grant application and guidelines are attached, and they will soon be available on our website

 

www.cancercouncil.com.au/tacklingtobacco <http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/tacklingtobacco>

The closing date for applications is Monday 1st September 2008. Please feel free to pass this information on to your networks and encourage local social service organisations to apply. If you would like any additional information please just let

 

Jill

know.

The website also gives a brief description of the current projects that we are funding, so if organisations are looking for ideas or inspiration

 

 

please direct them there.