b'Our work with communitiesLocal communities across Victoria and Tasmania deserve servicesthat help them to thrive.Easier access to mental We act to have an impact in the communities we serve. We believe in taking real stepshealth supportto make the world a better place forWe were pleased to receive funding from the people living with a disability, culturallyVictorian Government to run two pop-up mental and linguistically diverse (CALD), LGBTIQ+health services to address the ongoing impacts of communities, those newly arrived and the COVID-19 pandemic.many more.We work to create deep connections andWe partnered with Ballarat Health to deliver offer support to local communities. Wesupport to communities across western Victoria often do this through collaboration andand the Wimmera including Moorabool, Hepburn, partnerships with like-minded organisationsBallarat, Golden Plains, Ararat, Pyrenees, Northern and governments to ensure everyone hasGrampians, Horsham, Hindmarsh, West Wimmera equal access to the services they need. and Yarrambiack.When communities thrive, so do the peopleIn Melbournes south and southeast, we are living within them. working with EACH to support communities across Dandenong, Casey, Cardinia, Frankston, Kingston, Bayside, Monash and Glen Eira.Funding boost expands foodUniting also received funding to provide services in the northwest of Tasmania, the Southern and mental health services Midlands and the Central Highland regions, withWe received a $490,000 funding boost from thea worker based in the north and one in the south. Victorian Government to increase communityA behaviour of concern identified in these rural meals and support for vulnerable people inand remote areas has been hoarding. Our workers Prahran and surrounding areas. The funding allowshave now been trained in this area to better us to expand mobile food deliveries by purchasingsupport people to overcome these issues.two refrigerated vans and recruit a dedicated worker who can work with our volunteers to run this service. This means we will be able to provideMore about mental health servicesmore than 8000 extra community meals a year and deliver food packages to those who are isolated in the community and experiencing more complex health issues. The additional funding will also be used to employ a mental health worker to better support people who are coming to our services with complex needs. More about community meals32 Uniting Vic.Tas Annual Report 2021-2022'