b'Goal 2 Uniting will increase our focus on the foundations for living, and expand our quality early learning, housing and early intervention options.We cannot expect people to contribute to theirThe key enablers tocommunity when they are worried about where their next meal is coming from or where they willachieve this goal are:sleep that night. Strong foundations in life are more than just survival though. People also needContemporary modelssafety and a feeling of control and order in theirPractice of care, governancelives before they can aspire to a sense and standardsof belonging and dignity. A safe and stable home is a foundation for being able to make other changes in life.Engagement and partnerships Being able to have children access affordablePartnerships with wider Uniting Church and quality early learning is important for families values aligned organisationsto get a job, and for children to get a good startin life. And having access to support when family lifeSafe, welcomingstarts to get challenging is important to reduceProperty and environmentally the need for more intensive support later. sustainable propertiesUniting will expand our provision of these foundational early learning, housing and earlyRobust multi-year strategic intervention services to better support familiesPlanning service plans, masterplansof all forms. We will build on our existing workand financial plansresponding where there is need, forging new partnerships, and creating safe and welcoming places to live and learn. We will explore newways to innovate and shift the focus, so weWhat does success look likeintervene earlier and more effectively in ourwork with children families, and responding for Uniting in 2030?to family violence. From a consumerI am connected to the right person who can As a result, by 2030:empower me to access services that help meUniting is recognised as a communitybuild foundations for life and skills to copehousing provider of choice in Victoriawith lifes challenges.through our high-quality stock andFrom the workforceconnected support services Early intervention for vulnerable families to Unitings quality community and affordablechange the intergenerational trajectory. I believe housing stock in regional, rural andthat Uniting touches on all of Maslows hierarchymetropolitan areas has increased of needs, however the most important in thisHigh quality early learning services have socio-economic climate is housing and material aid.grown in areas where there is needUniting has developed and is providingservices in communities that intervene earlier and more effectively with children, families, and in response to family violenceUniting 2030 Strategy 23'