You and your colleagues are invited to participate in the Australian Community Sector Survey, COVID-19 edition. This survey will provide an invaluable picture of the effects of the unprecedented current COVID-19 situation on the community sector, as it allows a longitudinal comparison between the sector in late 2019 and now. Your response is vital to give a full picture of the impacts of these events on the sector. Further information, and the link to the survey, can be found here. The survey will close on 21 July 2020.
The data we are collecting via this survey is critical in our advocacy to the Federal, State and Territory Government, National Cabinet, the COVID Commission and other policymakers about a range of critical issues for our sector in particular about the adequacy and gaps in social services emerging during the COVID-19 early recovery period. This data will be used in COSS network advocacy on the critical issues for our sector, including resourcing for our sector, contracting and funding issues and our capacity to deliver the services that are needed in our communities.