Forced adoption apology anniversary speech
FACS Secretary Michael Coutts-Trotter's speech on 20 September, 2017 apologising for the forced adoption of Aboriginal children
Annual Report 2020-21
The Annual Report details the Aboriginal Housing Office's progress against its Strategic Plan, Business Plan and Asset Management Plan
Strong Family, Strong Communities Co-Design Evaluation July 23
A compendium report developed by AHO Research & Analysis, summarising findings from an independent evaluation of co-designed programs.
The evaluation looked at programs that the AHO co-delivered with four Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOS) from 2019-2021.
The purpose of the evaluation was to build an evidence base on what successful and culturally appropriate co-design looks like in the context of designing programs and services with Aboriginal communities.
The report found that the AHO successfully co-designed programs with ACCOs by championing self-determination, flexibility, and investment in local strengths.
Evaluation was undertaken by Aboriginal consultancy Cox Inall Ridgeway.
AHO Annual Report 2021-22
The Annual Report details the Aboriginal Housing Office's progress against its strategic plan for financial year 2021-22.
Annual Report 2022 - 2023
The Annual Report details the Aboriginal Housing Office's (AHO) progress against its Strategic Plan, Business Plan and Asset Management Plan
SFSC Phase Two Implementation Plan
Strong Family, Strong Communities Strong Family, Strong Communities (SFSC) is the AHO’s 10-year strategy to improve the well-being of NSW Aboriginal families and communities through housing.
To deliver on this goal, the strategy is framed around four key pillars - Housing Solutions, Client Outcomes, Growing the Sector and Data and Evidence.
Services Our Way brochure
The Services Our Way (SOW) team connect people to programs and services as well as specialist, informal or community-based support.
The Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) delivers the SOW program to empower Aboriginal people to improve their wellbeing and achieve their goals.
Find out more about who SOW is for and what regions the program is available in.
Provider Performance Framework Provider Guideline
This Guideline describes how managing providers will report compliance matters to the Aboriginal Housing Office. It enables providers to submit information to the AHO that it needs to monitor provider's performance.
Services Our Way evaluation report
Services Our Way (SOW) is an Aboriginal-led, trauma-informed care coordination service delivered by the Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO). The program is designed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and families who are vulnerable and have complex needs.
An evaluation of SOW was commissioned to ensure that the program was being implemented as intended and that it helped clients to achieve their self-identified goals.
The report presents evidence indicating that the program was implemented successfully – it provided flexible, culturally appropriate tailored support to 1,405 clients between July 2020 and December 2022 and delivered a positive return on investment. Evidence showed that the program is highly valued by clients and stakeholders and has a significant position impact on client wellbeing.
The evaluation was conducted by the Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI) in partnership with Curijo and Monash University.
