Place-based Financial Inclusion Action Plans
Place-Based FIAPS bring together organisations in a specific location to address issues of financial wellbeing in their local communities.
![Geelong2](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Geelong2-1024x627.jpeg)
Why place-based:
The place-based FIAP program works on the premise that organisations who are on the ground are best equipped to understand local challenges identifying the risks and triggers of financial exclusion, vulnerability and hardship, and can take practical action to address these in collaboration with other congruent partner agencies at a local level.
Issues such as these listed below require a whole-of-community approach to addressing the complexity which arises for its community members, particularly women, children, and families.
- High levels of financial stress and vulnerability
- High youth and intergenerational unemployment,
- Rental stress,
- Increased cost of living
- Unskilled labour markets
- High levels of community members receiving income support
- Lack of confidence in hitting financial goals
This enables greater uptake of services within communities and improved use of local assets and infrastructure. Over the long term it leads to better outcomes for families an increases economic benefits at the regional, state, and national level.
The objectives of a place based FIAP:
![Leadership](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/kdeqa3atnby.jpg)
Empower Local Leadership
Empower Local Leadership within the community who have the capacity to drive collective action and change.
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Create a framework
Create a framework for local organisations to take actions to realise financial inclusion, resilience, and wellbeing within their sphere of influence.
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Embed the identified actions
Embed the identified actions into business-as-usual practice of participating organisations for the long-term.
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Enhance the financial wellbeing
Enhance the financial wellbeing outcome of current and future generations of residents in the local community.
Place-based FIAP Members
![Barwon Health](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Logo_HS_RGB-1024x1024.jpg)
Barwon Health
![St Joseph’s College](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SJC-200X200px.png)
St Joseph’s College
![Golden Plains Shire](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Golden-Plains-Shire-Logo-300X300px.png)
Golden Plains Shire
![Surf Coast Shire](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Surf-Coast-Shire-Logo-200X200px.png)
Surf Coast Shire
![The Gordon TAFE](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/The-Gordon-Logo-200X200px.png)
The Gordon TAFE
![Headspace](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Headspace-200X200px.png)
Headspace
![Geelong Food Relief Centre](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Geelong-Food-Relief-200X200px.png)
Geelong Food Relief Centre
![Codan](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/codan.jpg)
Codan
![City of Greater Geelong](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/City-of-Greater-Geelong.jpg)
City of Greater Geelong
![Meli (formerly Bethany Group and BCYF)](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/meli-300-x-300-1024x1024.png)
Meli (formerly Bethany Group and BCYF)
![Barwon Water](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/barwon-waters.jpg)
Barwon Water
![Colac Otway Shire](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/colac-otway-shire.jpg)
Colac Otway Shire
![Give Where You Live](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GWYLF-LOGO-square-CMYK-with-keyline-1024x1024.jpg)
Give Where You Live
![Good Money (Geelong Store)](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Good-Money.jpg)
Good Money (Geelong Store)
![WorkSafe Victoria](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/worksafe.jpg)
WorkSafe Victoria
![Match Works](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/matchworks.jpg)
Match Works
![Tindo Solar](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Tindo-Solar.jpg)
Tindo Solar
![City of Salisbury](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/City-of-Salisbury.jpg)
City of Salisbury
![Possible Consulting](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/possible-consulting.jpg)
Possible Consulting
![Workskil SA](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/workskil.jpg)
Workskil SA
![Northern Area Community & Youth Services Inc.](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Nancys.jpg)
Northern Area Community & Youth Services Inc.
![Relationships Australia SA](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Relationships-Australia-SA.jpg)
Relationships Australia SA
![Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Good-Shepherd-Australia-New-Zealand.jpg)
Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand
![AnglicareSA](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AnglicareSA.jpg)
AnglicareSA
![Office for Women](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DHS.jpg)
Office for Women
![Deakin University](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Deakin-university.jpg)
Deakin University
![UniSA](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/UnisaSTEM.jpg)
UniSA
![Transport Accident Commission (TAC)](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TAC-200X200px.png)
Transport Accident Commission (TAC)
![Sacred Heart College](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sacred-heart-logo-990x1024.jpg)
Sacred Heart College
![The Times News Group](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Times-News-Group-Logo-200X200px.png)
The Times News Group
Our Impact stories
Every FIAP includes a commitment to report on progress made against actions. Find out more about our members’ stories below.
![Case Study: Barwon Water Customer Support Program](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Barwon-Water-Case-Study-Image.png)
Case Study: Barwon Water Customer Support Program
![Case Study: Anglicare SA’s Client-Centered Approach to Housing Support](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AnglicareSA-Case-Study-Image.png)
Case Study: Anglicare SA’s Client-Centered Approach to Housing Support
![Case Study: LaunchMe First Nations Program](https://fiap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/LaunchMe-Case-study-Image.png)