Stronger Communities

Note: department focus areas are subject to change based on NSW Government priorities and responses to evolving customer needs.

Stronger Communities delivers a safer, just, inclusive and resilient community experience for NSW Citizens

The Stronger Communities department brings together the former Family and Communities and Justice departments. The new department provides, for the first time, the opportunity to focus our social support, justice and emergency management systems, on prevention and early intervention. This will support and drive change in how NSW looks after its most vulnerable people and proactively manages responses to disasters.

Three long-term goals have been identified:

• communities, families and victims are supported and have access to services when they need it, anywhere and anytime;
• staff have a working environment that promotes increased flexibility, collaboration, efficiency and supports them to deliver excellent customer service; and
• our organisation has the capabilities to take advantage of emerging technology and new ways of working to predict and prevent the need for societal interventions.