Brotherhood Comment November 2005

ISSN3208632A regul Ar upd Ate from Soci Al Action And r e Se ArchNovember 2005Studying the map and plotting a courseStrategic directions at the Brotherhood of St LaurenceWith the advent of a new Executive • the periods in and out of The focus on four transitions Director and in the context of the work – whether voluntary knits together our research and ever-changing social, economic and or involuntary services. It allows us to develop political climate the Brotherhood • retirement and ageing. major capacity in these key policy has, over the past several months, areas and to avoid spreading reviewed its strategy. We aim to be a national voice resources randomly and thinly.on matters of poverty and We challenged ourselves to answer disadvantage. Our voice will be Geography receives greater some fundamental questions: what grounded in service delivery which emphasis in the plan, reflecting sort of organisation we want the will focus on geographic regions our expectation that poverty in Brotherhood to be, what we want it representative of anticipated Australia will more and more to achieve, over what period of time, disadvantage and poverty. become a feature of life on the and what that means for the way in outskirts of our major cities and which we allocate our resources in We seek to ensure that our work in our rural communities. This the immediate future. New strategic reflects an understanding that the emphasis on place also reflects our priorities ...