ACOSS and our members share a vision of working for a fair, inclusive and sustainable Australia.
For over five decades ACOSS membership has brought together a diverse cross section of the community sector to be a strong voice against poverty and inequality in Australia.
The ACOSS membership is comprised of:
- Eight state and territory Councils of Social Service which represent thousands of front-line community agencies
- National peak organisations of consumers and service providers
- National religious and secular welfare agencies
- Low income consumer groups and unions
State and Territory Councils of Social Service
ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS)
NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS)
Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS)
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS)
South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS)
Tasmanian Council of Social Service (TasCOSS)
National Members
54 Reasons – Save the Children Australia
Australian Alcohol and other Drugs Council
Australian Association of Social Workers
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN)
Australian Association of Adolescent Health
Australian Education Union (AEU)
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
Australian Foundation for Disability (AFFORD)
Australian Health Promotion Association
Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL)
Australian Institute of For-Purpose Leaders
Australian Neighbourhood Houses and Centres Association (ANHCA)
Australian Pensioners & Superannuants Federation
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)
Australian Services Union (ASU)
Australian Youth Affairs Coalition
Catholic Social Services Australia
Centre for Women’s Economic Safety
Community Housing Industry Association
Community Legal Centres Australia
Community Mental Health Australia
Community Transport Organisation
Consumers Health Forum of Australia
Disability Advocacy Network Australia
Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education
Edmund Rice Community Services
Family Relationship Services Australia
Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA)
Financial Counselling Australia
First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence (FNAAFV) (formerly NFVPLS)
Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE)
Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand
Good Things Foundation Australia
Indian (Sub-Cont) Crisis & Support Agency
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
National Association of People Living with HIV in Australia
National Association of Renters’ Organisations
National Ethnic Disability Alliance
National Older Women’s Network (NOWN)
Office for Social Justice, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
Public Health Association of Australia
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)
Settlement Council of Australia
Settlement Services International
Society of St Vincent de Paul National Council
Associate Members
Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies Ltd. (ACWA)
Australian Refugee and Migrant Care Services Ltd
BEING – Mental Health Consumers
Cairns Alliance of Social Services
Catholic Social Services Victoria
Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Community Housing Industry Association NSW
Community Information and Support Victoria
Cowra Information & Neighbourhood Centre
Housing for the Aged Action Group Inc.
Mountains Community Resource Network (MCRN)
Nepean Community and Neighbourhood Services (NCNS)
Peninsula Community Legal Centre Inc.
Social Futures (Northern Rivers Social Development Council)
South Port Community Housing Group Inc
Southern Youth and Family Services
Westgate Community Initiatives Group Inc