Membership
Membership with the Community Housing Federation of Victoria is an essential component for any organisation wanting to maximise its involvement in the community housing sector. The benefits of membership include:
- The Employee Assistance Program, which provides confidential referral to provisional counselling for all staff of our member organisations and their immidiate family
- A connection with the community housing industry and its various members
- Access to industry conferences and seminars at discounted rates
- Active participation in policy formulation and decision-making (note: full members only have voting rights)
- Advocacy by CHFV on behalf of member organisations to Government
- Access to seminars and training designed specifically to improve professional standards within the community housing sector (at discounted rates)
- Delivery of the CHFV News (published three times per year) and the CHFV Bulletin (published monthly except January)
- Access to information and support from CHFV staff
- Quarterly Members' Meetings
- CEO Network that provides opportunities for senior staff to meet together and access high level speakers and information
- Assistance with tenancy (RTA) issues either through our training program or direct advice from skilled staff in this area
- Opportunities for workers in specific sub-sectors of Community Housing to meet together and take up issues relevant to their sub-sector
- Sector representation at public meetings, consultations, taskforces, committees, CHFA, VCOSS, DVVic, CHP, and TUV