Victorian Council of Social Service

Mission

The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) is the peak
body of the social and community sector in Victoria.
VCOSS advocates for an equitable and sustainable society in which every Victorian has a fair share of
the community’s resources and services.

We pursue just and fair social outcomes through policy development and public and private advocacy;
raising awareness of the existence, causes and effects of poverty and inequality.

VCOSS is a powerful voice for the Victorian community sector to pursue social change that creates
greater equality, eliminates poverty and overcomes disadvantage

VCOSS plays a key liaison role in communicating emergency management policy changes, emerging directions and challenges between government and the community sector, as well as across diverse parts of the sector.
VCOSS works to provide the community sector with information about emergency management, and to inform state government policy and program development for future emergency management. In particular, VCOSS aims to complement existing emergency management policy evaluation with perspectives from the community sector and disadvantaged and vulnerable people, by documenting experiences that will inform and improve approaches and processes.