The Sustaining Economic Empowerment and Dignity (SEED) Project is a co-designed, community initiative in Seymour (Victoria) that commenced in 2020, in an effort to empower women seeking to boost their financial wellbeing and economic security. This evaluation assesses the implementation stage of the SEED Project and how the project is making progress towards its intended...

This research outlines the compounding financial crises impacting lower income households and their economic security.

Drawing on project documents, de-identified monitoring data and case studies, this report summarises the model, activities, outcomes and learnings from the 2021–23 cohort of women who participated in Stepping Stones.

The Sustaining Economic Empowerment and Dignity (SEED) Project is committed to seeding positive change for women’s economic security in communities around Australia. This report outlines the Brotherhood of St Laurence's theoretical frameworks for addressing women’s economic security, as well as policy and practice principles for program implementation.