Summary

Access to institutions and services facilitates cultural participation and belonging. People's levels of institutional literacy and access includes knowledge of their institutional rights and entitlements and the ability to access public resources, including applying for grants. Important institutions include government agencies, businesses, the media and non-government or community organisations.

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• Markus, Andrew, Mapping Social Cohesion: The Scanlon Foundation Surveys National Report, The Scanlon Foundation, Monash University, Melbourne, 2014. Also available at http://scanlonfoundation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-Mapping-Social-Cohesion-Report.pdf. Details