Collective of Self Help Groups (COSHG) is a community development organisation founded in 1977 to support self help and support groups.
We support people who are establishing or maintaining self help or support groups, and those who are looking for a group to address shared issues of discrimination, disadvantage, disability, isolation and inequality. Self Help groups are often poorly resourced and reliant on their membership to volunteer time and skills in maintaining their group.
COSHG is governed by a Management Collective which consists of member representatives. The Management Collective operates in a non-hierarchical model within a community development framework. Members are elected at the AGM, to support and oversee the administration of COSHG. Read more about our community development model of inclusion.
COSHG is a tenant and founding member of Ross House, a heritage listed five-story building in Flinders Lane, Melbourne. Ross House operates as a not-for-profit and is self-managed by its members. It provides affordable office spaces, meeting rooms and resources to self help and small community groups committed to social justice and environmental sustainability.
