Acknowledgement

The Management, Staff and Volunteers of Barnardos Australia would like to acknowledge the initiation of the No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS®) by the Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service over twenty five years ago.
 
In 1981, the Good Shepherd Sisters of Victoria provided funds to the Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service to commence the first “NILS®”. Since then, Good Shepherd has supported the provision of NILS® to low-income earners throughout Australia.
 
Good Shepherd has developed NILS® and supplied training in ‘Common Principles and Standards’ which underpin the NILS® practice.
 
We acknowledge the NSW State Network for their supportive role in regards to training and information, lobbying done on behalf of the program and their commitment to further development and expansion of NILS on a state level.