Social Futures recently made a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommending all aged care workers are given the opportunity to participate in Wellness and…
Social Futures recently made a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommending all aged care workers are given the opportunity to participate in Wellness and…
Social Futures, in partnership with Byron Shire Council, is transforming the old Byron Hospital site, into a mixed-use community hub called Byron CoLab on Arakwal Country. Our hope is to…
Recovery Connect is a support service for individuals and communities impacted by natural disaster. Recovery Connect is available to anyone living in the local government areas of Lismore, Tweed Heads,…
Clubhouse Lismore reopens two years after record-breaking floods Clubhouse Lismore – a free, after school care, technology-learning hub for young people – has a new home in the heart of…
…their childhood – and what better place to enjoy childhood than at Clubhouse Lismore. Clubhouse youth worker Sean Spencer said the clubhouse, which has reopened post-lockdown, runs after-school science, technology,…
…She has an intellectual learning disability and has been receiving NDIS supports to help her with speech therapy and social and community participation. But it wasn’t until she met her…
…‘Where we start matters’ and ‘Every child in every community needs a fair go’. “It’s vital that children and their families get the support they need when facing hard times,…
…school years. “I had to move schools due to bullying,” Madeleine says. “My diagnosis is a lot less common in females than males and it just marked me out as…
…with disability and their families to maximise independence and participation by creating greater choice? The audience was made up of NDIS services providers, community care organisations, support coordinators, people with…
For parents, Ross and Sandy Bailey the NDIS provided great relief when their 19-year-old son, Chesney had his first National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan approved four years ago. Chesney,…
…young people and their families (including parents and siblings). There will also be a range of after-school fun and free social and emotional well-being activities for young people, where they…
…who have experienced the changes, challenges and triumphs of life with a disability. Social Futures Community Development Coordinator, Scott Jones, who has been living with a visual impairment for more…
…preschools, toys and other belongings. Lisa Wilson completed a Bachelor of Social Science in Australia then a postgraduate diploma in Play and Creative Arts Therapies in the UK. She has…
…by appointment. Lismore headspace manager Simone Balzer said Social Futures had worked hard to find a space where young people could come. “We do know young people prefer to meet…
…Coast. headspace Lismore and headspace Tweed Heads headspace Lismore Program Manager Simone Balzer said both headspace Lismore and headspace Tweed Heads experienced a rise in more complex cases following the…
Our national conversation around the Voice referendum presents an important and challenging time for our communities. The BCF Practice Leadership Group has decided to host a conversation during our September…
OUR BRAND STORY Transcript At Social Futures we’ve always been united by a common purpose – to achieve positive social change in our communities. That takes connection, which has always…
…the needs of Aboriginal communities, then we are one step closer to closing the gap, we are taking real action to end disadvantage among First Nations people,” she said. Ms…
…in the Community delivering the NDIS. RadioVoice, based in Melbourne, is an independent provider of radio and podcast skills-building for people with a disability. It is a unique service within…
Social Futures has welcomed the release of the NSW flood inquiry but is calling on the Premier to commit to more social housing for the region when details of house…
…share strengths, interests and aspirations, and helps our local communities to better understand what it is like to live with disability. SIGN UP for the next FREE Photovoice project today!!…
…community. We are proud that Mark Burgess is part of the Social Futures team – Mark has been wearing hearing aids for most of his life, and every day supports…
Social Futures CEO Tony Davies has told the 2023 National Housing and Homelessness Forum that community service providers are fast learning how to deliver wrap-around supports to communities impacted by…
…For them, the benefits of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) can be truly transformative. So it was for Narissa Phelps, whose son Joshua has lived with bipolar disorder from…