Community Connections

Using the power of community to help us connect & thrive

Community Connections is a Department of Human Services funded program that supports people to increase their independence in the home and to build stronger social and community connections.

Strong social connections can improve quality of life and provide better health outcomes.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimates that around one in ten people experience social isolation. This has a negative effect on people's mental and physical health, and their ability to participate in the community.

Who Community Connections is for

Community Connections is open to people living on the Lower Eyre Peninsula, who:

• are aged 18 to 64

• need short-term support to improve independence or to develop or maintain connections with support networks

• are not eligible for federal programs such as National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) or My Aged Care.

Priority will be given to:

• unpaid carers

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

• people from new and emerging culturally and linguistically diverse communities

• people who are financially disadvantaged

• people living in communities of persistent or location-based disadvantage

• people who identify as being from the LGBTIQA+ community

Call 8683 0072
Email wcycs@wcycs.com.au