| Social Support Service now available in Nepean area |
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Anglicare has recently begun establishing a new HACC funded social support program for those who are frail aged, younger people with a disability and their carers who are of a CALD background. The program provides services to clients living in the Penrith, Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury LGA’s. Social support can be provided one-to-one, either in the client’s home (e.g. friendly visiting) or in the community (e.g. taking the client shopping, going out for coffee etc). The program will also run small social groups for clients (transport to/from the group can be provided). Services will be provided by ANGLICARE support workers and volunteers. Melissa Easton is co-ordinating this program and currently taking referrals (from service providers or clients directly) for the CALD Social Support Program – referrals can be made directly to Melissa by phone 4731 8399 or email measton@anglicare.org.au.
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| Chinese speaking accredited counsellor now at Carers NSW |
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There is Chinese speaking accredited counsellor employed by Carers NSW and is also available at the NSW Cancer Council.
Contact Carers NSW on 1800 242 636 . Carers could have free counselling services organised.
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| Interpreting services extended for pharmacies |
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Free telephone interpreting services will be extended to pharmacies across Australia on an ongoing basis, the Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services, Laurie Ferguson, announced on the 8th December 2008.
Registered pharmacies around Australia will be able to access the service 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Further information about TIS National can be found at www.immi.gov.au/tis or by calling 1300 655 820.
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| Raising Kids Together |
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An information and resource kit for families from Afghanistan, Iraq and Sudan who have a child or a young person with a disability funded by DADHC and produced by a collaboration between Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association, Information and Cultural Exchange and Multiculatural Health Communication Services.
Order a kit by ringinging 1800 629 072 or 98916400
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| SBS Homereach |
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A weekly segment on SBS radio to provide practical information for the frail aged, people with a disability and their carers. Tune into SBS's Radio's World View Program at 5pm from the 19th November. |
| Translating and Interpreting Service |
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131 450
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| Health Care Interpreter Service |
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(02) 9840 3456
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| Community Relations Commission |
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(02) 8255 6767 or 1300651500 |
| List of Community Organisations in NSW |
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| Nepean Migrant Access |
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(02) 9833 2416
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| Multicultural Health |
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A specialised area of the Sydney West Area Health Service, covering the Nepean area.
Western cluster: (02) 4734 1600
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| Nepean HACC Access Project |
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(02) 4732 6301
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| Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association |
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| Multicultural Health Communication Service NSW |
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| Need Legal Help (Community Languages) |
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Includes 19 community languages explaining how to contact LawAccess NSW through the Translating and Interpreting Service |
| Ethnic Child Care Family and Community Services Co-operative Ltd |
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The Co-operative is committed to ensure that people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Backgrounds be provided with the opportunity to participate and receive services relevant, sensitive and appropriate to their linguistic, cultural, religious and lifestyle needs. This is also in accordance with the existing range of legislation. Contact on (02) 95691288. |
| Australia Pacific Islands Disability Services (APIDS) |
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