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Aged Care &
Disability Services
We can offer advice
and assistance in finding the aged care and disability service
that best meets your needs - this can include:
- help in your
home
- social activities
in your local area
- voluneering
- health services
If you would like
to speak to us please contact Wanling or Sharon on 92854888
or email wzhang@miceastmelb.com.au
or sporteous@miceastmelb.com.au
Community Partners Program (CPP)
The main objective of this project is to promote and facilitate
increased and sustained access by culturally and linguistically
diverse (CALD) communities to aged care support services.
The project targets five CALD communities: Chinese, Hungarian,
Indian, Iranian and communities from regions of Former Yugoslavia.
The following activities and products will be provided:
- Information sessions for each CALD community to deliver
information about aged care services;
- Visits to be arranged for each community to respite facilities
to understand services;
- In partnership with residential care providers and CALD
communities hold cultural celebration days;
- Develop information packages on how cultural factors may
impact on a clients pallitative care needs for service providers
- Develop information packages for CALD communities on respite
care and pallitative
- Develop Cultural briefing sessions for aged care service
providers;
For further information on this project please contact Linda
Tan on 9285 4888 or email ltan@miceastmelb.com.au
Inviting Cultural Diversity in Volunteering Project
A new project, "Inviting Cultural Diversity in Volunteering",
commenced in October to address some of the barriers to volunteering
in HACC organisations in the Eastern Region for people from
CALD backgrounds.
The project will encourage organisations to adopt welcoming
and inclusive policies and procedures for CALD volunteers;
establish mechanisms for organisations to share resources;
pilot a buddy/mentoring program for CALD volunteers; and highlight
best practice in volunteering for people from CALD backgrounds
at a forum in May 2008.
The project is funded by Department of Human Services.
For further information, please contact Sharon Porteous at
the MIC on 9285 4888 or email sporteous@miceastmelb.com.au
Please click here
for resources for agencies working with volunteers from a
CALD community.
Multicultural Equity and Access Program (MEAP)
The MEAP is to develop and implement strategies to improve
access to Home and Community Care funded services in the Eastern
Region for people from culturally and linguistically diverse
backgrounds. The MEAP is funded by the Department of Human
Services.
Please click here to view the
program details and obtain cultural resources.
The links below
provide further information on aged care & disability
services. Just click on the web page that interests you. Where
agencies do not have web pages we have provided contact addresses
and telephone numbers.
Department of
Human Services Victoria
The link below
will take you directly to the Department of Human Services/Aged
Care Services. The page details services funded by the Department
and other information for older Victorians.
http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/acmh/services/index.htm
All local councils
provide a range of services for older people and people with
a disability. Below are the web addresses and services for
the local councils in the Eastern Region.
Boroondara City
Council
http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au
Manningham City
Council
http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au
Maroondah City
Council
http://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/
- select community and health services then select aged and
disability services.
Monash City Council
http://www.monash.vic.gov.au
Knox City Council
http://www.knox.vic.gov.au
- select council services and then aged and disability services
Shire of Yarra
Ranges
http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au
Whitehorse City
Council
http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au
- select services and then select aged and disability services
Care Connect Inc
- Eastern Suburbs
Care Connect providers
assistance to people with complex support needs to stay at
home.
16 -18 Croydon
Road CROYDON
(03) 9724 1666
http://www.careconnect.org.au
Chinese Community
Social Services Centre
Chinese Community
Social Services Centre provides a range of services for elderly
Chinese people.
Suite 1111, Professional
Suites, Whitehorse Plaza, BOX HILL
(03) 9890 1888 BH
(03) 9898 3777 FAX
Do Care - Eastern
Region
Suite 1, 168 Boronia
Road, BORONIA
(03) 9762 5211 BH
(03) 9762 5390 FAX
Southern Cross
Care (Vic) - Eastern Region
6-7/96 Manchester
Rd MOOROOLBARK
(03) 97272100 BH
http://www.southern-cross.org.au
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