Social inclusion

UnitingCare Community’s Social Inclusion services provide support to childcare services and individual children to remove barriers that may be experienced by children with a disability, who come from a culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and Indigenous children. As part of our social inclusion work we have established a number of Inclusion Support Agencies (ISA) that provide childcare services with practical support to help build the capacity to create a quality inclusive environment for children with additional needs.

Individual programs are also operated by the service that foster inclusion such as Community Development, Peer Skills and Time for Grandparents. These programs focus on developing the full potential of people and communities to enable meaningful participation in all aspects of life, including social activities, work and education, family and personal interests. Find out more about these services by clicking the links below.

Community Development Read more

Community Development provides opportunities for people to create and own a project and develop the skills to work together to see the project to completion. UnitingCare Community establishes projects to work specifically with youth, older people, indigenous communities and refugees.

Older Persons Programs Read more

Providing safety and support to seniors in our community

Vacation Care Read more

To participate in the Vacation Care program, your child must be of school age 5-18 years and have a diagnosed disability.

Peer Skills Read more

The Peer Skills Workshop is a two day interactive learning experience designed to acknowledge and build on the natural listening, helping and problem solving skills of young people.

Youth Development Read more

UnitingCare Community's Youth Development teams; building relationships and providing positive experiences for young people

Inclusion Support Agencies Read more

To assist early childhood education and care services to build the knowledge and confidence they need to be able to offer a quality inclusive environment.