Contact and company with others
Lockhart River HACC Service
Family Based Care Tasmania (North West)
Balmoral Uniting Community Centre (Wesley Mission Queensland)
JCS Home & Community Support Services (CHSP)
A range of Social Support services are available at JCS, and may include assistance with
• shopping, banking and paying of bills,
• accompany individual to medical and social appointments, family and social visits in order to develop and maintain meaningful friendships,
• promoting social inclusion to build each individuals confidence, and maintain strength and capacity as much as possible.
All services provided by JCS are reflective of the diverse needs of individuals and specifically have a focus on an “Active Choices Active People” model of service.
Hutt St Centre - Homelessness Services
Individual social support is provided to improve or maintain a person's participation in community life and reduce the impact of social isolation. Social support provided to individuals can include: • Visiting • Telephone and web-based support • Supporting people to access and use technology that will enhance their community participation and links • Assisting the person through accompanied shopping and bill-paying, by attending appointments • Assistance to establish and maintain community links Although this type of social support is usually provided to individuals, it can be provided to more than one person eg if the support is being provided to an older couple.