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TAS, Australia
Service operates from Hobart, Statewide. Service provides a friendly, early morning reassuring telephone call. Calls can be made every day at an arranged time (9am - 10.00am) every day of the year.
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TAS, Australia
Support groups can be of assistance in helping people with ME/CFS and their carers to overcome feelings of being alone. Provide informative resources, friendships and social opportunities.
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Wesley Do Care - Southern Region
VIC, Australia
Social support and flexible respite provided by appropriately trained volunteers for carers of frail older people. Also provide home visits to socially isolated persons. Do Care has a telelink program which runs from the eastern area.
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Wesley Mission Melbourne - DO CARE
VIC, Australia
A social support service for socially isolated, frail older people and adults with disabilities. It can assist individuals to become involved with and remain in their community.
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NSW, Australia
Diverse Community Care provides choice and peace of mind for people needing support to stay in their own home and chosen community. Services are available in the Local Government Areas of Auburn, Bankstown, Blacktown, Holroyd, Hunters Hill, Parramatta, Ryde and The Hills. Please see our website or contact us for more information. Eligibility criteria apply.
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Alzheimers Queensland - Carer Support Groups
QLD, Australia
Please note that there are two groups - Alzheimers Assoc conduct an evening group( 4 TIMES PER YEAR) at 8 Buckland St and a lunch time meeting held at the Groom Room, Town Hall. Both groups are held on the first Monday of the month.
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Survivors of Suicide Bereavement Support Assoc
QLD, Australia
Support Group for people bereaved by suicide. Meetings held at Mt Gravatt Community Centre 1693 Logan Rd Mt Gravatt fortnightly on Fridays 7.30pm. All workers are volunteers. Please leave a message if no answer and they will call back. Referral to professional counsellor if needed. Fees only if applying for membership.
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QLD, Australia
This service is linked with the Friendly Visiting Network and focusses on elder people with Dutch speaking background from either The Netherlands or the former Dutch East Indies (now known as Indonesia). The Dutch Helpline provides general Dutch specific information (in the Dutch Language if necessary). Referals can be from self or other agencies and can aid in the referal to other agencies and assists with the completion of forms or directs to appropriate chanels.
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Silver Cord Telephone Reassurance Service
QLD, Australia
Gold Coast Silver Cord Telephone Reasurrance Service Provides daily security calls to check on the safety and wellbeing of clients. A security process is activated in the case of an emergency. Friendship calls are provided between 1 and 3 times a week for a friendly, supportive chat. Silver Cord does not provide counselling.
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A support group for people suffering Chronic Fatigue or Fibro Myalgia and their Carers. 2nd Tuesday of the month meeting at 10am at Church of Christ building Clifton Rd. New Member to phone in order to confirm venue. Recreational activities. Also provides telephone support.
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Telecross - Bellingen/Dorrigo/Nambucca Valley/Bowraville
NSW, Australia
People are contacted by phone each morning. If no answer the volunteer takes steps to ensure that the person is safe and well. 53 volunteers involved in the service.
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NSW, Australia
Social support system for people living on their own. A volunteer person makes a phone call to the person every morning as a check-in for personal safety and well-being.
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Hastings Red Cross Telecross Service
NSW, Australia
Volunteer service that will phone clients daily to check if they are alright. Clients are usually people with disabilities or frail aged people.
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NSW, Australia
Telephone support service. Caring people to phone medically at risk people each morning on a daily basis from their own homes. Emergency follow-up phone call if no answer. Free service. Client must be able to understand they will receive a call everyday and must be able to answer the phone. Can contact by phone 7 days per week. Answering machine if unattended. Service 7 days per week 8 am - 9 am.
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NSW, Australia
Telephone support for people with disabilities and frail aged living alone without a carer.Telephone call to clients each day to check on persons welfare.
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Parramatta/Granville Neighbour Aid
NSW, Australia
Volunteers visit, call or assist people in the community that are isolated and housebound for social support. A person receiving social support may be aged, have a disability or caring for someone. Volunteers assist with group outings.
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Red Cross Telecross - The Hills
NSW, Australia
Service provides a short phone call usually in the morning, to clients at home alone who may be at risk. Clients must have 2 people living nearby who have a key to their house.
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Carer Support - Parramatta City Council
NSW, Australia
Provide support, education and information to people who care for someone else e.g. one-to-one, telephone and group support, information and social activities, seminars on dealing with the difficulties of being a carer, subsidised massage, Carers week function.
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Telecross - Newcastle, Lake Macquarie
NSW, Australia
Telecross is a free service provided by the Aust. Red Cross. Every morning clients receive a short friendly phone call between 8am and 9am . The service is a security blanket - if there is no answer a second call is made. If there is no response or if the client seeks help an emergency response procedure is activated by Red Cross and emergency assistance is arranged if necessary. Telecross is available for those in our community who may need a helping hand. People who live alone, are disabled, ill , isolated, frail aged or medically at risk. Anyone who might benefit from a daily phone call to combat their isolation is welcome to apply. Red cross is committed to making sure everybody feels they are an important part of our society. Telecross can be provided on a temporary basis for example; if the carer is away. Service available 7 days per week. Servicing Port Stephens and the Lower Hunter as well.
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The Caravan Project of the Family Action Centre
NSW, Australia
Aim is to assist residents in caravan parks and mobile home communities to improve their quality of life. To provide on site support for families,who live in caravan parks and mobile home villages in the Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Cessnock and Raymond Terrace area. To design, deliver and support needs bases programs in collaboration with residents. To encourage and support personal empowerment and to work with communities to facilitate the building of social capital between members of caravan parks. Programs offered are Home visits, after school programs, adult groups, play groups.
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NSW, Australia
A Volunteer Service providing a daily phone call to people in their own home as a means of support.
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VIC, Australia
Information & support for people medically diagnosed with coeliac disease or requiring a gluten free diet
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QLD, Australia
Support for families and friends of alcoholics by sharing experience strength and hope.
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Western Plains Social Support - Warren
NSW, Australia
Western Plains Branch of Home Care Service of NSW offers Western Plains Social Support in Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar, Walgett and Warren local government areas, aimed at improving the quality of life for frail, aged people, younger people with disabilities and carers by helping them meet their need for social contact and participating in community life. The service will provide a trained volunteer to help with everyday activities such as: shopping, banking, bill paying, companionship, social support, telephone support, library visits, minor home maintenance, home visits and reading, addressing and posting mail, some transport to accompany client to appointments, social outings, and, information and referral to other services. Anyone can contact Western Plains Social Support and discuss their individual needs with a Coordinator. There may be a minimal cost depending on the service provided. No service will be denied due to an inability to pay.
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QLD, Australia
Gold Coast Telecross Free daily reassurance phone call for people who live alone, are at risk medically or socially isolated. Volunteers call each morning, if no answer second and third call is made at 10 minute intervals. If there is still no response emergency procedure initiated. Statewide organisation.
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TAS, Australia
Befriending service for people in the community who have a mental illness.
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SA, Australia
Telephone support for older Italians living alone; provided by volunteers
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Western Plains Social Support - Lightning Ridge
NSW, Australia
Western Plains Branch of Home Care Service of NSW offers Western Plains Social Support in Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar, Walgett and Warren local government areas, aimed at improving the quality of life for frail, aged people, younger people with disabilities and carers by helping them meet their need for social contact and participating in community life. The service will provide a trained volunteer to help with everyday activities such as: shopping, banking, bill paying, companionship, social support, telephone support, library visits, minor home maintenance, home visits and reading, addressing and posting mail, some transport to accompany client to appointments, social outings, and, information and referral to other services. Anyone can contact Western Plains Social Support and discuss their individual needs with a Coordinator. There may be a minimal cost depending on the service provided. No service will be denied due to an inability to pay
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Meniere's Support Group Vic - Ballarat Region
VIC, Australia
Offers information, support and friendship to Meniere's sufferers, carers, friends, family and interested professionals. Provides monthly meetings, monthly "Keeping in touch" newsletter is sent out to interested members/persons and phone counselling/support 10 am - 6 pm daily.
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QLD, Australia
Telecross is a state wide service (administration base in Southport) Cairns is a new service area.
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QLD, Australia
Online Support Group to support carers of children with a disability.
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QLD, Australia
Anyone who has had polio or their carers needing information or someone to talk to , can also give them contacts
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NSW, Australia
Telecross is a community program which provides a free reassuring daily phone call to people living alone to confirm they are safe and well. The service runs 365 days a year throughout Australia and has been successfully operating for over 20 years.
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