People with Disability 

Outside School Hours Care for Teenagers with Disability  

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 What does this activity do?

Outside School Hours Care for Teenagers with Disability is an Australian Government initiative providing students with disability, aged 12 to 18 years with quality outside school hours care. Outside schools hours care includes before school, after school and holiday care.

The Australian Government has committed $21.15 million for 2010-13 financial years to provide outside school hours care for students with disability.

How does this activity help?

Teenagers with disability often still require care or supervision due to their disability, when mainstream teenagers do not. Nevertheless, parents and carers of teenagers with disability find it difficult to find appropriate care as mainstream outside school hours and holiday care programs usually cater for primary school aged children.

Evidence from research, feedback from disability and carer peak bodies, the child care sector and other data sources indicate that appropriate outside school hours care is an area of very high unmet need.

The Australian Government recognises there are additional financial costs for services that deliver care for teenagers with disability. This can include specialist staffing, provision of medical or nursing care, specialist equipment and appropriate staff to child ratios.

Who will benefit from this activity?

The activity provides:

  • quality outside school hours care for students, aged 12 to 18, with disability; and
  • their parents and carers with time to work or participate in the community.

By delivering:

  • before school, after school and holiday care;
  • flexible and appropriate care; and
  • social, recreational and life skills developmental activities that are stimulating and age appropriate.

How is this activity delivered?

This activity commenced in January 2008 and currently provides outside school hours care to over 1800 students with disability from 64 locations across Australia. For details of the service providers please see below.

How can I find out more?

For further information email otdp@fahcsia.gov.au.

Funding

Funding for this Program is fully allocated.

 
State Suburb/Area Organisation Website or Phone
ACT

Canberra

Marymead Child & Family Centre

Marymead Child & Family Centre
(www.marymead.org.au)

NSW

Ballina

Ballina District Community Services Association

BDCSA supporting the community
(www.bdcsa.org)

 

Bankstown

Creating Links Cooperative Limited

Creating Links
(www.creatinglinks.org.au)

 

Blacktown

Anglicare

Anglicare
(www.anglicare.org.au)

 

Campbelltown

Illawarra Disability Trust

Disability Trust
(www.disabilitytrust.org.au)

 

Campbelltown

Northcott Disability Services

Northcott Disability Services
(www.northcott.com.au)

 

Eastern Sydney

Eastern Respite and Recreation

Eastern Respite and Recreation
(www.easternrespite.com.au)

 

Goulburn

Ability Options Ltd

Ability Options
(www.abilityoptions.org.au)

 

Inner West Sydney

Family Resource and Network Support Inc (FRANS)

FRANS Inc.
(www.frans.com.au)

 

Inverell

Inverell Disability Services Inc

Inverell Disability Services Inc
(www.inverelldisabilityservices.org.au)

 

Lismore

Interchange Respite Care (NSW) Inc

Interchange Respite Care (NSW) Inc
(www.interchangensw.com.au)

 

Northern Sydney

Northern Beaches Interchange

Northern Beaches Interchange
(www.nbi.org.au)

 

North West Sydney

Giant Steps

Giant Steps
(www.giantsteps.net.au)

 

Nowra

Illawarra Disability Trust

Disability Trust
(www.disabilitytrust.org.au)

 

Penrith

Barnardos Australia

Barnardos
(www.barnardos.org.au)

 

Randwick

Eastern Respite and Recreation

Eastern Respite and Recreation
(www.easternrespite.com.au)

 

Shoalhaven

Illawarra Disability Trust

Disability Trust
(www.disabilitytrust.org.au)

 

South Eastern Sydney

Eastern Respite and Recreation

Eastern Respite and Recreation
(www.easternrespite.com.au)

 

Southern Highlands

Illawarra Disability Trust

Disability Trust
(www.disabilitytrust.org.au)

 

Southern Sydney

Sylvanvale Foundation

Sylvanvale Foundation
(www.sylvanvalefoundation.com.au)

 

Tamworth

Challenge Disability Services

Challenge Disability Services
(www.challserv.org.au)

 

Tweed Heads

Tweed Shire Vacation Care

Tweed Shire Vacation Care
(www.tweedshirevacationcare.com.au)

 

Wagga Wagga

Northcott Disability Services

Northcott Disability Services
(www.northcott.com.au)

 

Wollongong

Illawarra Disability Trust

Disability Trust
(www.disabilitytrust.org.au)

NT

Darwin

Nemarluk School

08 8985 3100

 

Darwin

Henbury School Council Inc

08 8927 5088

QLD

Brisbane

Lifeline Community Care Queensland

Lifeline Community Care Queensland
(www.lccq.org.au)

 

Brisbane

Darling Point Special School P&C Association

Darling Point Special School
(darlpoinspecs.eq.edu.au/wcmss)

 

Gold Coast

FSG Australia

FSG Australia
(www.fsg.org.au)

 

Hervey Bay

Cerebral Palsy League

Cerebral Palsy League
(www.cplqld.org.au)

 

Ipswich

Focal Extended Inc

Focal Extended Inc
(www.focal.org.au)

 

Logan

Lifeline Community Care Queensland

Lifeline Community Care Queensland
(www.lccq.org.au)

 

Rockhampton

Cerebral Palsy League

Cerebral Palsy League
(www.cplqld.org.au)

 

Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast Link Family Scheme Inc

Sunshine Coast Link Family Scheme Inc
(www.linkfamily.org.au)

 

Toowoomba

Cerebral Palsy League

Cerebral Palsy League
(www.cplqld.org.au)

 

Townsville

Cerebral Palsy League

Cerebral Palsy League
(www.cplqld.org.au)

SA

Northern Adelaide

Elizabeth Special School

Elizabeth Special School
(www.elizspecsp.sa.edu.au)

 

South Adelaide

Novita Children's Services Inc

Novita Children's Services Inc
(www.novita.org.au)

 

Inner North Adelaide

Novita Children's Services Inc

Novita Children's Services Inc
(www.novita.org.au)

TAS

Burnie

Ability Tasmania Group

Ability Tasmania Group
(www.abilityemployment.com.au/ability_tasmania_group_inc)

 

Hobart

Cosmos Inc

Cosmos Inc
(www.cosmos.org.au)

VIC

Ashwood

Villa Maria Society

Villa Maria Society
(www.villamaria.com.au)

 

Ballarat

YMCA of Ballarat Inc

Ballarat YMCA
(www.ballarat.ymca.org.au)

 

Ballarat

Pinarc Support Services

Pinarc Support Services
(www.pinarc.org.au)

 

Dandenong

Noble Park Special Developmental School

Noble Park Special School
(www.noblesds.vic.edu.au)

 

Echuca

Community Living & Respite Services Inc

Community Living & Respite Services Inc.
(www.clrs.org.au)

 

Echuca

Echuca Holiday & After School Care

03 5482 4503

 

Geelong

YMCA of Geelong

Geelong YMCA
www.geelong.ymca.org.au

 

South East Melbourne

Marillac Casey Kidz Club

Marillac
(www.marillac.com.au)

 

South East Melbourne

Monash Special Development School Council

Monash Special Development School Council
(www.monashsds.vic.edu.au)

 

South East Melbourne

Villa Maria Society

Villa Maria Society
(www.villamaria.com.au)

 

South West Melbourne

Yooralla

Yooralla
(www.yooralla.com.au)

 

Whittlesea

City of Whittlesea

City of Whittlesea
(www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au)

 

Yarra Ranges

Villa Maria Society

Villa Maria Society
(www.villamaria.com.au)

WA

Derby

All Saints Floreat Uniting Church

All Saints Floreat Uniting Church
(www.floreat.unitingchurch.org.au)

 

Perth

Community Vision Inc

Community Vision Inc
(www.communityvision.asn.au)

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