- How does this activity help?
- Who benefits from this activity?
- How is the activity delivered?
- How can I find out more?
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 1900 students with disability from 64 locations across Australia. For details of the service providers please see below.
How can I find out more?
FaHCSIA has Evaluated Outside School Hours Care for Teenagers with Disability and the Final Report is attached.
Funding
Funding for this activity is fully allocated.
| STATE | SUBURB/AREA | ORGANISATION | WEBSITE OR PHONE |
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| ACT |
Canberra |
Marymead Child & Family Centre |
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| NSW |
Ballina |
Ballina District Community Services Association |
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Bankstown |
Creating Links Cooperative Limited |
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Blacktown |
Anglicare |
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Campbelltown |
Illawarra Disability Trust |
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Campbelltown |
Northcott Disability Services |
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Eastern Sydney |
Eastern Respite and Recreation |
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Goulburn |
Ability Options Ltd |
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Inner West Sydney |
Family Resource and Network Support Inc (FRANS) |
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Inverell |
Inverell Disability Services Inc |
Inverell Disability Services Inc |
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Lismore |
Lismore Neighbourhood Centre Inc |
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Northern Sydney |
Northern Beaches Interchange |
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North West Sydney |
Giant Steps |
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Nowra |
Illawarra Disability Trust |
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Penrith |
Barnardos Australia |
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Randwick |
Eastern Respite and Recreation |
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Shoalhaven |
Illawarra Disability Trust |
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South Eastern Sydney |
Eastern Respite and Recreation |
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Southern Highlands |
Illawarra Disability Trust |
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Southern Sydney |
Sylvanvale Foundation |
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Tamworth |
Challenge Disability Services |
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Tweed Heads |
Tweed Shire Vacation Care |
Tweed Shire Vacation Care |
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Wagga Wagga |
Northcott Disability Services |
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Wollongong |
Illawarra Disability Trust |
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| NT |
Darwin |
Nemarluk School |
08 8985 3100 |
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Darwin |
Henbury School Council Inc |
08 8927 5088 |
| QLD |
Brisbane |
Lifeline Community Care Queensland |
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Brisbane |
Darling Point Special School P&C Association |
Darling Point Special School |
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Gold Coast |
FSG Australia |
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Hervey Bay |
Cerebral Palsy League |
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Ipswich |
Focal Extended Inc |
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Logan |
Lifeline Community Care Queensland |
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Rockhampton |
Cerebral Palsy League |
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Sunshine Coast |
Sunshine Coast Link Family Scheme Inc |
Sunshine Coast Link Family Scheme Inc |
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Toowoomba |
Cerebral Palsy League |
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Townsville |
Cerebral Palsy League |
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| SA |
Northern Adelaide |
Elizabeth Special School |
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South Adelaide |
Novita Children's Services Inc |
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Inner North Adelaide |
Novita Children's Services Inc |
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| TAS |
Burnie |
Ability Tasmania Group |
Ability Tasmania Group |
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Hobart |
Cosmos Inc |
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| VIC |
Ashwood |
Villa Maria Society |
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Ballarat |
YMCA of Ballarat Inc |
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Ballarat |
Pinarc Support Services |
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Dandenong |
Noble Park Special Developmental School |
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Echuca |
Community Living & Respite Services Inc |
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Echuca |
Echuca Holiday & After School Care |
03 5482 4503 |
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Geelong |
YMCA of Geelong |
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South East Melbourne |
Marillac Casey Kidz Club |
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South East Melbourne |
Monash Special Development School Council |
Monash Special Development School Council |
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South East Melbourne |
Villa Maria Society |
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South West Melbourne |
Yooralla |
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Whittlesea |
City of Whittlesea |
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Yarra Ranges |
Villa Maria Society |
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| WA |
Derby |
All Saints Floreat Uniting Church |
All Saints Floreat Uniting Church |
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Perth |
Community Vision Inc |