People with Disability 

Outside School Hours Care for Teenagers with Disability  

What does this activity do?

This initiative assists teenagers with disability, aged 12 to 18 years, and their families by funding services to deliver flexible outside school hours care. Outside school hours care includes before school, after school and school holiday care.

The Australian Government initially committed $23.6 million to this initiative over five years (from 2007 to 2012). In 2009, the Australian Government committed an additional $5.1 million to extend this initiative; bringing the total funding to $27.629 million over four years to the 2012-13 financial year.

How does this activity help?

Mainstream outside school hours care services usually cater for primary school aged children. This means parents and carers of teenagers with disability find it difficult to find appropriate care; this is particularly true for the 12 to 18 year age group.

This activity increases access to outside school hours care for this group, with a focus on providing stimulating and age-appropriate developmental, social and recreational activities for teenagers with disability.

Who benefits from this activity?

This activity provides:

  • teenagers with disability access to quality and flexible outside school hours care; and
  • parents and carers of teenagers with disability with time to participate or increase their opportunities in the paid workforce and the wider community.

How is the activity delivered?

This activity commenced in January 2008. 1,234 outside school hours care places are funded in 64 locations across Australia.

The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) funds the following organisations to provide outside school hours care for teenagers with disability aged 12 to18 years under the Outside School Hours Care for Teenagers with Disability activity.

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State Suburb/Area Organisation Website or Phone

ACT

O'Connor

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)

Campbelltown

Illawarra Disability Trust

Disability Trust
(www.disabilitytrust.org.au)

Cranebrook

Barnardos Australia

Barnardos
(www.barnardos.org.au)

Croydon Park

Family Resource and Network Support Inc(FRANS)

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

Gladesville

Giant Steps

Giant Steps
(www.giantsteps.net.au)

Goulburn

Ability Options Ltd

Ability Options
(www.abilityoptions.org.au)

Inverell

Inverell Disability Services Inc

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

Kirrawee

Sylvanvale Foundation

Sylvanvale Foundation
(www.sylvanvalefoundation.com.au)

Lismore

Interchange Respite Care (NSW) Inc

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

Milton

Illawarra Disability Trust

Disability Trust
(www.disabilitytrust.org.au)

Mittagong

Illawarra Disability Trust

Disability Trust
(www.disabilitytrust.org.au)

Narrabeen

Northern Beaches Interchange

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

Nowra

Illawarra Disability Trust

Disability Trust
(www.disabilitytrust.org.au)

Randwick

Eastern Respite and Recreation

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

Rosebery

Eastern Respite and Recreation

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

Rosemeadow

Northcott Disability Services

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

Tamworth

Challenge Disability Services

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

Tweed Heads South

Tweed Shire Vacation Care

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

Wagga Wagga

Northcott Disability Services

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

Whalan

Anglicare

Anglicare
(www.anglicare.org.au)

Wollongong

Illawarra Disability Trust

Disability Trust
(www.disabilitytrust.org.au)

Woollahra

Eastern Respite and Recreation

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

NT

Ludmilla

Nemarluk Service

08 8985 3100

Wanguri

Henbury School Council Inc

08 8927 5088

QLD

Calamvale

Calamvale Special School

Calamvale Special School
(www.calamvalspecs.eq.edu.au)

Currimundi

Sunshine Coast Link Family Scheme Inc

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

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)

Kirwan

Cerebral Palsy League

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

Labrador

FSG Australia

FSG Australia
(www.fsg.org.au)

Manly

Darling Point Special School P&C Association

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

Michellton

Lifeline Community Care Queensland

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

Mount Gravatt West

Lifeline Community Care Queensland

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

Mount Warren Park

Lifeline Community Care Queensland

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

Nambour

Sunshine Coast Link Family Scheme Inc

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

SA

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Special School

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

Mitchell Park

Novita Children’s Services Inc

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

Regency Park

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)

New Town

Cosmos Inc

Cosmos Inc
(www.cosmos.org.au)

VIC

Ashwood

Ashwood School

Ashwood School
(www.ashwoodsch.vic.edu.au)

Ballarat

YMCA of Ballarat Inc

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

Berwick

Marillac Casey Kidz Club

Marillac House
(www.marillac.com.au)

Clayton

Monash Special Development School Council

Monash Special Development School Council
(www.monashsds.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

Lake Gardens

Pinarc Support Services

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

Lake Gardens

YMCA of Ballarat

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

Lalor

City of Whittlesea

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

Laverton

Yooralla

Yooralla
(www.yooralla.com.au)

Mill Park

City of Whittlesea

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

Mount Evelyn

Villa Maria Society

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

Newtown

YMCA of Geelong

Geelong YMCA
www.geelong.ymca.org.au

Noble Park

Noble Park Special Developmental School

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

WA

Derby

All Saints Floreat Uniting Church

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

Kingsley

Community Vision Inc

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

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How can I find out more?

Further information relating to the Extra Support for Children with Disability Program is available below:

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