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Services
Parents & Carers
As well as supporting people with disabilities and their families, we believe in developing opportunities for parents and carers to ensure their lives, as well as the lives of those they care for and their immediate families, are enriched. We do this through assisting parents and carers to participate in their local community, foster relationships that strengthen informal networks provide information and support to plan for their future through key stages of life.
1. Caring for the Carer
To overcome some of the barriers that are associated with caring for a family member with a disability, Interchange Illawarra believes in providing holistic support to parents and carers.
2. Workshops & Information
We can provide one-on-one support to parents & carers to assist with the development of visual aids to support communication with the person you care for.
3. We Value Your Feedback
Your feedback, as well as ideas and suggestions for different activities is very much appreciated.
Social Media & Events
Facebook News
Congratulations Kurt Furnley
You are an incredible athlete and a wonderful role model.
Beautiful words of advice below for not just up and coming athletes but for us all.
"“If I can say anything to the next people coming up wearing the green and gold, when you get near a microphone, when you speak, err on the side of kindness, how about that?," Fearnley said.
Congratulations Kurt Fearnley on being named NSW Australian of the Year for 2019.
www.theherald.com.au/story/5754105/kurt-fearnley-named-nsw-australian-of-the-year-for-2019/?cs=7573
www.theherald.com.au/story/5754105/kurt-fearnley-named-nsw-australian-of-the-year-for-2019/?cs=7573
International Day of People with DisAbility is a world-wide celebration, held each year on the 3rd December.
Check out the planned events for this year's celebration
Have you met Emily? Emily started with Interchange about 6 months ago to complete a 500 hour work placement as part of her Social Work Degree.
Emily has been involved in almost all facets of the organisation and has proven herself to be not a just a beautiful person to work with but she has become a valuable member of the Interchange team, so much so that we aren't letting her go!
So, what was going to be her last day is now her first day of becoming an Interchange employee. Congratulations Emily and welcome!
Give her a big hello if you see her supporting the people that attend the Interchange groups.
Welcome to the family Emily
What a fantastic story. Welcome Emily.
Welcome Emily
Hi Emily congratulate to you & best wishes 😀
Yasss Emily 🎉
Welcome!!😍👍
Sorry I missed your goodbye and welcome.... and the cake 😘
Being a small not for profit organisation people probably don't hear too much about the things we do in the Community to support people with disabilities. We don't run radio or tv ads, we rarely take up the opportunities to pay for glossy write ups in the Newspaper, we refuse to wear uniforms and don't have logos on our vehicles when we support people in the Community!
Something we are proud of, but you may not know, is that Interchange Illawarra along with Playgroup NSW, TAFE and Big Fat Smile have been involved with the My Time Program since its inception in 2010.
Interchange has assisted the Program by providing a Staff Member to facilitate the Parents group while their children are being supported by TAFE Students who are overseen by staff from Big Fat Smile.
Many friendships have formed over the years between Parents that attend as well as the children.
Yes, we are proud and happy that this fantastic Program has provided so much to so many people, click on the Illawarra Mercury article below for more information 🙂
Kids with additional needs welcomed to TAFE for My Time program
illawarramercury.com.au
“It gives parents some respite, and allows children to play and learn with a play facilitator."
thats why we like the way interchange works and i use to work for big fat smiles when it was the illawarra childrens action service group
Congratulations on being part of this worthy initiative.
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