Address:
Tuggeranong Community and Function Centre, 245 Cowlishaw Street, GREENWAY, ACT, 2900

Billing:
Fees and Bulk Billing

Additional Information: Our community pantries provide healthy food and personal care items to individuals and families in Canberra who are experiencing hardship. Clients can 'shop' either free of charge or for a nominal fee in a safe, secure and dignified environment. Located at Tuggeranong Community Centre and Gungahlin Community Centre, open Monday - Friday, 9.00 am - 3.00 pm.

Address:
Tuggeranong Community and Function Centre, 245 Cowlishaw Street, GREENWAY, ACT, 2900

Billing:
Fees and Bulk Billing

Additional Information: We assist the residents of aged person units to settle into their new homes and communities.

Centre4Seniors: We provide centre-based day care, including opportunities to participate in quality recreational and exercise programs, make new friends and enjoy a hot lunch. A Memory Lane Program provides support for people with early stage dementia.

Address:
Tuggeranong Community and Function Centre, 245 Cowlishaw Street, GREENWAY, ACT, 2900

Billing:
Fees and Bulk Billing

Additional Information: Food Pantries and Food Rescue: Our food pantries provide healthy food and personal care items to people who are experiencing hardship while our food rescue service salvages excess food from supermarkets, event caterers, institutions and corporate offices and provides it to over 55 charities and refuges which assist people in need.

Cooking Mentoring and Community Cooking: People can obtain nutritional information, learn to cook healthy low cost meals and receive guidance on household practices and budgeting. Corporate volunteers are also provided with opportunities to prepare nutritious meals for people in need.

Clothing and Employment Readiness: We provide free clothing and accessories for people in need who are re-entering the workforce or attending job interviews or special events. We can also assist with job applications, interview techniques and skills training. Our Best Dressed store at the Tuggeranong Hyperdome provides for 'good purpose' shopping to raise funds for our social programs.

Homelessness: We provide tailored case management, supported accommodation and outreach to build self-reliance for families who are homeless, particularly women/children escaping domestic violence. We also offer swags, shower packs and meals for people who are 'sleeping rough'.

Essential Services: We provide assistance with chemist scripts and can provide nappies, Telstra vouchers and bus tickets to those in need.

Volunteers Assisting Victims of Crime: Our trained volunteers work alongside Victim Support ACT case workers to ensure victims of crime receive practical and coordinated support.

Walking Group and Exercise Activities: Our walking group and exercise activities (yoga and belly dancing) encourage good health and fitness.

Social Inclusion: Our coffee club and board games help to connect people to the community and build friendships.

Outreach Energy and Water Efficiency: We provide practical assistance to low income households to help them reduce their energy and water bills.

Emotional Support and Referrals: We provide emotional support to vulnerable people and referrals to other Communities@Work programs or specialist organisations.

Address:
Tuggeranong Community and Function Centre, 245 Cowlishaw Street, GREENWAY, ACT, 2900

Billing:
Fees and Bulk Billing

Additional Information: Communities@Work coordinates several social and recreational programs specifically for seniors in the Tuggeranong and Weston Creek regions.

Communities@Work's Teens Program (formerly Fun4Youth) is a social and recreational program for young people with a disability. On 1 July 2014 Communities@Workcommenced transition to the NDIS model for delivering services to people with disabilities. This model adopts a person-centred approach that is more responsive to your needs and wants.

What does the service provide?
The Teens Program provides the opportunity for young people to develop and enhance their social skills and build peer networks. All activities operate at either our Southern Hub or our Northern Hub or within the wider Canberra community, and are age and culturally appropriate.

Some examples of activities include:
- Music programs
- General sports & fitness
- Cooking
- Shopping centre exploration
- Computers
- General life skills
- Social skills


Communities@Work's Young Adults Program (formerly Links4Life) is a post school program for young adults with a disability. On 1 July 2014, Communities@Work commenced transition to the NDIS model for delivering services to people with disabilities. This model adopts a person-centred approach that is more responsive to your needs and wants.

Young Adults Opportunities
The Young Adults Program provides the opportunity for young people to develop and enhance their social skills and build peer networks. The program is centre-based at our Northern Hub and within the wider Canberra community, and is age and culturally appropriate.

Some examples of activities include:
- Music programs
- General sports & fitness
- Cooking (meal planning, preparation, cooking on a budget, reading & adapting recipes, kitchen safety & hygiene)
- Shopping centre exploration (shopping, as well as knowing what's in your local community)
- Computers (educational and fun)
- General life skills (money management, household skills, travel training & more)
- Social skills


Communities@Work's Adults Program (formerly known as Connections) is an activities based program for adults with disabilities. On 1 July 2014, Communities@Work commenced transition to the NDIS model for the delivery of services to people with disabilities. This model adopts a person-centred approach that is more responsive to your needs and wants.

Adults Program Opportunities
- An opportunity to develop living skills such as cooking, computer skills, arranging transport and outings, food handling and storage, and understanding personal boundaries.
- A choice of leisure activities at differing skill levels including music, craft, dance, woodwork, games, art and exercise.
- A chance to have fun, build friendships and social networks.
- A step towards independence.
- Coordination and supervision of activities.
- Transport assistance to attend activities.
- A supportive small group environment.

Address:
Tuggeranong Community and Function Centre, 245 Cowlishaw Street, GREENWAY, ACT, 2900

Billing:
Fees and Bulk Billing

Additional Information: Respite Options ACT is a federally funded respite program in the ACT offering flexible respite options to meet the individual needs of carers and care recipients. We provide one-on-one respite and support services to carers of people who are experiencing severe mental illness and/or intellectual disabilities. The service gives carers time to recover from the stress of daily living, and to balance work and caring responsibilities.


What do we do?
- Provide support for daily tasks
- Offer assistance to access social and community activities
- Provide access to rehabilitation programs
- Provide an information and referral service.

Support services are available seven days a week.


Who is eligible?
Carers who live in the ACT and care for a person who is experiencing severe mental illness and/ or intellectual disability.

Address:
Tuggeranong Community and Function Centre, 245 Cowlishaw Street, GREENWAY, ACT, 2900

Billing:
Fees and Bulk Billing

Additional Information: Family Programs: Our Parenting Matters and Family Links programs are designed to help parents maintain happy and healthy family relationships.

Address:
Tuggeranong Community and Function Centre, 245 Cowlishaw Street, GREENWAY, ACT, 2900

Billing:
Fees and Bulk Billing

Additional Information: Communities@Work's transport service is a lifeline to many people. It assists clients to have continued independence and confidence by transporting them to medical and para-medical appointments, social and community activities and shopping centres. We also transport clients to visit loved ones who are living in residential care.

We have a pool of experienced, casual drivers who provide physical assistance to clients when needed, assisting the client to and from the vehicle and escorting them to their appointment.

A small group of dedicated volunteers also assist the program by providing transport to medical appointments, assistance with shopping and social appointments; they also provide transport services for clients over the weekend.


HACC Community Transport
If you are HACC eligible and have no other way of getting to medical or social appointments, our experienced staff and volunteers can assist you from door to door.
Qualified drivers from our team can be booked from between 7.00 am and 7.00 pm Monday to Friday. Limited trips are available on weekends.


Community Bus Service
The community minibus service is for seniors and other people who are isolated in their communities through limited transport options. It is available to:
- seniors with mobility or confidence problems;
- people living in residential care/nursing homes;
- people with mental illness who cannot cope with using regular ACTION services;
- people with permanent or temporary disability;
- carers accompanying any of the above;
- parents with young children who are socially isolated through a lack of transport options;
- people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including new migrants, whose transport options may be limited due to factors such as their unfamiliarity with transport services and/or lack of support networks; and
- people who are eligible for HACC transport services but cannot access them - for example, people who require transport for 'cross-catchment' trips, or people with a disability who use wheelchairs and cannot self-transfer into vehicle seats.

Qualified drivers from our team can be booked between 7.00 am and 7.00 pm Monday to Friday. Limited trips are available on weekends.

Address:
Tuggeranong Community and Function Centre, 245 Cowlishaw Street, GREENWAY, ACT, 2900

Billing:
Fees and Bulk Billing

Additional Information: The Family Support Programs assist families in the Tuggeranong and Weston Creek communities, experiencing family crisis situations, relationship difficulties, financial hardship, domestic violence, housing difficulties, lifestyle difficulties and problems with communication/ conflict. If you'd like to access our Program, you can either contact us directly - or someone else can do it for you. This may be your doctor, a neighbour or friend, or anyone who is concerned and you agree for them to contact us.

Address:
Tuggeranong Community and Function Centre, 245 Cowlishaw Street, GREENWAY, ACT, 2900

Billing:
Fees and Bulk Billing

Additional Information: The SuperGrands Program is a free mentoring service for families to help strengthen living skills. Mature, trained volunteers are carefully matched with families to offer one-on-one home mentoring and/or group coaching in areas like budgeting, meal planning, establishing routines and basic home maintenance. SuperGrands is not about 'doing it for you today' but giving you the skills to 'do it for tomorrow'. It's about sharing skills between generations and is ideal for young parents or families without an extended family nearby. SuperGrands is all about strengthening skills that families want to develop. The program involves your family, the SuperGrands Coordinator and the SuperGrands team - all working together. You can refer your own family or ask a support person to do so. For more information on this program please visit our website through the link provided or call one of our friendly staff members.