Wingate Avenue Community Centre

Services including childcare, maternal & child health. legal advice.  Short courses including Beginner and Intermediate Computers, Horticulture, Art & Craft.  English Classes.

This service offers confidential advice and education to Western Health patients, their family members and/or carers across all three Western Health hospitals. Social workers provide assistance in relation to issues of emotional adjustment to health conditions and/or the hospitalisation experience. Social workers may utilize a range of approaches including individual counselling, family sessions and/or group-work. Social workers assess for a broad range of psychosocial needs in order to plan for appropriate discharge and may provide information about, and referral to, a range of community services. Specific assistance with arranging transfer to residential care facilities is provided by the Social Work Aged Care Team. 

Whilst predominantly having an inpatient focus, the Social Work Department also provides support to some outpatient clinics, including Family Planning, Maternity Outreach & Support Service, Midwife Obstetrics Clinics, Young Mum's Group, Gynaecology Outpatients and Well Women's Clinic.

Referrals may be discussed with the senior social work clinicians by contacting the department.
 
Social Workers can be paged through the hospital switchboards.

Footscray Hospital - Western Health

Multiple Sclerosis Limited - Footscray

Referral required or self referral to 1800 242 636

Carers Victoria - Footscray Office

Carers Victoria provides advice, information, and support to carers to improve their health and wellbeing, capacity, financial security and resilience. The key service areas driven by the board and developed and delivered by the organisation are: Emotional support and counselling, research, policy and systemic change, opportunities and ideas, practical support and respite, education and development, and information and advice.

West Footscray Neighbourhood House

Services including community child care, adult education, community development & support services

Planned program of activities directed at enhancing the skills required for daily living and providing physical, intellectual, emotional and social stimulation for frail older people and those with dementia. MCHS operate over 24 different Activity Programs per week, at various MCHS sites. The Community Access Programs also have programs for people with disabilities.

Merri Health - Brunswick West

Services provided: 
Social programs that are fun and include members interests and hobbies
Inhouse programs. Gardens Program & Outings for lunch /scenic drives. Dementia & Cultural Specific  (Anglo-Celtic, Greek/Italian)

Maltese Community Council Of Victoria - Parkville

 MCCV is a not for profit community organisation which provides social, cultural, recreational and welfare support to all members of the Victorian Maltese community.

Breakfast Club, Disaster Relief, Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support

Australian Red Cross - North Melbourne

Social support, HACC services and low level planned activities group. HACC services, Planned Activities group  Service Restriction: Multicultural CALD

Victorian Elderly Chinese Welfare Society Inc

Services including Aged care HACC Services, Adult Day Centre, Home and community care, Outing and yum cha, Physical activity,Chinese Television watching and Chinese Magazines reading, Free mini-bus pick up for the needy

Interchange also provides planned activity groups/recreation, parent support groups and family social activities

Interchange Western Region

Services including respite, planned activity groups for children, adolescents and young adults with a disability, parent support

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