These programs focus on services to those 50 and over who are financially disadvantaged,  homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Western Community Housing and Support

Maribyrnong City Council

Provides opportunities for isolated elderly people to increase their social support networks and to engage in a range of specially designed activities to improve their well-being.

Australian Croatian Community Services - Footscray

Yarraville PAG

Cardiac Rehabilitation Phase II is structured according to the best-practice guidelines of the National Heart Foundation. Clients attend an initial assessment, and then attend classes once per week for seven weeks for supervised exercise and education. Patient goals normally include risk-factor modification, improving self-management capacity and restoration of previous function.

Footscray Hospital - Western Health

Royal Freemasons Footscray Aged Care

Preferable referral - using Connectingcare e-referral

Macedonian Community Welfare Association

Reception hours 8:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
Activity hours 9am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday and alternating Saturdays.

Exercise programs for people with mobility concerns. 

Group activities are centre based.

Services including planned Activity Groups, Friendly Visitor Program, Community Register and Foodlink

Gateway Community Services

Activities are organised according to the interests and abilities of the people taking part and are designed to create opportunities to socialise and strengthen skills needed for daily living.

The Australian Multicultural Community Services (AMCS) is a not for profit organisation providing help at home and other support services to older people, people with disabilities and their carers in Melbourne and Greater Geelong for the past 30 years. AMCS provides home care packages, aged care information, assessment and referral services, respite for carers, social activities and companionship and emergency relief to people from diverse backgrounds.

Australian Multicultural Community Services INC - Melbourne

Our Planned Activity Groups provide Spanish speaking seniors with the opportunity to:

- stay mentally and physically active,
- socialize with people who speak their native language and share their cultural background and
- enjoy a range of recreational and meaningful activities in a group setting.

Who can participate?

- People over 65 from Spanish speaking background.
- People living at home within the South, North & West Metropolitan Region.
- People with minor mobility issues and early onset of dementia.
- People at risk of social isolation or socially isolated.

Our Planned activity groups operate on a weekly basis from 9AM to 3PM in four different locations:

Noble Park (Monday)
Sunshine North (Wednesday)
East Melbourne (Thursday)
Melton (Friday)

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