Do you want to find groups and support in the community that might help you improve your health and wellbeing? You can find lots of local support from charities to social groups in the Knox Learning Alliance Directory.
Carers
Autistic Family Support
Autistic Family Support Association
A state-wide, voluntary parent based network that works to raise the concerns of people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families, with state and federal government policy makers. It also provides linkages to support groups and consumer based organisations around Victoria and Australia.
Uniting Carer Wellbeing
Uniting
Provides support for eligible carers to access respite and referrals to other services, support to sustain your caring role and maintain your health and wellbeing.Assistance with understanding, navigating and accessing the aged care
service system
Knox Leisureworks Fitness Connection
Knox Leisureworks
This program is for carers living in Knox, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse and Yarra Ranges. Eligible carers need to provide care to someone living with autism, intellectual disability or a mental illness, or with a severe or profound disability.
Respite and Support for Carers
EACH – Eastern Access Community Health
Provides flexible, responsive options for families, carers, children and young people impacted by mental illness, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, or are at risk of developing mental illness. Assistance is provided to enhance emotional health and quality of life, improve ability to sustain the caring role, reduce stress, improve relationships and balance caring with other parts of life.
Family Relationship Support for Carers
EACH – Eastern Access Community Health
Provides flexible and tailored services for families who are caring for a family member with a disability. Services include counselling, mediation and future planning support for families.
Care Connect
Care Connect
Specialises in services relating to aged care, disability, mental health, acquired brain injury, autism, transitional care, preventative care, dementia and respite. Supports children, young people, adults, older adults and carers in accessing information services and supports, assessment and planning, case management and coordination, advocacy, service delivery and carer support.
Grow Carers Support
Grow Carers Support Group Wantirna
Our Carer Program, Grow Better Together, encourages and supports caregivers of people experiencing mental illness. It utilises the same key elements of the Grow Program encouraging carers to further develop their own personal resources, friendships and supports to overcome barriers they experience as part of their caring role.
Family Support Group
Ferntree Gully Family Support Group
A support group for carers and friends of people with a mental illness. Mutual support, self help and education provided through speakers and a library of books, cassettes and videos.
Pathways for Carers
Pathways for Carers
Pathways for Carers project offers carers of people with a disability or mental illness an opportunity to share walks together and to learn more about news, services and supports available to carers. We will be joined on the walk by representatives from local organisations. The walk is along Liberty Avenue Reserve starting at Braeburn Avenue Rowville. Stay after the walk for a free coffee at Froth and Grind!
Carer Gateway
Carer Gateway
Provides practical information and resources to support carers. Operates nationally and online. Provides an interactive online ‘service finder’ that helps carers connect to local support services.
Carers Australia
Carers Australia
Carers Australia is the national peak body representing Australia’s unpaid carers, advocating on their behalf to influence policies and services at a national level. It works collaboratively with partners and its member organisations, the Network of state and territory Carers Associations, to deliver a range of essential national carer services which aim to improve the health, wellbeing, resilience and financial security of carers and to ensure that caring is a shared responsibility of family, community and government.