Community & the Arts
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Dementia Australia NT
A peak body for people, of all ages, living with all forms of dementia, their families and carers.
Carer Education Program
Carer education is designed to support family carers in their caring role. By learning about dementia and its impacts on the person with dementia, participants will have a better understanding of the effects of the disease.
Community Education
These presentations promote risk reduction and increase public awareness about memory loss with community education sessions delivered direct to various community groups. All groups are welcome and specific topics can be catered for.
Dementia Essentials
Designed for Aged Care Workers employed in residential, community and flexible aged care services, the Dementia Care Essentials III and Dementia Care Essentials IV Advanced provides quality training in, and workforce assessment of Competency in CHCAC319A and CHCAC416A.
SALO
The major goal of the Service Access Liaison Officer (SALO) is to deliver dementia information and risk reduction strategies to people within rehabilitation or correctional facilities within the NT. The program incorporates the Your Brain Matters 5 simple steps to maximise your brain health https://www.yourbrainmatters.org.au
Stepping Out Program
These groups provide a weekly Day Respite Service to families of people with dementia. Group attendance encourages the maintenance of skills and abilities within a social context.
Social Support
The social support program provides group-based and individualised practical help for people with memory problems who live alone, may not have family or social support locally and are not receiving community aged care packages.
Carer Support GroupsÂ
Designed to support carers, these groups offer opportunities to network with other carers, share experiences and develop new skills.
Living with Memory Loss
This comprehensive information and support program is for people who have recently been diagnosed with memory loss or dementia and their family member or friends.
RISK REDUCTION
Brain Gym
Come along and join in, this group invites members of the general public to engage in a variety of stimulating mental exercises, puzzles and games designed to maintain and sharpen cognitive abilities and memory.
Safe Return Program
A unique program, it can give peace of mind if the person you care for tends to wander from home. This program is conducted in partnership with the NT Police.
YOUNGER ONSET DEMENTIA KEY WORKER PROGRAM
Dementia can occur at any age.The YODKW program provides individual support and services to improve the quality of life of those living with younger onset dementia, their families and carers. The program can assist a person to obtain a diagnosis, navigate and understand services, including the NDIS, and prepare organisations to meet the unique needs of this group.
Relate, Motivate, Rehabilitate
This service is a fee paying service whereby Dementia Australia NT can provide sessions of individual social support for people with dementia who are currently residing in hospital or a residential care facility.
Marie Gray Library, Darwin and Hazel Hawke Library, Alice Springs
Dementia Australia NT maintains two specialist libraries including books, research papers, journals, magazines and DVDs. Become a member of Dementia Australia to access library resources.
Advocacy and Your Rights
Be aware of your rights, be assured of our confidentiality and be supported at all times throughout your involvement with Dementia Australia NT.
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East Arnhem Regional Council Children & Family Services
East Arnhem Regional Council provides the nine communities with accessible services that cater to the needs of the communities while specifically supporting the overall wellbeing of families and children, including childcare and nutrition.Â
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East Arnhem Regional Council Community Patrol
The East Arnhem Regional Council (EARC) plays a crucial role in coordinating and providing Community Patrol Services across all nine communities in the East Arnhem region. With a team of 43 employees, EARC works in collaboration with various organisations such as the NT Department of Health (DoH), Gove District Hospital, Community Clinics, Sobering Up Shelters (SUS), and Patrollers.
The aim is to offer culturally appropriate assistance to Indigenous individuals who are at risk of causing harm or being harmed. This includes supporting intoxicated individuals, those under the influence of substances, young people, victims of violence, and the homeless.
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Environmental Defenders Office
A community-based legal service practising in planning and environmental law and providing legal advice & advocacy on public-interest planning & environmental law for individuals and groups. The service also provides education for community groups and engages in law reform.
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DarwinEDO
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EqualiTEA – Training, Employment, Activities
We provide training, employment and activities for people with disability, to help them get their dream job.
​We work with a person, exactly where they are. We work with you to determine your individual readiness for work, your employment goals and then come up with a plan, just for you!
We can support you to:
- Explore potential careers
- Study or train to get your dream job
- Support you to gain skills to start a micro-business
- Offer you a paid, volunteer or work placement with our community partners
- Create a placement with you in one of our scalable social enterprises, or work with you to start one
- Connect you with future employees
- Connect you with peers in the same boat as you
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NTFriendshipandSupport
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Family and Community Wellness Services
Community Wellness Services provides wellness support in the areas of Social Emotional Wellbeing, Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD), Youth Diversion and Family Support.
Our team consist of Family & Community Wellness workers, a Youth Diversion Case Management worker, a Youth & Family Therapeutic worker, a Senior Counsellor and a Manager. We are currently growing our team of Family & Community Wellness Workers, representative of the diverse range of local language/family groups in the community.
At Community Wellness Services, we are committed to providing our services in ways that integrate mainstream and Indigenous mental health and wellbeing practices.
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Filipiniana Senior Citizens Association Incorporated
We are a community group that plans and runs activities, including games, singing, dancing, exercises, picnics and dining out.
We support sick members and provides financial help and attendance at funerals for members who pass away.
We invite speakers for information about health and other aged care services and responds to government invitations.
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Filipiniana
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Food for Life
Food for Life is a not-for-profit program run by Baptist Care NT that offers low-cost groceries to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. Food for Life partners with the local churches in Darwin Region to provide space for the community mobile pantry and a café’ area. The space enables the clients to have conversations, socialize and enjoy a complimentary morning or afternoon tea.
Tuesday 9am-11am Howard Springs, Cornerstone Christian Fellowship @ 85 Whitewood Road, Howard Springs Tuesday 1pm-3pm Malak, St James Sanderson Anglican Church @ 7 Jarvis St, Malak Wednesday 9am-12pm Humpty Doo, Living Water Uniting Church @ 15 Challoner Cct, Humpty Doo Wednesday 1pm-3pm Palmerston, St. Luke’s Anglican Church @13 Victoria Drive, Gray Thursday 9am-11am Casuarina, 44 Dripstone Rd, Casuarina NT Friday 9am-12pm Darwin, Darwin Baptist Church @ Corner Stuart Highway & Ross Smith Avenue,Parap Alternate Friday 10am-12pm Batchelor, St. Francis Anglican Church @ 25 Mardango Cct, Batchelor NT Saturday 9am-12pm Berrimah, 9 Mel Rd Berrimah NT Read more
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Foodbank Food Hub Darwin
Foodbank provides food relief to more than a million people each month by being the pantry to Australia’s charity sector. Operated by Foodbank SA & NT, Foodbank Food Hub Darwin opens the Foodbank NT warehouse to the public every Wednesday morning.
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Foodbank SA and NT
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Galiwin’ku LibraryÂ
East Arnhem Regional Council provides library services in five East Arnhem communities and in the mining town of Nhulunbuy. These libraries are run by EARC in partnership with Library and Archives NT.Â
The libraries offer lending services of books, magazines, multimedia and other resources that foster learning, research, collaboration and intellectual exploration. The provision of free internet access in the buildings keeps our remote communities in-touch and fully connected to the wider world.Â
Over the years, these libraries have evolved to become safe-spaces and hubs for community engagement, events and workshops that residents, visitors and stakeholders benefit from on a regular basis. with the provision of free internet access, fun activities for children, and information about the local history.
The Angurugu, Galiwin’ku, Milingimbi, Ramingining and Umbakumba libraries are all run by dedicated local Indigenous Community Library Officers and are operational from 9AM till 12PM and 1PM till 4PM, Monday to Friday.
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