Our vision is to help some of the world's most vulnerable people enjoy a brighter future; including the elderly and those living with a disability.
Melbourne, VIC. Australia
Joined October 2016
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The Friendship Alliance Australia is offering #communitygrants to organisations across Australia to create #events that #celebrate #InternationalFriendshipDay on 30 July. Applications open until 14 June! For information and to apply visit: friendshipalliance.org.au
ALT People laughing and talking outside. Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash.
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"Not only has the #NDIS changed my life, but the economic and social benefits are also clear…So next time you hear someone claiming the NDIS is unsustainable, ask yourself – is the alternative sustainable?" #HandsOffOurNDIS abc.net.au/news/2021-06-01/w…
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One of our superstar #befrienders going the extra mile by switching to remote #befriending to help reduce loneliness during this lockdown. We are so lucky to have you on the team Ella!
Another delightful conversation with my @befriendas buddy this afternoon who lives in a RACF in Melbourne. This time over Skype due to #VicLockdown. So pleased to volunteer and help reduce loneliness through social connection. Thank you @MARCIAFEARN 👌🏼
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🎼 Music to our ears. New research guides the most effective approach to music and dementia: bit.ly/35pn17c via @DementiaAus
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Friends for Good thank all our amazing #volunteers across Australia! @VolunteeringAus #NVW2021 #waveforvolunteers. Your commitment helps people every day and we are grateful for your #friendship and your #passion working with us to #fightloneliness. friendsforgood.org.au
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KeepAble keepable.com.au is the place to find practical content for all home care providers.
ILA is dedicated to creating and compiling resources that inspire older people to live independent, active, and healthy lives and encourage ageing well.
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Please help @NarelleWarren and @barbaraneves spread the word on this op-ed they wrote for the ABC. Frail older people matter. They are not expendable — and we can learn so much from them > ab.co/31HWEJd 💕
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We are one week away from our #ConnectionCollection Gallery Exhibition opening. Join us at this FREE event on 20 May and view artwork from real community members that tell stories of #friendships and #socialconnection. Register here eventbrite.com.au/e/the-conn…
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Ending Loneliness Together is pleased to see significant investment in #MentalHealth this #Budget2021. We know the quality of our #social #relationships are critical to our #health, #productivity, and #QOL. We look forward to continuing to work #together to address #Loneliness 🧡
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Employers pay price when loneliness at work means greater absenteeism+staff turnover.Our report published today on behalf of Govt's Tackling Loneliness Network employers group has great examples of how to tackle loneliness at work.#LetsTalkLoneliness
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Here's a lovely story about a father and son now living in the same aged care home. A thoughtful suggestion on the part of the aged care provider, and something that both men will benefit from. agedcare101.com.au/the-donal… #strongvoicehelpinghand #agedcare #eldercare #compassion
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Social technologies are being used in creative ways to provide people in #agedcare with a sense of connection to the world > bit.ly/30ZfXO1 via @engunimelb
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Proving you're never too old to try something new, 91-year-old Ray just took the plunge of his first ever skydive! Legally blind and requiring two hearing aids, he took to the skies, jumping out of the plane at 14,000 feet above Newcastle! Congratulations Ray!
📷 @opalhealthcare
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Total spend on Australian #agedcare 2019-20 was $26 billion, less than half of comparable countries - time to correct this from our report careaboutagedcare.org.au/rep… @anglicare_aust @UnitingCare_Aus @chaaustralia @baptistcareaus @acsanational @LASAnational #careaboutagedcare @auspol
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#agedcare has survived mainly on undervalued & underpaid women who've been going above & beyond their jobs to plug the gaps in the system. @anglicare_aust @UnitingCare_Aus @chaaustralia @baptistcareaus @acsanational @LASAnational #CareAboutAgedCare #auspol
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There's an app 4 (almost) everything! But do U kno if there are apps 4 #Careworkers #PCAs who contribute immensely to our #AgedCare sector? Read @RePaDD1 new SystRv to find out more @JenniferTieman @LASANational @ACSANational @chaaustralia @ELDAC_agedcare
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Did you know that when you sign the #CareAboutAgedCare petition, an email is sent direct to your local MP, alerting them that their electorate cares, & calling on them to support a better #agedcare system? It's that easy. Sign & share the petition today: careaboutagedcare.org.au/
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We were very excited to see the launch of the WHO First Global Report on Ageism last Friday, including a section that highlighted the EveryAGE Counts campaign as an example of how we can end ageism. The WHO report also highlighted how far we have to go.… dlvr.it/RwP6dt
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When people are hooked up to scanners, and are given tasks like reading, activity can be observed in specific parts of the brain. But when those same participants listen to music 🎶 researchers see something far more dramatic bit.ly/2IS6LE2 via @PlaylistForLife