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1. Provide social, welfare and aged care services for the Chinese-Australian community in the State of Victoria:- 1.1 On Luck Chinese Nursing Home - offers 120 residential care places including a dementia-specific unit of 30 places in a purpose-built facility. Gives priority of access to Chinese-speaking seniors (from various countries of origin) with financial hardship. 1.2 Home Care Packages Program - [1] 512 packages of all 4 levels of care (from High to Low) across all Melbourne Metropolitan Regions (from Eastern, Northern, Southern to Western Regions). [2] 13 Short-Term Restorative Care Packages aiming at minimising older people’s functional decline and optimising their independence. 1.3 Commonwealth Home Support Program - [1] 6 Social Support Day Centres; [2] Flexible Respite; [3] Allied Health and Therapy; [4] Domestic Assistance; [5] Centre Based Respite; [6] Specialised Support. 1.4 Community Services Programs - [1] Settlement & Access Support Program: (a) helps new migrants integrate into the wider community, and (b) helps Chinese seniors access aged care services; [2] Community Visitors Scheme provides home visits to socially isolated seniors by trained volunteers; [3] Family Violence Project. 1.5 Disability Support Service - helps eligible members of our community access and participate in the National Disability Insurance Scheme. 2. Represent the welfare and social interests of the Chinese-Australian community in Victoria:- 2.1 Seek and obtain funding from government and non-government bodies for services to address the welfare and social concerns of the Chinese Community. 2.2 Represent the interests of our community in various committees and forums. 2.3 Actively liaise with other social and welfare organisations. 2.4 Establish linkages between government bodies and our community via consultation forums and lobbying. 3. Respond to the needs of our community:- Initiate new projects to address the identified needs of our community, eg. Family Violence Project, and Capacity Building Project for Women.
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Name: CCSSCI - On Luck Chinese Nursing Home
URL: ccssci.org.au
Classification: Nursing homes (Human services > Shelter and residential care > Senior living > Nursing homes)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Females
- Males
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
Name: Home Care Packages Program
URL: ccssci.org.au
Classification: In-home aid and personal assistance (Human services > Family services > In-home aid and personal assistance)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Females
- Males
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
Name: Commonwealth Home Support Program
URL: ccssci.org.au
Classification: Day support services (Human services > Family services > Day support services)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Females
- Males
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
Name: Community Visitors Scheme
URL: ccssci.org.au
Classification: Senior services (Human services > Special population support > Senior services)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Females
- Males
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
Name: Disability Support Program
URL: ccssci.org.au
Classification: Disability services (Human services > Special population support > Disability services)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Females
- Males
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Settlement & Access Support
URL: ccssci.org.au
Classification: Human services information (Human services > Human services information)
Beneficiaries:- Families
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Males
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
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