About this organisation
Summary of activities
In the last financial year, Karingal pursued its charitable purposes by providing through its various Divisions and Branches the following services:residential, in home and facility based respite, in home personal supports and recreational group and individual community and centre based activities for people with disabilities including mental health supports and incorporating families and carers in the Barwon, South West of Victoria, Wyndham and North and Western Melbourne and Mornington Peninsula areas;aged care services in the Barwon South Western region of Victoria and Southern Metropolitan region of South Australia;mental health support in the Barwon South West, and Wyndham region of Victoria;a community hub in Geelongvolunteering supporting and options in Geelong and Rosebud to support people who have adisability and are aging.community development options for people who have a disability, are aged and/or unemployed as well as inclusion into mainstream community in social and support groups in Barwon South West, Wyndham and Southern Regions;support and respite for carersemployment in a supported environment in an Australian Disability Enterprise in Geelong disability and open employment services in Geelong, across Melbourne, Warrnambool, Colac, Bendigo andin parts of Queensland and South Australia;Disability, Mental Health and learning supports for Youth in Barwon South West, Wyndham and West Melbourne and Southern areas;accredited courses to eligible participants, including people with disabilities, through Karingal's RTO, Karingal Training; non accredited foundation and living skills, numeracy and literacy based programsthe continued development of an all inclusive retirement village
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Outcomes
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Programs and activities
Name: MatchWorks Disability Employment Services
Classification: Job services (Human services > Job services)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- People with disabilities
- Unemployed persons
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Business Enterprises
Classification: Supported employment services (Human services > Job services > Supported employment services )
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Supported Independent Living
Classification: Housing services (Human services > Shelter and residential care > Housing services)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Support Coordination
Classification: Transition planning (Human services > Personal services > Transition planning )
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Families
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Individual Support
Classification: Attendant care (Human services > Shelter and residential care > Housing services > Attendant care)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- People with disabilities
- Veterans and/or their families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Specialist Disability Accommodation
Classification: Housing services (Human services > Shelter and residential care > Housing services)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Adventure
Classification: Community recreation (Sport and recreation > Community recreation)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: genU Training
Classification: Vocational education and training (Education > Vocational education and training )
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- People with disabilities
- Unemployed persons
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Outreach
Classification: Shelter and residential care (Human services > Shelter and residential care)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Financially disadvantaged people
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- People with disabilities
- Unemployed persons
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Social Housing
Classification: Housing services (Human services > Shelter and residential care > Housing services)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Financially disadvantaged people
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- People with disabilities
- Unemployed persons
- Youth - 15 to under 25
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