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Circles Initiative
Information Session & Workshop - Circles of Support
An invitation to learn about Circles of Support: a safeguard in the lives of vulnerable people.
When: Wed, 21 October 2020 9:30 am - 12 noon and 12:30 – 3:00 pm
Where: SACOSS Marjorie Black Room 47 King William Road, Unley (access
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Work with us
Personal Assistant - Odd Jobs Micro Enterprise - Klemzig
Personal Assistant (PA) required on a part-time basis to help me set up, maintain, and expand my small home-based Odd Jobs Micro-Enterprise based in Klemzig.
The PA role will initially be 10 hours a week split over two days (to be
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Work with us
Community Engagement and Social Facilitator - Sturt
ARE YOU A SOCIAL PERSON WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE?
I feel most alive when out in my community enjoying things like having coffee, shopping, concerts and am looking for the right person to assist me for approx. 14 hours
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Micro Enterprise Project
What is possible?
See how Jocelynne's home has been designed to meet her accessibility needs, and how getting these things right and knowing her strengths and interests has been the foundation of a great micro enterprise.
Watch to the end to see
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Circles Initiative
Circle members and facilitators talk about their experience
Community Resource Unit Ltc (CRU) created two videos for the National Resource Centre (NRC) for Circles of Support and Microboards (COSAM). The first was a montage of Circle Members reflecting on what it means for them to be invited, included
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Micro Enterprise Project
Something for Stella
Adrian's enterprise Something for Stella, and micro enterprise consultant Sandi based in the South East, were featured in an article by Indaily
https://indaily.com.au/events/regional-showcase/2020/07/20/dog-start-up-success-achieved-through-micro-enterprise-project/
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Circles Initiative,Family Leadership
Presentation - Being part of it
Jackie and her daughter Hannah shared their community connection story at the Imagine more conference in Canberra in 2018.
Jackie looks at ways that Hannah has become the author of her own life, the importance of valued roles and the Circle
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Circles Initiative
Talks that matter - friendship
Talks That Matter talksthatmatter.net is a unique, online video strategy developed by Belonging Matters (Melbourne).
If you're interested in relationships and Circles of Support, start with the friendship playlist.
Every video is grounded in the values of community, social inclusion and empowerment.
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Your own home
Opening Homes
Opening homes openinghomes.org.au is a showcase of accessible homes with the goal that "the more people know about the myriad of accessible housing options available, the better positioned they are to choose what’s best for them."
Jocelynne shared her home with Opening
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Circles Initiative
Circles of Support - introduction
Circles Initiative works in partnership with you and your family to build freely given relationships which strengthen your opportunities for an inclusive life.
A Circle Facilitator gets to know you and your family well. They work with you to deliberately invite
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Self-directed support
What is Self-directed Support?
The content of this post is also published in the CLP Family Leadership Booklet.
Self-directed Support begins with assisting each person to identify what is important for them in their paid support, helping them to individually recruit workers who fit with
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Self-directed support
Seven Steps to Self-direction
Community Living Project has developed a model of Self-directed Support that embraces Family Leadership. This model uses the ‘Seven Steps to self-direction’.
The content of this post is also published in the Family leadership booklet
The Seven Steps process gives a logical
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News
Choosing a Service Provider
The team at Western Australia's Individualised Services (WAiS) have produced a fantastic resource called Choosing a Service Provider. It is not a list of service providers. It is a guide to help you to decide what is right for you.
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News
CLP Annual report 2017-2018
Chairperson and Executive Officer Report
This year has seen our major focus on supporting CLP people and families to transition successfully to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The intensive pre-planning work undertaken with each person and their family has helped NDIS
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News
CLP highlights 2018-2019
Chairperson and Executive Officer Report
During 2019, CLP’s focus has remained strongly on offering support and connection for people with disability, alongside their family members, to build good lives as valued and contributing citizens in their local community.
In the last year,
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Work with us
Our vision and values video
CLP believes each person with a disability should be included as a valued and contributing member of their community.
Our Mission and Values are very much alive, and staff share a common passion for building inclusive lives.
Community Living Project doesn’t
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Family Leadership,Self-directed support,Your own home
"Home" video
CLP helps each person with disability work towards their dream for home, bringing a sense of security, independence and pride.
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Circles Initiative
Relationships, friendships, circles video
CLP has a focus on building strong relationships and circles of support for people with disability through our Circles Initiative
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Micro Enterprise Project
Micro Enterprise Project - Video
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Family Leadership,Self-directed support
Self-directed support video
Community Living Project supports people with disability and their families to develop leadership skills to build a good life. A key way to do this is supporting them to make decisions about who works with them, and building their capacity
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Family Leadership
The Natural Authority of Families
In this timeless article from 1996, first published by the Community Resource Unit, Michael Kendrick briefly describes some of the strengths that give authority to families when they are acting in the interests of their family member.
The Natural Authority of Families, Michael
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Micro Enterprise Project
Go Get 'Em - Errands with Heart
Go Get 'Em - Errands with Heart
Go Get ‘Em is a registered business which runs Emily’s business and employs Kiera, Emily’s Business Assistant. Go Get ‘Em is a microbusiness; what this means is that it exists only to provide
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Family Leadership
Families leading change
A vital focus of CLP is supporting families to develop their leadership skills and to increase their understanding of how to bring about positive change in the life of their family member with disability.
Leadership often arises because a person with
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Micro Enterprise Project
Starting your own business
Since 2011, Jayne Barrett has managed the design and trialling of CLP’s Micro Enterprise Project which assists people who live with significant disabilities to have their own small business as an alternative to attending day programs.
People who live with significant
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