Circles Initiative

The CLP Circles Initiative works in partnership with you and your family to build freely given relationships which strengthen your opportunities for an inclusive life, through building social and community participation.

Read the Circles of Support Introduction to facilitation to find out more about how to engage a facilitator and start a Circle of Support.
Come along to an introducing Circles of Support project information session and practical workshop. Events are being held across Adelaide and regional SA in 2021 and 2022.
Many people have spoken about their Circle of Support in their own words. See links below to articles and videos from different points of view, ages, stages and circumstances.

Photo from underneath a 8 arms reaching inward from a circle. Hands touching. Green tree and blue sky above — Community Living Project is going on the road in February, hosting workshops to introduce people to Circles of Support. A Circle of Support is a group of people who are intentionally invited to come together in friendship and support of a child or adult who has a disability, for the […]

Introducing Circles of Support – Gawler & Victor Harbor

11 Jan, 2021 in Circles Initiative / Events / News by Taryn Waters

Group of people in an informal living room setting. 5 adults, and a child sitting on a woman's lap. — 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 other people into your life with a view that […]

Circles of Support – introduction to facilitation

13 Jul, 2020 in Circles Initiative by Community Living Project

CLP has a focus on building strong relationships and circles of support for people with disability through our Circles Initiative

Relationships, friendships, circles – video by CLP

15 Apr, 2020 in Circles Initiative by Community Living Project

3 primary school aged children at a park, smiling, with their arms draped around each other's shoulders — 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 of Support initiative, and how that all translates into […]

Being part of school and friendships – video presentation

16 Nov, 2018 in Circles Initiative / Family Leadership by Taryn Waters

portrait, white male, short grey hair, blue framed glasses, white t-shirt under open collared check shirt — 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 and involved involved in a circle of support. The other […]

Circle members and facilitators experience – video

8 Oct, 2018 in Circles Initiative by Community Living Project

a group of 9 adults and one young child sit casually along a fence in front of a beach on a sunny day. — 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. Videos are arranged in a variety of categories […]

Friendship – Talks that Matter – video library

16 Jul, 2018 in Circles Initiative by Community Living Project