Members of our local community who have a Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Iranian and Afghan cultural background can join our community connection groups. Sydney Community Services provides social and support groups for people of all cultural backgrounds, operating out of our Hunters Hill Hub. This service provides social inclusion and community connection-based supports for seniors from [...]
The Community Advisory Service, run by Nuala Williams, is your first port of call for information about what we do, and how we can help you. When it comes to aged care, it’s often hard to know who to call and when to call them. At Sydney Community Services we remove the guesswork for you, [...]
In January this year Sydney Community Services merged with The Meeting House in Lane Cove North. The Meeting House is based in Stokes Street in Lane Cove North. It is a wonderful community centre with amazing indoor and outside space for families and children. Our aspirations for the Stokes Street Centre are that we provide [...]
Women NSW is working with Treasury and Service NSW to implement a $10 million Return to Work Program announced as part of the 2020-21 Budget. The Program will support unemployed women across the state to return to paid employment. Female dominated industries and roles have been significantly impacted by COVID-19. The Return to Work Program [...]
Martin is a member of SCS’ Home Maintenance and Modifications team Carpenter Martin Lane says many people are surprised by how quickly home modifications can be done and what a difference they can make to their lives. “I enjoy making people’s lives easier,” he says. “A lot of people are very appreciative of not just [...]
Dr Carl Wong is a Sydney GP based in Lane Cove. He also sits on the board of Sydney Community Services. Here, Dr Wong answers any questions you might have about the COVID vaccinations. Is the vaccination safe especially as it has been manufactured so quickly? Given the unprecedented worldwide interest and need for this [...]
It has been exactly one year since the first Covid case was detected in Australia. Here SCS CEO Gill Batt describes the major lessons she, and SCS staff, have learned during the pandemic. As a CEO I frequently receive newsletters and information regarding current issues in business. I recently got 'Four Lessons for Managing through [...]
Jimmy is a frequent participant at the SCS social and recreational groups at the Hunters Hill Community Hub. To show his appreciation for the service, he returns to the Hub throughout the week to undertake some gardening, assisted by one of the support officers. He is a familiar face to all at the Hub and [...]
A dedicated and well-known volunteer with Sydney Community Services (formerly Gladesville Community Aid and then subsequently Hunters Hill Ryde Community Services) 93-year-old Betty Rose Benjamin passed away quietly in April 2020. Betty made an enormous impact on Sydney Community Services, especially through her work at the Hunters Hill Hub. During her 25 years of service, [...]
2019/2020 has been a year like no other. The latter half of 2019 was a normal time with clients receiving their services at home and the Hubs in Lane Cove and Hunters Hill bursting every day with social activities. Little did we know that life would change completely. In the first six months of [...]
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