What are the SCS CALD groups, and how can I join?
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 [...]
What is the Community Advisory Service?
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 [...]
Sydney Community Services merges with The Meeting House (Lane Cove North)
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 [...]
New ‘Return to Work’ program for women
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 [...]
Community Profile: Martin Lane
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 [...]
COVID vaccinations – your questions answered
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 [...]
How to use a QR code and other lessons learned from the pandemic
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 [...]
Community Spotlight: Jimmy Siviour
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 [...]
Tribute to long-time volunteer Betty Rose Benjamin
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 [...]
A thank you to staff and volunteers from John Devine, SCS Chair
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 [...]
A snapshot of our 2019/2020 successes
The 2019/2020 financial year was a "game of two halves," so they say. The first six months, SCS tracked well, servicing those in need with regularity and efficiency. The second half of the year was, [...]
Donations sought for 100 Christmas hampers for those in need
Thanks to generous donations, SCS distributes 100 Christmas hampers each year to those disadvantaged in our community. This year has been a struggle for many people; more so than perhaps other years when there was [...]
