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Country people urged to consider foster care

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SHARE YOUR HOME WITH A CHILD: ac.care’s Deb Salt and Lisa Fry will be encouraging visitors to The South East Field Days to consider opening their hearts to country children in need of safe homes, positive relationships and opportunities to learn and grow.THE need for more caring adults to open their homes to babies and … Continued

Community Connections program to connect people and overcome social isolation

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CONNECTING: ac.care Community Connections manager Sue Watt (second left) with ac.care Community Support Workers Deanne Swift, Cindy Koolmatrie and Sheila Millington are working to connect people in the Murraylands affected by isolation or loneliness to local support groups, community activities, social opportunities and other services.NEW opportunities will be provided to help isolated country people connect … Continued

2022 Support Homeless People Luncheon cancelled

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MAJOR regional fundraising event the Limestone Coast Support Homeless People Luncheon has been cancelled for 2022 after continual postponements since 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Event committee chairman Barry Stafford said ongoing restrictions meant proceeding on the rescheduled date of April 8 this year was not practical due to uncertainties regarding venue capacity, interstate travel … Continued

Community helps ac.care brighten Christmas for hundreds of families

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COMMUNITY APPEAL: More than 500 toys and other gifts were donated through the appeal at Big W in the Mount Gambier Marketplace and collected by ac.care to deliver to vulnerable families in time for Christmas. Pictured are ac.care’s Sarah Alfraij, Big W Mount Gambier manager Kim Coulson and Mount Gambier Marketplace marketing executive Paula Creasey … Continued

April date set for Support Homeless People Luncheon

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REOPENING of state borders has prompted scheduling of Friday 8 April for the Limestone Coast Support Homeless People Luncheon at the Barn Palais. The announcement follows several COVID-19 induced postponements of the sold-out event. Everything that makes the luncheon special will remain the same, including keynote speaker Melanie Cooper OAM, emcee Rupert McCall AM and … Continued

20 years of care in Millicent community

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A DIVERSE human services centre established in Millicent two decades ago when a need was identified for local support for vulnerable people continues to serve the community.Twenty years of service delivery at the ac.care Millicent Community Centre was recently celebrated with clients invited to express what the centre meant to them, prompting praise for the … Continued

Care for vulnerable more important than ever amid pandemic

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RELATED TOPICS:Mother and daughter duo devoted to foster careFirst Christmas on the Limestone CoastFoster care staff learn together to keep children safeMORE than 372 children and young people were placed in safe homes with foster carers across eastern regional South Australia by ac.care last financial year. Meanwhile, over 378 families and individuals in the regions … Continued

Pop-up clinics help ensure COVID-19 vaccine reaches homeless

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MORE than 80 people were immunised against COVID-19 last month when pop-up vaccination clinics were held at ac.care sites to ensure people experiencing or at risk of homelessness did not miss out on the statewide roll-out of the vaccine.ac.care partnered with Country SA PHN to hold pop-up vaccination clinics at the Mount Gambier Community Centre … Continued

Free clothing boutique on wheels provides fresh new looks for vulnerable people

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KELLY turned to ac.care when the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the loss of her employment and subsequently left her at risk of homelessness.“I lost everything, but support from ac.care made a huge difference through COVID,” she said.Kelly was supported by a case worker at ac.care’s Limestone Coast Homelessness Service, who connected her to the organisation’s … Continued

Mobile wardrobes stocked with new clothing visit Limestone Coast

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A MOBILE clothing service operated by not-for-profit partners AnglicareSA and Thread Together is on the way to the Limestone Coast to provide new threads to people doing it tough.Thanks to support from CMI Toyota’s CMV Foundation and an RAA grassroots giving sponsorship, the colourful "mobile wardrobes" are visiting Mount Gambier and Millicent on Wednesday and … Continued

ac.care Locations

ac.care is a dynamic organisation servicing the South Australian communities the Limestone Coast, Murraylands, Riverland, Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula.

Our mission is for all country people to have a safe home, enough money to live on and strong, positive relationships.

Please find our service locations here or use our contact form to request a service.

Mount Gambier
Head office and Foster Care

(08) 8724 5400
70-72 White Avenue Mount Gambier, SA 5290
PO Box 1842 Mount Gambier SA 5290
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
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Mount Gambier
Community Centre

(08) 7725 3000
22-24 Ferrers Street Mount Gambier, SA 5290
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
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Mount Gambier
Family Relationship Centre

(08) 8721 3500
1 Helen Street (cnr Bay Road) Mount Gambier, SA 5290
Monday
9am to 5pm
Tuesday
10:30am to 5pm
Wednesday
9am to 5pm
Thursday
9am to 5pm
Later by appt
Friday
9am to 5pm
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Berri Community Centre
Servicing the Riverland

(08) 8580 5300
5 Kealley Street, Berri, SA 5343
PO Box 1345 Berri, SA 5343
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
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Murraylands Centre
Servicing the Murraylands, Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula

(08) 8531 4900
29 Bridge Street, Murray Bridge, SA 5253
PO Box 2090 Murray Bridge, SA 5253
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
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Millicent
Community Centre

(08) 8735 5700
57-59 George Street Millicent, SA 5280
PO Box 378 Millicent, SA 5280
Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm
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