SAVE THE DATE! One of the Limestone Coast’s biggest fundraising events will be back in 2025 to support the work of ac.care in supporting vulnerable people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The Limestone Coast Support Homeless People Luncheon will return to The Barn Palais on August 8, 2025. “This event traditionally sells out and … Continued
EMPOWERING vulnerable country people to build strong connections and achieve independence remained a focus for ac.care throughout the 2023/24 financial year. The country agency was faced with significant demand across key services, including homelessness and emergency relief, financial counselling, as well as a growing need for more foster carers. A wave of invaluable community support … Continued
THE spooky season took hold at ac.care during Halloween with hundreds of children and families trick or treating at the Mount Gambier Community Centre and the Murray Bridge-based ac.care Murraylands Centre. ac.care staff dressed up and decorated their workspaces as part of the Halloween festivities, drawing in a constant flow of community members to the … Continued
🧡💙 Meet with Niki 💙🧡 Niki is a former foster carer now supporting carers across the Murraylands, Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula ✨ Hear her story and have your questions answered about foster care on Thursday, November 21 at The Coffee Tin – Mount Barker Central Shopping Centre. Stop by between 10am-12pm for a chat! … Continued
COUNTRY agency ac.care is preparing for the next exciting chapter in its history with a long-term move to Mount Gambier’s central business district that provides space for growth, evolution and greater impact to our community. The youth and child out of home care team and corporate services staff working from ac.care’s White Avenue head office … Continued
ENSURING children experience safety, love and stability to thrive has been a lifelong commitment for Murraylands mother Niki Borchardt. In addition to raising her own children, she has provided a foster home with her husband for young people in need of care before joining the ac.care staff team as a key support worker for other … Continued
THE Berri Community Centre has become a hub for activities to connect people and break down social isolation. Long-term Department of Human Services funding to support activities at ac.care’s Riverland service hub has prompted the name change and program expansion. While the Kealley Street premises has long been the home of ac.care’s diverse services, the … Continued
Would you like to learn more about foster care and the difference you can make in the life of a child? Our friendly foster care team is at Penola Show on Saturday, November 2 to answer your questions and provide the information you need to consider becoming a foster carer. See you at the show!Visit our foster … Continued
Local kids need local carers in the Murraylands and Adelaide Hills to support them to shine. Drop by and chat with Kandice in October at Murray Bridge Library and Mount Barker Library to have your foster care questions answered. Whether you can provide long-term, short-term, respite or emergency care, we need everyday people like you … Continued
ac.care is proud to support the SE Nations Netball squad, which will compete in the Netball SA Nunga Netball Carnival at Netball SA Stadium in Adelaide this weekend alongside teams from across the state. The squad brings together representatives of the Boandik, Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna, Narungga and Gunditjmara nations across the players and committee. Participants are … Continued
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.
