Homelessness week is 7 to 13 August 2017. ac.care provides the Murray Bridge / Adelaide Hills Generic Homelessness Service. ac.care reports for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 their workers provided homelessness services to 501 people who came to the Murray Bridge office. Three hundred and eighty people were new clients. Of … Continued
Homelessness week is 7 to 13 August 2017. ac.care provides the Limestone Coast Generic Homelessness Service and has a range of activities to which everyone is welcome. ac.care reports for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 their workers provided homelessness services to 476 people who came to the Mount Gambier office. Three … Continued
Listen to our retired CEO Rob Foggo’s interview with Ross Womersley about 35 years in the sector here.
Mr Shane Maddocks has commenced as CEO with regional rural non-government organisation and charity, ac.care. The appointment is result of the retirement of previous CEO, Robert Foggo. Mr Maddocks has moved to ac.care from the Red Cross where he served in national leadership roles in community development. He has previously been employed within State government … Continued
The State Government again activated its Code Blue emergency winter response at the weekend for people sleeping rough in South Australia. Housing SA, together with non-government partners, has made additional accommodation available for extended hours due to very cold temperatures. Mount Gambier’s ac.care will provide outreach emergency accommodation and other support. The Code Blue response … Continued
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Congratulations to our Homelessness Service team on winning the 2017 Australasian Housing Institute – Leading Community Engagement Practice Award for the Tenancy Education Program. The Tenancy Education Program is a homelessness prevention strategy. In 2016 there were 130 participants from our three regions – Limestone Coast, Murray Mallee, Riverland. Of these participants 80% were successful … Continued
Cops for Kids have donated $20,000 to ac.care for their Youth Resilience Scholarship fund. This donation supports primary and secondary school children living in the Limestone Coast, Murray Mallee and Riverland regions of South Australia who use ac.care’s services. The aim of this scholarship is to provide encouragement, financial assistance and support to the most … 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.
