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Music
Music For Everyone –
(MFE) provides musical tuition, performance opportunities and workshops for people
of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. MFE programs are designed to promote
participation in music, encouraging people to enjoy and experience a wide range
of hands-on musical activities. While it has a community focus, MFE engages professional
tutors and artists with high levels of experience to deliver MFE programs.
www.mfe.org.au
The Arts
Stopera - is
a chamber opera company based in Canberra that creates a vibrant and exciting
range of opera and music theatre productions, festival events and concerts. The
company’s diverse repertoire of full length and one-act operas includes eight
Australian premieres, Jane Eyre as one and extends from the Baroque delights
of Handel to Cabaret.
www.stopera.org.au
Community Organisations
Conflict Resolution Services - providing dispute prevention, management and
resoltuion services to the ACT Community
www.crs.org.au
ACT Communities Online - Free online portal of local community events - Make
use of the
calendar to promote your events, browse through the groups to find activities
that match your interests, and post news items on the bulletin board.
www.communitiesonline.org.au
The Tuggeranong Link - will sustain a vital network of community houses and
centres in which individuals and the community play an active part in development
and management of their own communities.
www.tugglink.org.au
Mental Health Foundation - deliver innovative programs designed to positively
enrich and improve the lives of people living with a mental illness, including
their family, friends and colleagues; many of whom take on a caring role
http://www.mhf.org.au/mhf/
U-Turn Youth Services - supporting young people aged 12 to 25 years, through
recreational, educational, and health promotional activities, programs and community-based
projects.
http://www.bcsact.com.au/inner.php?cat_id=9&cat_name=U-Turn+Youth+Services
Access City Hotline - Provides a comprehensive information, referral, and
low-level
advocacy service for solving or easing physical or sensory access problems in
the ACT
www.accesscity.org.au
Canberra One Parent Family Support - are a sole parent organization who really
could do with the advertisement of our service.
www.canberraoneparent.com
Compassion Australia – are committed to child advocacy and working
in partnership with local churches around the world to foster the spiritual,
economic, social, physical and emotional development of children living in extreme
poverty
www.compassion.com.au
Citizens Advice Bureau ACT - Free up-to-date information and referral service
to help you find the help you need. Visit our Shopfront in Genge Street in the
City or search our CONTACT directory of over 3,000 local community services and
organisations online.
www.citizensadvice.org.au
The ACT ME/CFS Society - provides support, information and advocacy for people
affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) / Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome (CFS) and/or Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)
in the Canberra region.
www.mecfscanberra.org.au
CANaccess - a comprehensive online directory of local services for people
living
with a disability and their carers
www.canaccess.org.au
The Nature and Society Forum – is a catalyst for social change to bring about
bio sensitive societies which satisfy human needs and the Earth's ecosystems.
www.natsoc.org.au
The National Foundation for Australian Women - are a national body who have
local
events and activities and are also active in public policy analysis just
completing a
submission to the Henry Review of Australia's Future Tax System - women and tax.
www.nfaw.org
Inanna Inc and sister service Raja – Crisis Service for Women & Families
in Distress
www.inanna.org.au
Legal Aid ACT - to inform people of their legal rights and obligations and
to improve their access to the justice system.
www.legalaidACT.org.au
BreastScreen ACT & SE NSW - provide a free breast screening service to
eligible women. Early detention is the best protection.
www.health.act.gov.au/breastscreen
Warehouse Circus - is a dynamic, energetic and talented group of young people
aged 8 to 25 supports many local community organisations by providing free performances
which enhance their events or contribute to their fundraising
www.warehousecircus.org.au
The Canberra & Queanbeyan ADD Support Inc - This site provides information,
support and resources for people within ACT who have or are affected by ADD /
ADHD.
www.addact.org.au
Canberra One Parent Family Support - we are a “sole parent” organization
www.canberraoneparent.com
Mental Illness Education ACT - main goals are to reduce stigma, promote mental
health literacy and encourage early intervention with young people and the ACT
wider community.
We have a radio program on 2XX 98.3fm-‘Opening Minds’ - Tues @ 6:00pm - 6:30pm
www.mieact.org.au
The Tenants’ Union - is an independent community legal centre initially formed
by a group of tenants who came together to promote the rights and interests of
people renting their homes in the ACT.
www.tenantsact.org.au
Woden Community Service – also include the big issue and are currently setting
up street soccer for the marginalized in the ACT
www.wcs.org.au
The Big Issue – part of WCS and is sold in the ACT by people who need a hand
up, not a hand out and assists those who are homeless, at risk of homelessness,
or who are otherwise marginalized due to physical, intellectual or economic disability
www.bigissue.org.au
A Chorus of Women - try to listen to the wise course and seek to activate
integrity and compassion in our communities. Like the ancient Greek chorus on
which we model ourselves, we have commented on the events of our time.
http://www.chorusofwomen.org/
Canberra Environment and Sustainability Resource Centre - consider all aspects
of our development to ensure that we constantly balance our needs as a dynamic
society with those of our natural environment with the aim to work with all sectors
of the ACT and regional community towards sustainable development
www.ecoaction.com.au
SPICE - is a highly motivating and successful work experience and home tutoring
program for young people aged 12 – 15 and at risk of not completing their Year
10 Certificates and is a project of Volunteering ACT
www.spice.org.au
UnitingCare Kippax - aims to ensure that local services are complimented
not duplicated and to advise the details of the programs that are operating for
families in the Belconnen
www.kippax.org.au/index
Welfare Rights and Legal Centre Ltd - a FREE Community Legal Centre for
low income earners in the ACT and region, who need help with - Centrelink/Social
Security, Tenancy - Public and Private, Disability Discrimination and other areas
of Law through our Night Time Legal Advice Service (NTLAS).
www.welfarerightsact.org
Mental Health Community Coalition ACT – Peak Body representing the not-for-profit
Community Mental Health Sector and are an integral component of Australia’s mental
health service system, leading the way in the promotion of social inclusion and
recovery focused support and care.
www.mhccact.org.au
VYNE - provides education and training that is accessible, affordable and
relevant in the area of suicide prevention and tailor made training and capacity
building. VYNE is the community arm of the OzHelp Foundation
www.ozhelp.org.au
Directions ACT: Alcohol and Other Drug Services - For people who use alcohol
and/or other drugs. It provides services unhindered by discrimination, stereotyping
and prejudice. DIRECTIONS ACT also assists in improving access to health services
and by reaching out to those in our community, and their families, whose lives
are affected by alcohol and/or other drugs.
www.directionsact.com
The ACT Council of Social Service Inc (ACTCOSS) is the peak representative
body for not-for-profit community organisations, and disadvantaged and low-income
citizens of the ACT representing disadvantaged people; the promotion of equitable
social policy; and; the development of a well-resourced, cohesive and sustainable
community sector.
www.actcoss.org.au
Quest Solutions - is Canberra’s number one training provider, providing
training and skills to give you the best chance to secure a job. Quest
has many courses that are free or funded by the government to help you
to expand or improve your skills. They run courses on; Security Operations
/ Security & Rick Management / Aged Care Work / Disability Work / Training
and Assessment / Civil Construction and Business Certificates. To see if you
qualify for a free or funded course call 6257 1146 or go to:
www.questsolutions.com.au