Community Connections
Community Connections, for the Gold Coast City
Strong social connections can improve quality of life and provide better health outcomes.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimates that around one in 10 people experience social isolation and that this has a negative effect on their mental and physical health, and their ability to participate in the community.
Community Connections is open to people who live in qld, and:
are aged 18 to 64
need short-term support to enhance their wellbeing by strengthening their connections with communities, social networks and services
are not eligible for federal programs such as National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and My Aged Care.
Priority will be given to:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
people from new and emerging culturally and linguistically diverse communities
unpaid carers
financially disadvantaged people
people living in communities of persistent or location-based disadvantage.
