Elders’ Stories Shared Nation-Wide
Aboriginal Community Services has developed a record-keeping project aimed to keep the stories of Elders alive and share their inspiring stores. There I Was, Here I Am is a short
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NAIDOC Lunch & Documentary Screening
Aboriginal Elders from around South Australia gathered at the Adelaide Convention centre on the 16th of July to celebrate NAIDOC week with the screening of our new film, There I
Staff trip to the APY Lands
From the perspective of Jessica Rowe, Marketing and Communications Officer Through the work that staff do with Aboriginal Community Services, there are often opportunities for them to get out of
Rosemary’s Story: Helping Aboriginal Elders find Housing
ACS is privileged to have been given permission to share the story of Rosemary, an Elder who has been through a lot, and come out the other side in a
Respecting the knowledges of ACCOs through collaboration
Respecting the knowledges of Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) through collaboration was pushed in the recent Closing The Gap Review, and Aboriginal Community Services (ACS) aims to reflect this through
Our friends at the Fringe Festival
Aboriginal Community Services was pleased to find out that some of our community members and friends are involved in events showing as part of the Fringe Festival. Perhaps other Elders
ACCOs to the forefront and the aged care gap: Aboriginal Community Services on the Closing the Gap Review
There was one thing resoundingly clear in the recent Closing the Gap review, and that was the government’s failure to recognise Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) as the way forward.
Our Outreach Team’s Guide To Culturally Appropriate Support
Our Outreach team is responsible for assisting Elders in a crisis and also provide cultural advisory training and services. There are seven key points that the Outreach team consider when
Adelaide Book Club Spreads Christmas Cheer to Aboriginal Elders
Aboriginal Community Services helps care for over 800 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders in Adelaide and regional South Australia. We aim to support and enable all Elders to have
AGM 2023 and Board Governance
The Aboriginal Community Services Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 23 November 2023 at the Hilton Hotel, Hilton. Thirteen members were present, and two absent members provided proxy votes