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Respecting the knowledges of ACCOs through collaboration

April 2, 2024 /
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
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Our friends at the Fringe Festival

March 5, 2024 /
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
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ACCOs to the forefront and the aged care gap: Aboriginal Community Services on the Closing the Gap Review

February 21, 2024 /
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.
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Uncle Jerri from the ACS Outreach team stands netx to the ACS truck in Amata

Our Outreach Team’s Guide To Culturally Appropriate Support

February 6, 2024 /
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
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Adelaide Book Club Spreads Christmas Cheer to Aboriginal Elders

January 9, 2024 /
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
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AGM 2023 and Board Governance

January 3, 2024 /
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
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Annual Report 2022 – 2023

December 19, 2023 /
Excerpt from CEO, Graham Aitken’s report: It is with pleasure that I present this report and I am happy to seethe number of Elders receiving our services continuing to grow.Our
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What sort of aged care is available to First Nations Elders & what is ACS doing to improve it?

December 18, 2023 /
Consumers of Aboriginal Community Services can access a range of different aged care funding packages depending on what they are eligible for. This will be decided by My Aged Care
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Over 300 First Nations Elders Gather for ACS Christmas Lunch

December 17, 2023 / ,
325 First Nations Elders came together on the 6th of December for Aboriginal Community Service’s annual Christmas celebration! After the success of our NAIDOC event earlier this year, the Christmas
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Aunty Shirley from the Aboriginal Elders Village speaks to CEO Graham Aitken

First Nations Elders at forefront of National Aged Care Alliance Meeting

December 3, 2023 /
The National Aged Care Alliance (NACA) focused in on appropriate care for First Nations Elders at their recent meeting in Adelaide on the 16th of November. Aboriginal Community Services was
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