Our Aged Care Services are designed with one core principle in mind: individuality. We recognise that each person has unique needs, and we’re committed to delivering a personalised approach to care.
Youth Team provides a variety of services and supports to young people aged 12-25 including ongoing case management, access to refuges and accommodation services, AOD case management, mentoring programs, school workshops and presentation, community BBQ’s and community events, child and family specific education and support as well as school holiday and recreational programs.
Our Community Connections team manages these hubs and offers services to support children, young people, families, and communities.
Our settlement services support newly arrived migrant, refugees and humanitarian entrants residing in Fairfield LGA during the first five years of arrival in Australia. Our service aims to improve access to mainstream services, address special settlement needs and help develop skills and confidence to navigate their settlement journey.
Supporting anyone who is experiencing any type of violent or abusive behaviour from their partner. The service aims to support victims and their families towards independence and safety.
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CORE Community Services is funded from a range of sources, including Federal, State and Local governments, trusts and philanthropic grants, income generated through our activities and donations.
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We at CORE Community Services have a strong commitment to privacy and confidentiality. Our staff do not talk about the people they are working with in their communities or in other places. Your information will be kept confidential. Staff who break confidentiality are breaking CORE policies and may be disciplined.
If the staff member is worried for your safety or the safety of someone else, we must report our concerns to the relevant agency. This might mean the police or the Department of Family and Community Services.
Yes – we have staff who speak many different languages. If we don’t have a staff member who speaks your language, we will use the Translating and Interpreting Service – this is free.
Also CORE Community Services runs a number of English classes – please see Calendar for more information.
Our Community Engagement runs a multilingual outreach service. This service can be accessed at our Community Centres and you can view the calendar for dates and times and languages. Current languages covered by the team include: Assyrian, Chinese, Persian and Vietnamese. For more information please call (02) 9823 7542 or (02) 9728 4973
We can help you by referring you to nearest service that provides Legal Aid service according with your needs.
Yes! Our Aged and Disability Care Services have contracts with lawn mowing services, to save you time and energy, to give you more freedom to do the things you love.
CORE Community Services offer many services for seniors including; Home Care Packages, Social Support, Home Modifications and Maintenance, Respite, Brokerage and Private Services.
We provide you with individualised care and services so you can receive a service designed specially for you.
CORE Community Services provides care and services in a way that meets and exceeds the Home Care Common Standards. We have achieved 100% in the last Government review of national services. CORE Community Services has a comprehensive screening process in place prior to any staff or subcontract can work with you. We have an extensive training program to fully equip our staff with the relevant skills and knowledge to best meet your needs.
We have staff that speak many languages including: Arabic, Assyrian, Bosnian, Cantonese, Farsi, Hakka, Italian, Khmer, Lao, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Two Chew, Thai, Vietnamese and other languages on request
You may have a friend or family member who takes care of a loved one so they can live at home. Sometimes, carers may need a break, but find it hard to take some time out from their regular care routine. As a carer you may need some time off for a short period. CORE Community Services provides respite service, letting you and the receiver of care.
A Home Care Package provides Government funded services that will help you to remain at home for as long as you can. The Australian Government provides a subsidy to an approved provider towards a package of care, services and case management to meet you individual needs.
Please note, you are required to register through the Australian government’s MyAgedCare in order to obtain your assessed funding towards your needs.
There are four levels:
Level 1 – basic care needs
Level 2 – low level care needs
Level 3 – intermediate care needs
Level 4 – high level care needs
Yes, some things are excluded.
The package will not pay for payment of home care fees, day-to-day bills, food, rent or mortgage payments, gambling, holidays, home modifications or capital items that are not related to the consumer’s care needs, things already covered by Medicare or Phamaceutical Benefits and programs already funded or subsidised by the Australian Government
Home Care Packages and CHSP both help you access support in your home and daily life to help manage better at home and improve your well being.
You may be eligible to receive either individual services or CHSP is a tailored pacakage of services such as: entry level support at home. Ongoing or short-term care and support services including planned respite, meals and food preparation, shopping and social support. Only pay for the services you use.
Home Care Packages is a more complex support at home, there are 4 levels of home care packages program. These are structured to address the level of care you require.
With level 1, providing services to meet basic care needs and level 4 providing support for high care needs.
We also have private services available to all persons and people with a disability aged over 5 years.
CORE Community Services has a brokerage program to assist other service providers in providing culturally and linguistically responsive service to both seniors and disabled clients.
Yes. We are the leading bilingual aged and disability care service provide in South West Sydney. We can provide our bilingual staff and work with you to provide the best service you require for your clients. This service covers mainly South West Sydney and referrals are subject to availability at the time of referral.
Please contact CORE Community Services, Aged and Disability Care staff on (02) 8717 1500 or email infoadc@corecs.org.au to discuss.
The NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme, which is an Australian Government funded support, similar to Medicare. CORE Community Services is an approved registered NDIS provider of disability care services. For more information, please contact our Disability Program Manager Adrian Wong on (02) 8717 1500 or email at infoadc@corecs.org.au
Yes! Our Aged and Disability Care Services have contracts with lawn mowing services, to save you time and energy, to give you more freedom to do the things you love.
It is difficult when someone you care about is struggling with drugs and/or alcohol problems. Especially when it is having an effect on the young person’s physical, emotional, social as well as legal and financial well being.
Our drug and alcohol counsellors can assist by listening and providing information about specific needs of the young person in trouble. We provide practical support to sort out the trouble that drug and alcohol has created in the young person’s life. This includes: brokerage, court advocacy, referrals to detox and rehabilitation services, education pathways, employment skills training and relapse prevention.
If you know someone in need of assistance, please make a referral and we will get back to you shortly.
For further enquiries, please contact us on 1800 074 922
We are able to provide you with appropriate referrals to suitable mental health services, focusing on a person centred approach and at the same time always be empathetic of feelings.
For further enquiries, please contact us on 1800 074 922
Yes, we can assist by advocating on your behalf and making referrals to services that can provide you accommodation.
For further enquiries, please contact us on 1800 074 922
The first time you leave your child at the preschool can be difficult for both family and child.
Every child and family is different, we will work with you to develop a settling plan that works for everyone.
We will call you once your child has settled so you know they are okay.
We have a range of options for paying fees, including credit card payments and direct debit. Fees need to be paid in advance.
Our Fee Policy has more information.
We welcome all children with additional needs and are happy to work with specialists and therapists to help your child reach their potential.
Yes, parents/guardians must provide their children with own lunch, backpack, a labelled water bottle, spare clothes. We will provide your child with a hat.
Please contact us (02) 9727 8723 or email chn@corecs.org.au for enrolment.
Children 3.5 – 6years with Health Care Cards daily fee is $13.50
Children 4years – 6 years without Health Care Cards daily fee is $15.00
We cater for children between the age of 3.5 years – 6 years old.
Our Preschool is located on the Corner of McBurney Road and Railway Parade. Entry to the Preschool is located off Railway Parade, in between the Whitlam Library and CORE Community Services.
Classes are regularly conducted at Fairfield, Canley Heights, Cabramatta and Mt Pritchard. Depending on the nature of the event/activity, other venues may be used.
The cost will depend on the activity, it can be free or it can start with as little as $2 per class.
We look forward to hearing from you
