Valued Lives Blog
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There’s No Place Like Home …..
Home is our haven, it’s where we relax and wind down at the end of the day, where we feel safe, comfortable and where we can truly be ourselves, living life the way we choose. To enable you to live your life the way you choose, the NDIS provides Individualised Living...
Festival of Colours High Tea
Have we got lots of fun in store for you! Lots of surprises, food, drinks, entertainment and even Harley Davidson bike rides!!! Make sure you join us for our Festival of Colours High Tea on Sunday 22 November 2020 at the beautiful Heathcote Reserve, Applecross from 3...
Accessing a Home
Carers WA, in partnership with Foundation Housing recently released a report on the barriers people with disability face when seeking a home. This important and in-depth report details the findings of case studies and consultation with people with disability and their...
Meaning of Home
Valued Lives is part of The National Alliance of Capacity Building Organisations (NACBO) - a national network of not-for-profit, values-based, capacity-building organisations, who have a shared vision and belief that all people with a disability are valued citizens...
Individual Living Options – The WA Experience of Home and ILO by Bronia Holyoak
There is some great reading in the June issue of The Crucial Times, a newsletter published by our friends and partners at the Community Resource Unit in Queensland (CRU), with one of the articles published from our very own CEO, Bronia Holyoak. This month's edition of...
Coronavirus Update from NDIS
Today the NDIS has released an official statement with excellent easy read documents relating to the Coronavirus pandemic. Measures are being taken to minimise the spread of the virus and there will be changes to the way the NDIS interacts with participants and...
Microenterprise Morning Tea a Success!
Valued Lives hosted a successful Microenterprise Morning Tea at Heathcote Reserve in November, where information was shared on the Valued Lives Microenterprise Project (MEP). As many people do not sit snugly within the currently defined parameters of funded DES...
Peer-to-Peer Networks WA Website – Now Live!
The Peer-to-Peer Networks WA project team is delighted to announce that our new *website is now live and chock-full of information! The aim of our website is to provide a starting point for current and future peer network groups in WA, as well as people with a...
Valued Lives’ Annual Report
Valued Lives Foundation celebrated its fifth year of operation in 2017/18. Our vision is clear and simple People living valued lives in welcoming communities, having real choice and real control of their own lives. This vision has been the compass on our journey and...