Capacity Building Services
Helping you thrive
Putting you at the centre
Our capacity building services are designed with you in mind.
We deliver them through Empowered Connections, our initiative developed by and for people with lived experience of disability.
Empowered Connections provide you with the resources, mentoring and connection with others to help you develop capacity in all areas of life. There are projects to help you with finding work, creating a home of your own, and starting a microenterprise.
The NACBO model
Empowered Connections is part of the National Alliance of Capacity Building Organisations (NACBO)
As a proud member of the National Alliance of Capacity Building Organisations (NACBO), we share a vision that all people with a disability are valued citizens with the right to contribute to society.
NACBO’s proven capacity-building model supports autonomy while promoting collaboration to create pathways for meaningful inclusion and fulfilling lives.
Jack's Experience
Valued Lives has transformed my son Jack’s perspective on his business ideas. Valued Lives not only made it very simple for Jack to grasp but also went the extra mile by creating a website from the ground up, which will be paramount for his microenterprise. I cannot thank Valued Lives enough for their support in helping my son.
~ Lyndsey (Jack’s mother) – Innovative Employment participant
Evaluating capacity building
Together with our NACBO partners, we’ve published a report on the impact of capacity building.
The report is based on a comprehensive two-year evaluation of our model and way of working conducted by researchers from Flinders University and UNSW.
Key insights of the evaluation project showcases how capacity-building directly enhances expectations, mindsets, and outcomes for individuals with disability, leading to a deeper sense of community connection.
These insights reaffirm our commitment to supporting people with disability and their families through capacity-building services.
It also includes inspiring stories of change that have resulted from our capacity building work.
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