Outreach Services

Who do we help?

Wintringham’s Outreach Services help men and women aged 50 years and over who:

are homeless or at risk of homelessness
may need assistance with managing tasks of daily living
receive little or no support from family or friends
may be socially and/or financially disadvantaged.

Central City

What help is available?

Outreach Workers are professionally trained and aim to help you make the changes you want in your life. This is achieved through providing information, support, referral to services and, importantly, advocacy.

The services offered may be provided by Wintringham and/or a range of other service providers:

assessing a client who has nowhere to live and assisting them to access crisis or transitional housing services
referring a client into long-term community or public housing and arranging the appropriate support services for that client
providing advocacy to clients to ensure they access appropriate services to which they are entitled and ensuring services are delivered sensitively and respectfully
ensuring homeless clients who access housing are provided with the items they need to establish their tenancy
organising home care, shopping, meals-on-wheels and recreational support as required
finding out about aged care services and pension entitlements available through Veterans’ Affairs or Centrelink
referring clients into residential aged care or respite care if required
assistance in breaking down isolation through linking clients into community groups, recreational activities or arranging transport to chosen events.

How much does it cost?

There is no cost to access Wintringham’s Outreach programs. The Outreach services that Wintringham provides are funded by a variety of Commonwealth and State Government programs.

Some services or programs to which Outreach staff may refer clients may have a cost, which would be explained to potential clients. These services may include: Home and Community Care Services, meals on wheels, rent and Community Aged Care Package fees.