THE message of National Volunteers Week is “volunteering change lives and communities”, which is certainly the case at ac.care in Millicent. Volunteers are vital in delivering ac.care’s mission of ensuring all country people have a safe home, enough money to live on and strong, positive relationships. COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY: Jenny Morris and Rose Pilven continue to contribute to ac.care as…Read more

WE ARE urging people facing financial uncertainty due to their employment status changing as a result of COVID-19 to contact ac.care for support. ac.care chief executive officer Shane Maddocks said the organisation’s staff across eastern regional South Australia were resourced to support people who may have lost their jobs or had employment hours reduced, including those awaiting government payments. “We…Read more

Access our online service guide via the following link: ac.care services COVID-19 update 03042020 April 3, 2020 We want all country people to have a safe home, enough money to live on and strong, positive relationships. Our commitment to country people has not changed, however some of our service delivery currently looks a little different due to restrictions to reduce…Read more

  Click the link to access our COVID-19 financial support explainer: ac.care COVID-19 financial support explainer 03042020 THE Australian Government and various government departments, agencies and other organisations have rolled out support packages and special payments to help people affected financially by measures to control COVID-19. ac.care’s financial counselling team has helped compile a handy list of the various options…Read more

ac.care has welcomed a national moratorium on evictions as an important measure to help regional South Australians avoid the risk of becoming homeless amid economic uncertainty resulting from COVID-19. Meanwhile, the organisation is assessing the Federal Government’s $1.1b package, which was announced on Sunday, to support vulnerable people nationally to ensure the benefits reach regional South Australia. ac.care chief executive…Read more