Our Disabilty Services division is a Community Service for people with disabilities aged 0 - 65 years. Here is a summary of the programs we run. Find out more by clicking on the name of the program you are interested in from the left column of the tables:
| Children's Services | Family Choice Program (respite, siblings groups, camps. social activities and family outings for children aged 0 - 17 yrs and their for families and carers ) |
| Tweed Access Program | A dynamic mix of recreational, social and skill development programs for people with disabilities aged 18-65 years both centre and community based. |
| Community Participation Program |
Centre BasedA dynamic range of centre based and community access programs providing school leavers designed to meet needs and aspirations for learning and social opportunities including independent living skills, health and wellbeing activities, volunteering, work experience and community placement options in a group setting and with a one to one component. Individual Community OptionsAn individualised weekly program tailored to develop the young persons abilities and aspirations through accessing the mainstream community on an individual and small group basis. |
| Disability Brokerage Program | Provides trained staff to support clients in home, in the community and centre based at any time 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Agencies external to TVRS purchase these services on behalf of their clients. Services can also be purchased privately |
| FROC | Flexible Respite Options Consortium provides funding for four Months planned respite for carers of people who are frail aged and people with disabilities across the Far North Coast of NSW. |
| Social Support Program | Provides support in small, informal and neighbourly ways to assist people with disabilities and people who are frail aged and to remain living at home in their community. |
| Care 4 You Holidays Program | A unique and innovative program offering holidays during the year in a resort setting in the Far North Coast region. It is an opportunity for the carer and person they care for (who has dementia) to take a holiday together where there is 24 hour care. This holiday provides a nurturing, supportive escape with ideas and strategies conveyed to the carer to help them maintain their caring role. Limited numbers of holidays are conducted throughout the year for carers and people with disabilities. |
| Senior Parents Carers Program | A new program announced in June 2006 to provide much needed respite for parents and carers in the 70+, 65-69 yrs aged group and aboriginal carers aged 45 years and above. |