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Hello and welcome to Venture Care Support Services, the newest Disability Support provider in the Maryborough region. We are a little bit excited to be providing support to you, your way. Actually, we are a LOT excited!

And just who are we? We are a team of experienced Disability Support Workers with a variety of skills, experiences. and qualifications between us including disability support, small business, large organisations, charities, community services, management, early childhood and counselling. We are all passionate about person centred support, human rights and community and we’ve all chosen to make our homes in Maryborough where we have been supporting local people for a combined total of more than 20 years.

During those years we’ve seen, heard and shared a lot of things. We’ve had the privilege of being welcomed into people’s lives and homes, we’ve laughed and cried with them and made some amazing memories. We’ve amassed wonderful ideas, made wish lists of things we’d like to support people to do, given a lot of thought to how we can deliver a quality service and spoken to a lot, a real lot, of wonderful people in the industry, to pick their brains. (We are very grateful to them all for their generous sharing of knowledge, what an inspiration). All of this has led us to this, here we are!

We aim to complement the great services already provided in the region, reduce waiting lists and tackle the challenging support issues and needs that others may not be able to. If it’s safe, healthy and legal we will do our utmost to support you to do it! From daily living tasks, skills development, outings, attending appointments, events and holidays to having someone come in and make your living quarters sparkle and more! We are so looking forward to supporting you, getting to know you and assisting you to access our wonderful community and environment.

We can’t wait to meet you and start our support adventure together. See you soon!

You can contact us by phoning 0455 261 589 or emailing info@venturecss.com and you can keep up to date with the latest VCSS news by following us on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/venturecaresupportservices

PS: If you are a person who shares our passion to provide quality person centred support, we want to talk to you about career opportunities, please get in touch!

Birrong National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participant Neilo Ferreira is a bit on the shy side, but thanks to Gig Buddies volunteer Jan Ireland working with him one-on-one and taking him places he’s out spreading his wings socially.

Neilo, 52, has learning difficulties but it hasn’t stopped him from clocking up an impressive 26 years working full-time as a storeman/parts packer at City Ford and doing most things independently.

Neilo gets up at 5:15am, catches a bus and a train to work. It takes an hour each way and he arrives home at 4pm. He then helps his elderly mum around their family home.

Looking to expand his social network Neilo used his NDIS funds to engage disability provider ACL Disability Services who introduced him to Gig Buddies, a service matching him with a “buddy” to support him to enjoy greater social inclusion. That buddy was Jan.

“I like going places with Jan. We go to the movies, bowling and we go out for dinner. It’s nice to have someone to go out with,” Neilo said.
According to Jan the feeling is mutual. “I really enjoy Neilo’s company too,” she said.

“My husband passed away 15 years ago. I’m on my own and volunteering to support Neilo socially has helped me to widen my own social circles. It’s helped us both tremendously.”

After being matched on their shared interests, age and how close they lived to each other, Jan and Neilo said they clicked instantly.

“We’ve talked about it, and we just hit it off. It’s weird. I was saying to Neilo the other day I feel like I’ve known you for years. He said the same thing. We just find it really easy to talk to each other and we enjoy each other’s company,” Jan said.

“Gig Buddies like you to go out together once a month, but Neilo and I go out more than that. Sometimes we go out 2 or 3 times a month. It just depends on our availability.

“We also text each other a lot to say hi and he sends me random jokes. He’s hilarious.”

Jan said Gig Buddies also organise lunches and dinners where everyone is invited.

“The last one we went to was at a club in Parramatta. Neilo was sitting down the end of the table, so I encouraged him to move up and join in on the conversation. He did. It was so good. We are making progress building his confidence and social skills. It’s wonderful.”

Neilo’s brother Joe said having the NDIS funding to engage Gig Buddies has been great for his brother, who hasn’t felt comfortable or confident mixing in social settings for years.

“We can see Neilo really enjoys Jan’s company, and their friendship is really having a positive effect on his confidence and general well-being,” he said.

“Just by being in Jan’s company Neilo is experiencing and being exposed to things he wouldn’t normally of had the opportunity to do.

“I’m really looking forward to seeing his confidence continue to grow,” he said.

The NDIS provides support to over 534,000 Australians with over half receiving supports for the first time.

In NSW, over 172,000 people are now benefitting from the NDIS.