Eligibility

To attend Care & Share you need to be over 65 years of age and live in the South and Eastern suburbs of Adelaide.

Care & Share endorses the principles of Social Justice, inclusion and equity for groups who have been marginalized in Australian Society which includes:

People with a mental or intellectual disability including people with dementia
People who are frail and aged
People with a physical disability
People from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.
People who are socially isolated and or disadvantaged
People who are financially disadvantaged
People who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
People who are veterans of the Australian Defence Force or an allied defence force including the spouse, widow or widower of a veteran
People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex
People who are homeless, or at risk of being homeless
People who are Care Leavers (which includes Forgotten Australians, Former Child Migrants and Stolen Generations)
Parents separated from children by forced adoption or removal

Our principles of inclusive practice are incorporated in our programming, physical environment, transport arrangements, community education opportunities, and access to facilities suitable for people with disabilities.

All new participants to the Care & Share program should call My Aged Care to be registered, assessed and then referred to Care & Share at Trinity. Phone My Aged Care on: 1800 200 422 Alternatively the Program Manager can assist with the referral.