DARE Disability Support in Springwood, New South Wales | Non-profit organisation

DARE Disability Support

Locality: Springwood, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4751 5266

Address: 13-15 Scrivener Lane 2777 Springwood, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.daredisability.org.au

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25.01.2022 Last Friday afternoon Gareth Ward visited DARE Disability Support. "DARE was delighted to welcome The Hon Gareth Ward, Minister for Disability Services to visit the Community Activities Centre in Springwood and meet with staff and clients. Minister Ward is a great supporter of both DARE and people with disabilities and recently personally intervened to assist a number of DARE clients who were having significant difficulties with the National Disability Insurance Agency that were severely impacting on them." - Andrew Daly, DARE CEO. A big thank you to Minister Ward for all your support!

25.01.2022 Thank you, Anne, for all of your hard work over the years! We wish you all the best for your retirement, you will be missed! Here are a few shots from recent years.

25.01.2022 We've been using the quiet shutdown time at DARE to do some much-needed refurbishments! These changes will make some extra space so social distancing can be adhered to as everyone slowly starts to return to work over the coming weeks. Stay tuned for the after shots!

24.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who has donated to DARE through the Return and Earn initiative to date - we've had 335 containers recycled so far! You can donate by collecting your eligible recyclables and processing them at the reverse vending machine at Wentworth Falls Country Club!

24.01.2022 From everyone at DARE Disability Support, we would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year! This year we celebrated a little bit differently, check out the photos from our DARE Industries Christmas parties below!

24.01.2022 Rob at Ellison recently had a special visitor drop in for pats - meet Kevin!

23.01.2022 Something's coming this Thursday afternoon! Like the My Health My Communication Facebook page to be one of the first to know!

23.01.2022 Happy Tuesday! We hope this video of Michael, one of our Community Activity participants, completing a puzzle makes you smile!

23.01.2022 Did you know we used to do flower farming at DARE? Back then we were called Eloura and delivered to Flemington markets and many Blue Mountains Florists. Check out all of these old photos, you might recognise a few familiar faces, some of who we miss dearly, and others who still work at DARE!

23.01.2022 Congratulations to Colin who was DARE's employee of the month for November! Thank you for always being smiling, kind, and hard working!

23.01.2022 A big thank you to WestRock in Richmond, Australia. Every year their wonderful team donates cardboard to DARE Disability Support for our community activities clients. Our clients use their donation for their amazing artworks throughout the year. Here's just a selection of some of the art their donation helps create.

22.01.2022 Did you know there are some containers that aren't accepted through the return and earn machines? (But you can still recycle them at home!) These include: Milk containers Glass wine bottles... Glass spirit bottles Juice bottles over 1L Cordial bottles Don't forget to recycle your eligible containers at Wentworth Falls Country Club and donate the proceeds to DARE Disability Support!

21.01.2022 Last week Steven went fishing on Nepean River! Check out this shot of him getting ready.

20.01.2022 Have you registered for Heart of the Neighbourhood? Former yellow Wiggle Greg Page survived a cardiac arrest earlier this year thanks to a brave audience member who revived Greg by using CPR and an AED. Greg was lucky - the survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is only 10%. Now Greg, Heart of the Nation, and Nextdoor are on a mission to provide FREE CPR and AED training to more Aussies than ever before.... Greg and Surf Lifesaving Australia will lead a special virtual training class on Saturday the 19th of September, at 7pm AEST. You can register by following the link below. DARE fully supports and encourages everyone in our community to get involved and be part of this great initiative! Nextdoor #heartoftheneighbourhood The Wiggles Surf Life Saving Australia

20.01.2022 Last Friday night Greg and Colin attended the sold-out Chris Sebastian concert at the Blue Mountains Theatre and Community Hub in Springwood! They had the best night and said he was lovely. They also purchased his CD which he signed for them. #ChrisSebastian #TheVoice The Voice Australia

20.01.2022 Congratulations to Belinda - Our Employee of the Month! Belinda is DARE Industries resident painter. She brings such a positive attitude to work every single day and is an incredibly treasured member of our team. We would all be lost without her! Congratulations again Belinda, this award is very well deserved.

20.01.2022 DARE Disability Support is one of the amazing Australian Community Charities at My Giving Circle. Based in the Blue Mountains, they provide person-centred ...quality services for people with disabilities to help them achieve their aspirations and goals. Learn more about Dare Disability Support and support them with your vote at https://bit.ly/2ZQ0kaI

19.01.2022 WE NEED YOUR HELP! DARE is now a registered charity on My Giving Circle and you can help us raise money just by voting for DARE! We only need 20 votes to quality - but we must have them by 31st July! It only takes a minute to cast your vote, so please considering helping out and voting for DARE today!

19.01.2022 Our new My Health My Communication project officially has a Facebook page - give it a follow, and keep an eye on it. Something exciting will be happening over there next week!

19.01.2022 Do you have paper piling up that you need to dispose of securely? Did you know we offer secure document shredding services? How it works: DARE delivers the bins, you fill them up, and then they are collected. These bins can be provided on a monthly or one-off basis. The documents are then securely shredded and recycled, making it not only convenient but environmentally friendly. ... We also offer document scanning! Why not move your archives of hard copy documents to digital today! Let us take care of your confidential paper shredding and scanning, whether it be your business paperwork or personal documents. Get in touch with us! https://www.dareindustries.com.au/shredding Email: [email protected] Ph: 02 4751 0924

19.01.2022 Check out these photos of Doreen's 60th birthday celebrations. A party to follow when COVID-19 ends!

19.01.2022 At DARE recently, we farewelled Matt. Matt started with DARE in 1998! He was part of our Grounds Crew team for 15 years before joining our woodwork team. Thank you for all your hard work over the years Matt and best of luck in the future!

19.01.2022 We've been keeping in touch with all our clients and staff through email, Facebook, letters, and even video chats! Here are a few shots of us catching up with some of the team from the ADE!

18.01.2022 Doreen and Diana have been busy during lockdown crafting lots of beautiful artworks. Some for Easter, some for ANZAC day, and some for fun! Check out their creations!

18.01.2022 Do you want to donate to DARE through the return and earn initiative? There are a few things you should know about eligible containers: Most drink bottles and cans are good to go. This includes: Cans (for example soft drinks) ... Bottles (for example beer bottles) Cartons Juice boxes or poppers Contains must be between 150ml and 3 litres and they need to be in good condition, be empty, and have their label attached!

18.01.2022 Thank you to The Rotary Club of Springwood Inc. for awarding DARE the Pride of Workmanship Award 2020, and thank you to Cheryl Kitto for submitting our nomination! At DARE one of our core values is a commitment to people, safety, and quality. It's been a particularly tough year to enact this value and appreciate being recognised for our hard work. Congratulations and thank you to our wonderful staff and management team for making this a possibility and reality. Thank you t...o Kylie, our Administration Officer for all her hard work during this period, especially in sourcing the valuable resources that were particularly difficult to secure. Kylie accepted the award on behalf of DARE. "The Management team and all staff have gone above and beyond to ensure all clients, staff members and families have been well informed and safeguarded during the COVID crisis. New visiting protocols were developed and enacted, NSW health regulations and instructions were interpreted and action plans put into place ensuring the safety of all. Plans and protocols were shared with similar agencies to ensure not only clients from DARE Disability Support but the wider disabled community benefited. Training for staff was developed and implemented, newsletters and updates produced for clients, carers, staff and families, as well as sourcing of difficult to secure essential items such as toilet paper, disinfectants, masks and sanitiser to ensure adequate supplies. Congratulations and well done DARE Disability Support, A job well done by a magnificent team!"

18.01.2022 Here's Mark, joining in with community activities at home! Our community activities centre is mostly open again with appropriate COVID safe measures in place. If you or someone you know is looking for recreation and leisure or community activities you can check out our website - https://www.daredisability.org.au/activities

17.01.2022 We hope everyone had a spooktacular weekend last Saturday! We certainly had fun here #halloween2020

17.01.2022 Are you an NDIS participant? You can now use your NDIS core funding to access coordination of supports! Due to COVID 19, the NDIS recognises that participants and their families need extra help. So, they have expanded core funding to include access to Coordination of Supports. At DARE, we have a great team of Support Coordinators ready to help you manage your supports. We have been a trusted disability support provider since 1961, and now more than ever we are here to assist ...you. If you have any questions contact Jo, Michelle, or Shannon by calling 4751 9041, emailing [email protected], or visiting our website below.

17.01.2022 Back before COVID-19 a few of our community activities clients got to go to Aqua Golf in Penrith! Check out Cassandra, Chris, Ben, and Vanessa! They all enjoyed their last fun outing for a while, but we'll have plenty of fun activities planned when they all return.

16.01.2022 Rose recently celebrated her 77th birthday! A big happy birthday from everyone at DARE, Rose, we hope you had a great day!

16.01.2022 We want to recognise all of our amazing carers today. This year has been incredibly difficult with constant changes to rosters, homes in lockdown, and at times, entire services stopped for weeks at a time. During this period our staff have adjusted to new cleaning, PPE, and social distancing rules, and some have even learned new skills and pivoted to new roles within DARE. ... Recently, we celebrated our amazing staff with small care packages as a token of our thanks for all the hard work that they do. We had some really lovely feedback from these packs and wanted to share some nice words from Monique: "I came into my shift at Yerrang tonight to find this bag of goodies waiting for me, and wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to you all. Since commencing employment with Dare 6 months ago, I have been so impressed by the communication, respect and kindness shown throughout the company. This is the first time I have worked for a company whose positivity and success appears to have filtered down from management done right. I am so grateful to be a member of the Dare team, thank you again!"

16.01.2022 One of many smaller Christmas celebrations happening this festive season at DARE! This is a shot from one of our Glenmore Park homes with many of the wonderful staff we have working there.

15.01.2022 Save your recyclable bottles! DARE is officially coming to a return and earn machine in the Blue Mountains! Stay tuned to find out which machine you can donate to us via, and when we will be available! Check out our image for a hint! Where do you think this is?

14.01.2022 From today, DARE is featuring as one of the #LocalMatters organisations at Grill'd Penrith! We're so excited for this opportunity! Next time you're stopping for lunch at Penrith consider DARE as your token vote choice!

14.01.2022 Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia provides a wide range of Music Therapy and community programs to help people of all ages and circumstances to get the most from life. Noro has always been a great support to many of our clients at DARE and now Belinda and her team have been nominated as a Westfield Local Hero for Penrith. The three top-vote-getters each receive a $10,000 Grant for their chosen activity, and Belinda has nominated the All Abilities Choir as her grant re...cipient. At DARE, we fully support Belinda and her team and encourage others to vote for her too! #westfieldlocalheroes

13.01.2022 You've seen the puzzles and art our clients have been getting up to while in lockdown, now check out Glenn and Alan M's handiwork! What a cool train layout!

13.01.2022 ANNOUNCEMENT: DARE has an exciting new project coming! We're aiming to improve health communication with our new project: My Health My Communication. Stay tuned for more information, coming soon!... Nepean Blue Mountains Health

12.01.2022 Life looks a bit different in isolation! Here is Wayne, participating in at home church services.

12.01.2022 , . This National NAIDOC week, DARE celebrates and recognises the First Nations people who have cared for the land we live and work on for over 65,000 years. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists."... #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek #alwayswasalwayswillbe

11.01.2022 A big congratulations to Harley, the winner of our 2020 Christmas card art competition! And congratulations to Mark, our runner up. A big thank you to Susan Templeman MP for once again voting on our competition this year. We had many wonderful submissions and it was definitely a tough job!

11.01.2022 We're on the final countdown! 21 hours and 45 minutes to go, that means there's still time to sign up and get the first heads up tomorrow!

11.01.2022 Have you voted for DARE yet? With your help, we can win! There are 45 days left to vote, and we would love to make the top 10! You can help by - ... Voting for DARE, (it's free!) Liking and sharing this post Tagging a friend to vote You can also donate to DARE through our page if you can. Every bit helps and goes straight back to supporting people with disabilities in the Blue Mountains.

11.01.2022 We're still open at DARE, and we're very busy! Here is just a snapshot of the work our contracts team has been working on over the past couple of weeks. From packaging to construction, painting and more! If you have work coming up that our contracts team could help you with, get in touch now to secure your spot!... https://www.dareindustries.com.au/contracts

11.01.2022 After 25 years at DARE, Tony Burke, our business services manager has officially retired! Yesterday, we celebrated with an appropriately socially distant barbeque. "Congratulations to Tony for 25 years of service, we wish you all the best for your retirement." - Andrew Daly, CEO.

10.01.2022 As we've started to reopen at DARE we're ensuring we can operate safely. This includes lots of new signage and plenty of hand sanitiser! So keep an eye out during your next visit!

10.01.2022 We have a new small gym in-house at DARE thanks to funding from the Scott Neal Trust! Now our clients can hit the gym whenever they want! Thanks to Kirsty, Josh, and Michael for showing us how it's done!

10.01.2022 This week we celebrated Neville's 25 years at DARE! What a big milestone. Congratulations and thank you for all of your hard work over the years!

09.01.2022 Have you been to Grill'd in Penrith yet? Don't forget that for the month of October DARE is one of three Local Matters that you can vote for by buying a burger! #localmatters

08.01.2022 Ever wondered what happens to your bottles donated to the Return and Earn RVM's? Check out this amazing video produced by myTOMRA Australia Don't forget that until 21st February 2021 you can donate your 10c refunds to DARE at the Wentworth Falls Country Club RVM. Return and Earn Cleanaway

08.01.2022 Ian was lucky enough to get to go to New Zealand before Covid-19! Check out his video of this beautiful waterfall in the North Island!

07.01.2022 Here are a few of our clients from Charles Street dipping their toes in the Coxs River at Megalong Valley! It's been nice for our clients to get out into nature in small groups like this instead of being stuck at home all the time!

07.01.2022 Look who I met in the coffee queue! My mate Sean Waldron has had nearly a decade serving our community in the SES. A chance to thank someone who contributes to our community with his heart and soul.

07.01.2022 Thanks to funding from a new grant, DARE has been able to purchase some new mowers and brushcutters for our grounds crew team! You can find out more about our grounds crew team or get in touch to book their services here: https://www.dareindustries.com.au/gardens They'll always pretty busy, so get in quick if you have a job you want done in the coming months!

07.01.2022 Time for some good news! While things have slowed down a bit at DARE, we're focusing on all the good work our supported employees have done this year so far. Though they're currently taking a break in isolation we still appreciate everything they do. Together, since January: We have made over 40,000 syringe kits We made 250 core blocks... We made 250 rescue kits for NSW Fire Brigade We painted and strapped thousands of stakes The Ground Crew have mowed, completed rubbish removals, garden make-overs and so much more And we have covered a total of 360,622 books over the last 13 years! We have an amazing team of supported employees at DARE we miss them a lot and can't wait to see them again soon.

06.01.2022 Check out some of the after photos of the renovations we've been doing at DARE! Here you can see a couple of staff areas that have been done up, stay tuned for the big changes we've made to our ADE areas!

06.01.2022 Check out this beautiful artwork that Kevin made! It took him two weeks. He is very talented at french knitting.

05.01.2022 A huge happy 40th birthday to Chris A! On the 7th of November, he celebrated his birthday with close family and friends in a COVID friendly party at home. Chris hired a karaoke machine and dance floor for the party, with BBQ lunch and beers as well as a fabulous Panthers themed cake for him and his guests to enjoy. He also had a new Panthers shirt which he wore on the day! #happybirthday #pantherpride Penrith Panthers

05.01.2022 While we've been repainting at DARE, we thought it would be a great time to refresh some of our photos too. Next time you visit keep an eye out for all the great photos popping up all over!

05.01.2022 In November, Les, one of our SIL clients, went to Sydney Zoo with his housemates for his birthday! They had a lovely time and all enjoyed themselves. Check out our Instagram to see the video of Les enjoying a Didgeridoo performance! https://www.instagram.com/daredisability/

05.01.2022 DARE would like to extend a sincere thank you to Neale and his team at SUPA IGA Springwood for their extremely generous donation of 6000 masks. For many people, especially those working in aged care or the health and disability sectors, putting on a mask has become a normal part of their everyday life. With staff required to change their mask several times per shift, and a box of 50 masks ranging from $30 - $85, this is a considerable expense for a not-for-profit organisatio...n. The staff at DARE are incredibly grateful for the continued support offered by our local IGA to the community.

05.01.2022 Repost: Susan Templeman MP Who’s the winner? Such a hard job choosing but watch out for this year’s DARE Disability Support Christmas card reveal! --- Thank you to Susan Templeman who came in again this year to vote on our Christmas Card Art Competition. This year we had so many wonderful submissions it was extra hard to pick a winner! Stayed tuned to find out who won!... #disabilitysupport #disabilityawareness #christmascards

05.01.2022 A huge thank you to The Honourable Bill Shorten, Senator Carol Brown, and Susan Templeman MP for attending and presenting at the Blue Mountains Disability Roundtable last week. We really appreciated you taking the time out of your busy schedules! Thank you to everyone else who also attended the Blue Mountains Disability Roundtable, which is celebrating it's fourth year this year! ... SDAA - Specialist Disability Accommodation Alliance McCall Gardens Community Interaction Unisson Disability DPN Greystanes Disability Services Enliven Housing Connect Child and Family Services Thorndale Foundation EMPOWERability Inc. Allevia PATH Inc Able2

04.01.2022 Great work to those who guessed it, our reverse vending machine is at Wentworth Falls Country Club! And you can donate to DARE from today! So make sure the next time you're headed to the country club to bring your recyclables! myTOMRA Australia Return and Earn

04.01.2022 At DARE, we're committed to everyone's safety, so in response to recent COVID-19 numbers increasing in NSW, we have decided to take a few precautionary measures. These include: - SIL residents and staff remaining in the lower mountains, - Community activities and recreation and leisure clients to remain in the lower mountains, - No onsite access for clients in Katoomba for the next seven days, and - Staff to please reconsider travel to South Western Sydney where possible.... Read more about the precautions we're taking at DARE to keep everyone safe here.

03.01.2022 Don't forget to vote for DARE in the latest round of grants at My Giving Circle! We're currently #33 and with your help, we'd love to make the top 10! Thank you to everyone who has donated and voted so far.

03.01.2022 Last Friday was Marks 50th birthday - what a milestone! A huge happy birthday to Mark from everyone at DARE! We heard he had an exciting day at home in Glenmore Park.

02.01.2022 And it's officially live! Susan Templeman MP Governor of New South Wales Marise Payne Gareth Ward Nepean Blue Mountains Health

02.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who attended the Blue Mountains Disability Round Table this month. We had two special guests we'd like to especially thank for their time - Robert Fitzgerald, the Ageing and Disability Commissioner NSW and The Honourable Gareth Ward, the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services. Ageing and Disability Commission

02.01.2022 Diana and Doreen have recently moved into their new home! This is one of DARE's new Supported Independent Living homes in Glenmore Park. They are both settling in well!

01.01.2022 Chris, a DARE staff member who works tirelessly with our residents, organised for his friend, David, to bring his magnificent V8 machine to one of our homes. David and his family arrived in a blaze of yellow glory at the house and spent time with the residents and took them for spins around the neighbourhood. A big thank you to David, everyone had a wonderful time, especially Gordon!

01.01.2022 DARE has been selected as a finalist in the 2020 Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence! This year, WSABE received more than 400 entries across 16 award categories. DARE is proud to be one of four finalists in the DOOLEYS Excellence in Social Enterprise award. We would like to congratulate all other finalists, especially for the contributions they make to our communities. ... Winners will be announced at the annual WSABE Awards Gala in November. Good luck to all finalists! Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence #WSABE

01.01.2022 Our surveys are officially open! If you are a person with an intellectual disability or a support worker, carer, or family member - we want to hear from you! Tell us about your experience at hospital in the survey here: https://www.myhealthmycommunication.com.au/surveys/