Every month, West End CONNECT provides social activities and services to approximately 300 consumers from CALD programs including Croatian, Dutch, German, Laotian, Polish, Samoan, Vietnamese, Yugoslav, Russian, Iranian and others.
Our consumer groups receive high quality, diverse, entertaining, relevant and culturally inclusive activities each month. The social activities provide our consumers with the opportunity to engage with other people from the same cultural and language background as well as engage with multicultural groups.
Regular scheduled outings include scenic boat trips, garden visits, bayside and historical site visits as well as in-centre activities such as cooking, games, arts and crafts and information sessions .
Diversicare employs qualified and experienced bilingual and bi-cultural staff who speak the preferred language and value the cultural traditions and customs of each person.
Diversicare receives funding from the Home & Community Care Program (HACC) for the centre.