Staff get active for 2023 Work Out!
35 staff got active for our month long 2023 Work Out to promote physical activity and social connect...
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Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023
Celebrate and reflect on a year of achievements at our upcoming Annual General Meeting.
Celebrating National NAIDOC Week
Extended Families is celebrating National NAIDOC Week, 2-9 July 2023, taking the time to reflect on...
Free Autism workshop for Vietnamese Families
Extended Families has joined with Positive Partnerships in hosting several workshops for Vietnamese...
IDAHOBIT 2023
Today we acknowledge IDAHOBIT, the International Day against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination.
Further funding to support carer wellbeing
Extended Families received additional funding from the Victorian Governments' Support for Carers 202...
Introducing Kết nối tai Brimbank! Connect in Brimbank!
Extended Families has received funding through the Brimbank Council's Community Grant Scheme to prov...
Ready to Launch! Tham Gia South School Holiday Program
Extended Families will launch their Tham Gia South School Holiday Program on Saturday 30th April. V...
Family event enjoyed by everyone
Our first Tham Gia Family Event for this year was held on Saturday 12 February and proved to be a gr...
Family Recreation Day Away
Extended Families Australia is providing a Family Day Away Program for Vietnamese families caring fo...
Additional Carer Respite
Extended Families is one of 55 respite projects who will share in $9.5 million dollars of additional...
A well deserved award
Thi Duong, President of the Vietnamese Families with Special Needs (VFSN) organisation was the winne...
Funding success sees continuation and expansion of popular program
Extended Families is pleased to have been awarded a substantial grant through the NDIS’ Information...
Joint open letter released from NDIA and NDIS Quality and Safeguard Commission
The NDIA and NDIS Quality and Safeguard Commission (NDIS Commission) have released a joint open lett...
VFSN launch features in local media
The recent Zoom launch of Vietnamese Families with Special Needs (VFSN) capacity building project fe...
Celebration and launch a success
The culmination of a successful capacity building project with Vietnamese Families with Special Need...
VFSN Digital Communications Launch and Project Celebration
Join Extended Families and Vietnamese Families with Special Needs (VFSN) for their Digital Communica...
E-learning expanding our training capabilities
Extended Families is using e-learning to upskill volunteers and staff
Impact 25 Award Nomination
Congratulations to our CEO Julie Langdon on her nomination for the Probono Impact 25 Awards. These a...
Festival of Magic a hit
400 people from 80 families involved with Extended Families enjoyed the the World Festival of Magic...
Plan Management Expansion
Despite a lack of any marketing, our NDIS Plan Management Service is growing fast. With prompt payme...
Play Me, I'm Yours
Imagine ... pianos popping up in the most unexpected places around Melbourne. Their only request to...
Steady growth for LinC program
Launched in January 2017 our LinC Program has proved popular with families in the North East Melbour...
Volunteering milestones in 2017
We have amazing volunteers at Extended Families. They donate thousands of hours of support each yea...
Volunteering excellence recognised
Extended Families was delighted to present Jane Green and Kathleen O’Reilly as the winners of Margar...
Mini Golf Madeness
Families soaked up a bit of sun at our morning of Mini Golf.
Art and Friendship Day
Our Western Vietnamese Friendship Group were treated to a fun filled Come and Try Art and Friendship...
Dance Party Fun
Toes were tapping at our dance party during the holidays.
Nominations open - Margaret McGregor Award
Extended Families is pleased to invite nominations for the Margaret McGregor Award 2017
Thank you Peters' Place Op Shop
Peters' Place Op Shop supporting families on the Peninsula.
School Holiday Fun - Something for everyone
Holidays are a time to relax, to spend time with friends and to enjoy fun activities and perhaps ext...
AFL Footy Fun
Footy Fun! There was plenty of kicking, handballing and tackling at Keilor Recreation Reserve in the...
Southern Vietnamese families share a weekend away
'Sharing with other families in similar situations is a powerful support'. With this in mind our Sou...
National Volunteer Week 2017
Happy Volunteer Week to all our amazing volunteers. Did you know that research shows volunteers liv...
NDIS Plan Management
We are pleased to announce that Extended Families is now registered to provide NDIS Plan Management.
Camp brings happiness and belonging
On 13-15 January, Extended Families helped resource a camp for the Vietnamese Families with Special...
Japanese clay flower gift
Vietnamese Families with Special Needs Group presents a gift to our CEO
The Good Guys at Taylors Lakes
Good Guys Taylors Lakes lend a helping hand
Volunteers celebrate
Many thanks to our North and West region volunteers!
Eastern volunteer dinner
Extended Families enjoyed the Eastern volunteer dinner on Thursday night.
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