The Elsy Hub is our home base—a relaxed, welcoming space where participants can drop in, hang out, and feel part of the Elsy community. It’s where you’ll meet for our group programs and the go-to spot for our social events.
You’ll also find our leadership team here most days. They’re always up for a chat, so pop in, say hello, and stay for a coffee.
Please note from 2024, given the cost of our sessions all Elsy programs will be drop off and pick up only. Participants will be supported by Elsy support workers during the program.
You don’t have to be with Elsy to join the fun! A few times a year, we open our social events to anyone who’d like to come along. Whether you’re curious about what we do, coming with a support worker, or tagging along with family, we’d love to see you.
Thinking about joining one of our groups? Come along for a free taster session! You’re welcome to bring a support worker, family member or friend. It's a no-pressure way to meet the group and see if Elsy feels right for you.
9am – 3pm (adjustable pending on group numbers and session demands)
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To teach clients who are interested in making coffee and possibly gaining a Certificate II to be able to move to paid employment. Working towards paid shifts at the Sixth Street Café and partner cafes in the local area.
Basic cooking skills, with crossing over to learning how to read recipes, grocery shop within a budget and following safe food handling guidelines. A small fee of $5 would need to be introduced to pay for ingredients for the class.
To teach clients basic money handling skills and being able to apply it everyday life. Being able to capacity build with clients to be able to budget everyday expenses and show ways to save money.
To assist clients if identified goals and source materials are provided to improve their literacy, reading writing and numeracy skills. Or to look to facilitate a session with a trained tutor to help clients with this aspect.
9am – 3pm (adjustable pending on group numbers and session demands)
3
To have a weekly social group that attends organized activities with support. To focus on capacity building for the clients to plan these outings to be able to use public transportation, budget money for the activity, find new activities to access in the community and to be able to work towards independently attending the outings.
The premise will be the same as the day group instead in the evening.
For clients to work towards capacity to attend larger scale events such as the Royal Easter Show, NRL games or common interests they may want to engage with.
Working towards being paid dog minders and walkers.
9am – 3pm (adjustable pending on group numbers and session demands)
3
To assist clients in wanting to build their confidence, social skills and to be able to interact with one another on a new level. To allow more creative expression.
To build a local community group for clients to work together to build confidence and capacity to work as a team.
To be organized with a teacher.
To be organized with a teacher.
To assist clients in building a new skill or skills to use and to gain more social skills. Working towards creating items for sale for our Christmas fair
To create an environment for the clients to feel safe and to explore music in a different style. To build social connections with people sharing the same interests.
9am – 3pm (adjustable pending on group numbers and session demands)
3
To have a group to be review and discuss the medium of Japanese anime and or other variations of anime. To discuss the designs and recreate anime as an arts project.
To go through various decades of movies to build social connections in movie interests and build new friendships.
To review various versions of gaming mediums such as board games, card games, video games. To build new connections for the clients to socialize outside of supported services.
To assist clients in being able to show them computer basic literacy skills to be able to access emails, send emails, using various software programs and budgeting for purchase of a computer.
Using canva on our media PCs, using iphones to create social media posts, blogging content and artwork working towards creating paid work.
9am – 3pm (adjustable pending on group numbers and session demands)
3
To teach clients who are interested in making coffee and gaining a Certificate II to be able to move to paid employment. Working towards paid shifts at the Sixth Street Café and partner cafes in the local area.
Working towards being paid dog minders and walkers with earnings to clients.
To assist clients in building a new skill or skills to use and to gain more social skills. Working towards creating items for sale for our Christmas fair with earnings to clients.
Using canva on our media PCs, using iphones to create social media posts, blogging content and artwork working towards creating paid work for clients.
