Summer Foundation | Building Better Lives

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YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN NURSING HOMES AND THE
NEW NDIS WORLD

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JOIN THE 2016 UPSTREAM CHALLENGE

SATURDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2016
Gosch’s Paddock to donvale (50km and 20km options)

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THE 2016 ALLEN MARTIN research SCHOLARSHIP

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Hunter Housing and support demonstration project and tours

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Housing for Young People in Nursing Homes

A report from a Social Finance Think Tank

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Fantastic Media

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New Housing Options for people with significant disabilities

LEARNINGS FROM OUR HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN VICTORIA AND NSW

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OUR AIM

We aim to create, lead and demonstrate long-term sustainable changes that stop young people from being forced to live in nursing homes because there is nowhere else for them.

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Research

Research underpins the work of the Summer Foundation and provides an evidence base for policy and practice change.

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Housing

The Summer Foundation is building housing demonstration projects to provide concrete examples of alternatives for young people living in nursing homes.

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Stories

Enabling young people and their families to tell their stories is a powerful tool to influence others and to effect change.

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NDIS Connections

The NDIS is an exciting and significant part of the solution to resolve the issue of young people in nursing homes but it is not a silver bullet.

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