Empowered Futures

06/02/2026

What's your dream for 2026? Check out the 2026 Vision Board for 3 of our beautiful ladies. They are dreaming big. This is how SIL living should be. Big Dreams Big Visions and Great Support. Did you know that after many years of closed books Empowered Futures currently has capacity to make your SIL dreams happen. We are looking to add 1 additional SIL to our current offering. We are intentionally small so we can keep our quality high. Reach out today for a chat

31/01/2026

Unhappy with your current SIL provider and looking for a more bespoke family centered organisation? Don't feel you are being listened to or find your current provider is blocking you from key decisions? Fed up with staff that seem more focused on their phones than on your loved on. Perhaps we can help. Empowered Futures is an intentionally small, high-quality, family centered SIL provider supporting families in the Brisbane West to Ipswich corridor. We currently have capacity to add another SIL to our existing SIL homes. We currently support less than 10 Participants with complex supports needs and underlying medical conditions. Our staff are highly trained and passionate about providing 1:1 complex supports. Our founder and CEO Carolyn Swann has walked in your shoes as a parent of a profoundly disabled child. She gets it and is passionate about ensuring families receive the support and lives they deserve. If you have been thinking about a change why not reach out and have a chat.

28/01/2026

As we launch full steam into the New Year, we wanted to share with everyone that we have vacancies (3). As an intentionally small provider we have always kept our focus on quality over quantity. We currently support 7 Participants. We stay small so that we can continue to offer an intimate, bespoke and individually tailored response to the Participants we have been entrusted to care for. We specialise in Supported Independent Living supports in small family like contexts. Most of our Participants are first time out of the family home. Our small team works closely with each family to design a bespoke solution co-designed in close consultation with you. If you are looking for SIL supports or to start the planning for a transition out of the family home reach out and see if we can assist in your process. Our current vacancies are in Booval, Ipswich in a purpose built fully accessible high physical support Specialist Disability Accommodation home. We would love to chat!

26/09/2022

Empowered is very excited about the news of a new NDIA board chair and board members to represent the interests of people with disabilities across Australia:

Breaking news thanks to the team at Team DSC - This news just in NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has just announced significant changes in leadership at the National Disability Insurance Agency, including the new CEO, Chair and Board Member.

From 17 October, Rebecca Faulkingham will be the CEO of NDIA. She was previously the secretary of the Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety.

Stepping into the role of Chair of the NDIA Board is none other than three time Paralympic gold medalist Kurt Fearnley. In addition to being a damn good athlete, Kurt is a passionate disability and NDIS advocate. He was a founding member of the NDIS Independent Advisory Council, and has been involved in a number of not-for-profits.

Joining the NDIA Board are former Human Rights Commissioner, Graeme Innes and Maryanne Diamond, who has worked in a broad range of roles across government, advocacy and service provision. It has also been announced that Denis Napthine, who recently resigned from his role as Chair, will come back as a Board Member.

Kurt Fearnley is the first Chair of the NDIA Board who identifies as disabled. With the addition of Graeme Innes and Maryanne Diamond, the NDIA Board now has the highest representation of people with disability since its inception. Given the power the Chair and the Board have to determine the strategic direction for the Scheme, this is a big win, and we can only hope a positive sign of shifts in the Agency towards greater partnership with the disability community.

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03/05/2022

The state-wide Online Disability Election Forum is tomorrow night! Don't forget to register!

The forum will be held on Wednesday, 4 May 2022 at 5:30pm (QLD time)

Come along and hear what the disability policies are from key party representatives in this Federal Election and raise the disability issues that matter to you!

For more information and to register head here www.qdn.org.au/online-election-forum-queensland-event/


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25/01/2022

What a bloody legend

Wow. I’m forever grateful. My purpose today and everyday is to change perceptions so people with disability can live the lives they deserve to live. I’ll do my best to make you all proud as your Australian of the Year xx

25/01/2022

Those with a disability just had their lives changed tonight with one of the greatest advocates recognized as Australian of the Year 2022.

2022 will be the year that those with disabilities are genuinely intergrated into Australian society and recognized for the awesome individuals they are

28/06/2021

As we wake to growing COVID cases across Australia we are just so gratefully for the high vaccination levels of the Empowered Futures’ Participants and Staff

Get vaccinated everyone latest statistics suggest vaccination reduces COVID case hospitalisations by 96% - together we have this!

BREAKING: New restrictions will come into place from 1am Tuesday, 29 June for the 11 local government areas of Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan City, Moreton Bay, Redlands, Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Somerset, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Gold Coast.

You must carry a face mask with you at all times whenever you leave your home. Masks must be worn in indoor spaces such as shopping centres, public transport, hospitals, aged care facilities, churches and workplaces where you can’t physically distance.

You must be seated to drink or eat in cafés and restaurants, and businesses and venues must return to the one person per 4m² inside and one person per 2m² outdoors, while smaller venues up to 200m² are allowed one person per 2m² with a maximum of 50 people.

Private gatherings are restricted to 30 people, and up to 100 people can attend weddings and funerals. Only 20 people can dance at weddings.

These measures are about keeping our state safe from the spread of COVID-19 and I know I can count on Queenslanders to step up.

21/10/2020

Thanks for the rescue guys. It was very appreciated!

17/10/2020

Big shout out to Whoa Cafe for helping us feed our team yesterday during a day of training