Empowerment Support Services

17/03/2026

Multiple meet & greets lined up this week 🙌

We’re looking forward to connecting with new participants, hearing your goals, and showing you what real, person-centred support looks like.

🙅‍♀️No pressure, no big sales pitch — just genuine conversations about how we can support you in a way that actually works for you!

If you’ve been thinking about making a change or starting fresh with a provider, now’s a great time to reach out 💬

Empowerment Support Services — supporting people, not just plans. 💙

16/03/2026

Come in to Empowerment Support Services office and grab your tickets! 💰
Pay ID 0400 528 907

16/03/2026

15/03/2026

The Carer Gateway offers a range of free online resources designed to support carers in their role.

Access a range of free resources, including:

🔎 finding support

🫱🏼‍🫲🏼 connecting with peers

👩🏼‍💻developing new skills

🦺 preparing for emergencies.

Learn more at 💻 https://ow.ly/XQcy50YpWy7

📷 Image: Carer Gateway

12/03/2026

Our Peer Support Workers are people just like yourself who have experience with mental health challenges and the mental health system. They know first-hand the courage that it takes to reach out for support, and offer a warm, compassionate space for conversation.

They have undergone extensive training to provide support and encouragement based on their lived experience.

If you would like to know more and meet with one of our Peers you can come and visit us and find support Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm.

If you would prefer you can email us at Burnie.mmhc@stride.com.au or simply just walk in.

12/03/2026

𝗔 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻.

Loss of a partner or family member.
Loss of a mate.
A relationship ending.
Loss of work, purpose, or direction.

Many men deal with it the only way they know how — by pushing through, working harder, keeping busy while also keeping it to themselves.

But you don’t have to do it alone.

Men Moving Forward is a small, respectful 9-week support group for men navigating life after loss.

No pressure to share more than you want.
No judgement.
Just a space with other men who understand that life can hit hard sometimes.

Together we explore practical ways to cope, rebuild, and move forward.

This program is run by trained male facilitators, who have also experienced loss.

📍 New Mornings Training Hub
79 Queen St, Ulverstone

📅 Mondays | 7:00pm – 8:30pm
🗓 4 May – 29 June 2026

💲 Donation based

𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘰𝘯-𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘵 (𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨).

📩 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁:
𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁@𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.𝗼𝗿𝗴.𝗮𝘂
📞 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲: 𝟬𝟯 𝟲𝟰𝟭𝟭 𝟲𝟮𝟭𝟮

If you know a male who might benefit, please share this with them.

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12/03/2026

12/03/2026

Not sure what NDIS Social & Community Participation funding actually covers? 🤔

This funding helps NDIS participants take part in social, community and recreational activities.

You may find it in two places in your NDIS plan:

📍 CORE Supports
📍 Capacity Building Supports

Both support community participation, but they work in different ways.

CORE Supports
Assistance with Social and Community Participation helps with support right now.

This may include a support worker helping you to:

🎵 Attend a concert
🎬 Go to the movies
📚 Visit your local library
🌱 Join a gardening group
⚽ Take part in community activities

Supports can be delivered one-on-one or in a group, either in a centre or out in the community.

Capacity Building Supports
Increased Social and Community Participation focuses on building skills and independence.

This funding may help you learn how to:

🛒 Go shopping independently
🚌 Use public transport
💬 Join social activities and make friends
🧾 Manage everyday tasks like paying bills

The goal is to develop skills that help you access the community more independently over time.

There are also important details around:

✈️ Provider travel
📄 Non-face-to-face work like reports
⏰ Short notice cancellations

Understanding how this funding works can help you use it more effectively in your plan.

👉 Read more in our latest resource which explains: https://ow.ly/rtBJ50YrBMw

☑️ What exactly is Social and Community Participation?

🔗 Examples of funding in your NDIS plan

💡 What you can spend this funding on

🚨 Travel and cancellation charges explained

11/03/2026

🚨There’s often a belief that choosing a registered NDIS provider is always the best option.

In reality, it simply depends on what works best for each participant.

Becoming a registered provider is a very expensive and complex process. Providers must go through audits, compliance requirements and ongoing reporting, which all come with significant costs.

Registered providers absolutely play an important role in the NDIS, especially for participants who need certain types of supports. But it’s also worth remembering that many excellent providers choose to remain unregistered.

For some smaller, boutique providers, staying unregistered allows them to focus more of their time and resources on what matters most — supporting participants.

Being unregistered doesn’t mean a lower standard. Many unregistered providers pride themselves on: ✔ Personalised service
✔ Flexibility
✔ Faster response times
✔ Building genuine relationships with the people they support

The NDIS was designed around choice and control, and that includes choosing the provider that feels right for you.

At Empowerment Support Services, we simply focus on providing quality support to the people we work with — because at the end of the day, that’s what truly matters.