Southlake Community Services Incorporated
Southlake Community Services Incorporated is a not-for-profit, incorporated community organisation created in 1991 dedicated to providing a variety of much needed community welfare services to people of South Lake Macquarie. This area includes the Morisset Business District from Wyee in the south to Wangi Wangi in the north and incorporates the communities of Cooranbong, Martinsville and Dora Creek to the west.
From humble volunteer beginnings, the organisation has progressed and developed into a dynamic, forward looking provider of valuable community services with an efficient, professional management and administration. Our reputation and track record with government departments and funding organisations is something of which are proud and strive to protect.
Leading, partnering and working together with other community based organisations, Southlake Community Services encourages and shares some common principles and philosophies about their community building purpose and roles including:
* Affirmative Action towards disadvantaged people and groups,
* Community development and involvement,
* Local participation and control
Current services provided by SCS Inc include:
* Operation and development of the Morisset Multi Purpose Centre
* Community Transport Bus Service
* Neighbourhood Centre and Community Development Project,
* Happy Hippo Toy Library,
* Horizons Disability Programme
* Before and After School Child Care Service, and Vacation Care Service (OOSH) and
* Southlake Youth Centre,
* Yunung Bush Tucker Community Garden.
Each of these projects encompasses a number of highly successful and valuable programs and outcomes for our target and client groups.
Southlake Community Services Inc. is governed by a volunteer community Board of Directors which directs and oversees the activities of a professional and well trained operations staff headed by the Executive Officer and Community Project Coordinators, Assistants, staff and community volunteers. (Organisational Chart)
Much of the funding for its projects is derived from the Department of Community Services (DoCS) and Department of Aging, Disability & Home Care (DADHC). The organisation also receives funding from a variety of sponsors, commercial and private benefactors as well as local, regional and state bodies and organisations whose objectives fit neatly with the aims and purpose of developing stronger communities.
Our Mission
Our mission as described in our constitution includes the following:
* To provide services to all residents, irrespective of cultural and linguistic background, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation and marital status
* To manage and maintain existing services
* To proactively investigate and develop viable and sustainable projects/services
* To maintain sound board governance
* To perform the following functions on a non-profit, best endeavours basis
Objectives
a) To provide the Southlake area with a community services centre which is a non-profit, welfare, charitable and benevolent organisation meeting the needs of all people, irrespective of age, gender, race, religion, disability or economic status.
b) To increase the quality of life for people living with a disability in the South Lake Macquarie area.
c) To meet the needs of young people in crisis and then the general needs of young people in the area.
d) To provide services and develop programs for residents who are socially, economically, physically disadvantaged and/or isolated.
e) To provide low income families access to toys for children
f) To establish, maintain contact and collaborate with other groups providing community services and to co-operate in exploring ways of meeting community needs and further increase social capital.
g) In furtherance of the above objectives, to obtain, collect and receive money and funds by way of legacies, contributions, donations, affiliation fees, subscriptions, grants and any other lawful methods and accept and receive gifts of property of any description (whether subject to any special trusts or not).
h) To apply the capital, income and property of the SCS Inc or any part there of (subject to any special trusts and conditions of this constitution) to or towards the objectives of the SCS Inc.
i) To do all such things as may further the objectives of the SCS Inc.