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 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 the Southlake Youth Centre.

  
  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.

  
  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