Who We Support, Our History, and Our Purpose.

 

First and foremost, we support people who have an intellectual disability – people who have to overcome personal and societal barriers to being able to participate in community life in the manner of their choosing.

 

Many of the people we support also have a physical disability, and/or mental illness.

 

Allevia provides supports which are paid for by the individual and they get their funds from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). We work with people who have an approved NDIS Plan and those who want to get an approved Plan.

 

We also support the people who form a circle of support around a person with a disability - their family, friends and local community members.

 

We support people from all genders, sexual preferences, and cultural backgrounds, but our support services are designed more for people from the age of 12 years.

 

Since 1978, people who have a disability and their families have found ways to rise above life's challenges with the support of Allevia.

 

The people we have supported over the years have found safe places to live, connected with the services and supports they needed and wanted, found fun and meaningful things to do during the day, and learned to do many things for themselves.

 

Each person has found their place in the community, and we have been privileged to be part of many people’s journey through life. Often, the journey has been difficult and challenging. We listen to what people want from us, and we use our skills and experience to find ways to support people to overcome life’s challenges.

 

The people we have supported have:

• had fun,
• found a voice which is heard and listened to,
• found jobs,
• been honoured for who they are,
• found a place to call 'home',
• stood up for their rights,
• discovered their sense of self,
• learned about how to take advantage of, challenge, change and beat 'the system'.

Allevia has also on a journey, overcoming adversity, changing, growing - emerging as the Allevia of today.

Our Vision: "People with disability living connected, empowered lives — with dignity, choice, and opportunity to thrive."

Our Purpose: "We foster inclusive communities and provide the supports, opportunities, and advocacy that enable people with disability to realise their potential and live with dignity and choice."

 

Our Values

• Presence: We take time to understand and learn through listening and observing.
• Agility: We adapt and respond quickly to every challenge.
• Tenacity: We see everything through to the end.
• Honour: We see and acknowledge every person for who they are and who they want to be.
• Service: We look for ways to serve which go beyond expectations.

 

Our Client Proposition: Support which has a long-term sustained positive impact on a person’s ability to rise above life’s challenges.