VOLUNTEERS
MDSI supports volunteering as an integral part of Australian society, volunteering at MDSI allows people to make a meaningful
and worthwhile contribution to the wider community of Macarthur. By becoming a volunteer at MDSI you have an opportunity to
contribute to the unique efforts of MDSI in the local community, especially to the culturally and linguistically diverse
communities throughout the Macarthur region.
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MDSI volunteers help in a variety of programs. People receiving volunteer help have different needs, some require social
assistance and others practical assistance, some are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, some are
refugees and others are struggling with family, educational or health problems. Our volunteer programs include:
- Helping families connect with the community
- Helping children in playgroups
- Assisting frail aged people with shopping or home visits
- Tutoring young people
- Teaching English
- Social visits
Volunteers have their own unique and valuable skills, some
are excellent teachers others are fantastic at fixing things,
one may help a high school student with their maths and another
may help a frail aged person go shopping, others may love
playing with children or driving a bus to the markets.
As a volunteer, you tell us what you would like to do, the
time you would like to commit to and when you are available, we
will do the rest!
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Campbelltown Multicultural Neighbour Aid Service
This service provides social support services to meet the
needs of frail aged, elderly people and younger people with
disabilities and their carers from culturally and linguistically
diverse backgrounds. The service aims to enable people to live
independently in their own home and provides assistance through
a companion (volunteer) either within the home environment or
while a person is accessing community services or facilities.
The service is primarily directed towards meeting the person’s
need for social contact/accompaniment in order to participate in
community life and reduce isolation.
Campbelltown Multicultural Aged Day Care Service
This service relieves loneliness and isolation by providing
respite care for frail and isolated aged people in the
Campbelltown area from a culturally and linguistically diverse
background. Currently, the program caters to the needs of frail
and isolated aged people from Arabic, Lao, Spanish,
Samoan/Tongan, Filipino, Egyptian backgrounds. Day care groups
meet daily throughout the week.
If you are patient caring person who has compassion for the
elderly, speak a language other than English, have time to give
we would like you to participate in our Volunteer Program please
contact our Volunteer Coordinator Ms Meg Villena on 45627
1188 or email meg@mdsi.org.au.
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| Community Connectors Program |
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Volunteers assist the Community Connectors worker with home
visits in Ambarvale/Rosemeadow to connect families with local
community events. Volunteers also assist with data collection
and administration as well as attending community events with
our workers and families. If you are interested in helping
please call Marcela or email
Marcela@mdsi.org.au |
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MDSI welcomes volunteers to assist with our reception and
information services. In this role you will assist with taking
phone calls, assisting clients with appointments and
information, typing, filing, data entry and other general office
work. If you have good English skills, enjoy helping people
please speak with Ann or email on Ann@mdsi.org.au for more
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Our Community Services Team consists of a variety of programs
have a diverse range of voluntary roles; some are helping with
specific communities such as the Arabic and Vietnamese speaking
communities; others are general such as helping families, young
people, children or newly arrived migrants. There are a diverse
range of activities that volunteers can assist with ranging from
office based computer, typing or helping with activities that we
do in the community. If you would like to find out more please
call Judith or email Judith@mdsi.org.au. Alternatively you can
read through Our Services section of our web and call the worker
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| Hours of operation: Monday, Wed
- Fri. 9.00am - 5.00pm Tuesday
9.00am - 3.00pm
Phone: (02) 4627 1188
Fax: (02) 4628 6068
Email:
info@mdsi.org.au
Main Office: Level 2, Centre Court
101 Queen Street
Campbelltown Narellan Office: Community
Office 3 Narellan Library & Community Complex. Corner
Elyard & Queen Streets, Narellan Phone/Fax:
4647 5090 Monday - Friday
9.00am - 5.00pm
Aged Care Facilities Home & Community Care
Jessie Thompson Building
Browne Street
Campbelltown
Ph: 02 4625 0886
Dementia Day Care Centre
The Manse 32 Lithgow St
Campbelltown
Ph: 02 4620 6855
Postal Address: PO Box 525,
Campbelltown
NSW 2560 Australia
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| If you have any queries regarding specific
services offered by this Centre, you can find the
contacts to the applicable programs by clicking the
link above. |
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