Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme

Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme is a national program that connects volunteers with older people at risk of social or cultural isolation. It is offered by Anglicare NT in Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Alice Springs, Nhulunbuy and Tennant Creek.

Volunteers visit someone at least once a fortnight, providing friendship and links to the local community.

Visits are available to anyone who:

• receives a government-funded residential aged care or home care package, and
• who feels socially isolated and/or lonely.

Referrals can be made by aged care facilities, community care service providers, medical practitioners, or from family and friends.

If you’re interested in the service or in becoming a volunteer visitor, contact us on 08 8985 0000.

Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.

Contacts

Katherine 15 Third Street, Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia Postal: PO Box 415, Katherine NT 0851 P: 08 8963 6100 F: 08 8963 6101 E: anglicare@anglicare-nt.org.au Office Hours: 8.30am-4.30pm Monday to Friday We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Katherine region

Alice Springs Leichhardt Terrace, Alice Springs, NT, 0870, Australia Postal: PO Box 2579, Alice Springs NT 0871 P: 08 8951 8000 F: 08 8951 8016 E: anglicare@anglicare-nt.org.au Office Hours: 8.30am-4.30pm Monday to Friday We acknowledge the Arrernte people as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Mparntwe

Head Office Darwin 60 Winnellie Rd, Winnellie NT, Australia Postal: PO Box 36506, Winnellie NT 0821 P: 08 8985 0000 F: 08 8985 0001 E: anglicare@anglicare-nt.org.au Office Hours: 8.30am-4.30pm Monday to Friday We acknowledge the Larrakia people as the Traditional Owners of the Darwin region

Nhulunbuy 93 Chesterfield Circuit, Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia Postal: P.O.Box 1791, Nhulunbuy NT 0881 P: 08 8939 3400 F: 08 8939 3488 E: anglicare@anglicare-nt.org.au Office Hours: 8.30am-4.30pm

Tennant Creek Leichhardt Terrace, Alice Springs NT, Australia P: 08 8951 8000 E: anglicare@anglicare-nt.org.au Office Hours: 8.30am - 4.30pm