Join us online for Gateways’ 2020 Annual General Meeting
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Celebrating Seniors with Stories About My Place
Memories and stories are powerful tools that we use to build connections and develop bonds with one another; and seniors within our community are among the greatest wealth of stories. As part of this year’s Geelong Seniors...
A PLACE to call home – Gateways Support Services lays out its vision for inclusion
Our new home has a new name! Gateways Support Services staff and Board took time considering a name to best capture our vision for the sprawling North Geelong headquarters. It is a vision firmly focused...
Seasoned Gateways Interchange Host Program Volunteer urges others to get involved
Seeking support for her own family led Nicky to open her heart and home to other families in need. That was eight years ago and now the Sunshine woman is urging others to consider volunteering...
Short bursts deliver big results with online therapy
A little can go a long way as many of our online therapy clients are discovering. With feelings of Zoom fatigue and too much screen time common, it can be easy to dismiss online therapy...
Self-care for parents of kids with a disability
Emergency protocols stress the need to take care of ourselves before attempting to help others. But this critically important piece of advice is often overlooked by parents of children with special needs. For all parents,...
Fiction With Friends building social links for kids during pandemic restrictions
Amid the unpredictability of COVID-19 a creative new program is helping kids with developmental disabilities build social skills and confidence from the comfort of their homes. With lockdown measures in place, Gateways Support Services Occupational Therapist, Ben and his team were brainstorming ideas to continue to engage kids in group...
Ibby accomplishing his goals in leaps and bounds
Look up determination in the dictionary and chances are you’ll find a photo of Gateways Support Services participant, Ibby. The Newport man, who lives with a rare brain condition called agenesis of corpus collosum, is so set on building his life skills that he calls in with new personal goals almost...
How to help your fussy eater
Problem eater. Fussy eater. Sensory eater. Whatever you choose to call it the one constant is the distress that selective eating issues serve up to families on a daily basis. Rajes says food and mealtimes...
Volunteering reduces anxiety and builds life skills for young participant
An innovative volunteering role at Gateways Support Services’ sprawling new North Geelong headquarters is helping manage anxiety for 19-year-old client Anthony. For the busy and social young man, who typically fills his week with a broad...
