Contact Us - Woden Community Service

Children’s Services

School Holiday Programs

Our school holiday programs include exciting excursions, workshops, activities and games.

Out of School Hours Care

Our Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) services provide children with recreation-based activities that emphasise social interaction and a sense of fun in a safe and secure environment.

Early Learning Centres

Our Early Learning Centres offer a safe, secure and stimulating environment for your child.

Playgroups

WCS facilitates several playgroups sessions out in the community.

Enrolments

We use My Family Lounge, an online booking management system, for enrolments and bookings across all our education and care services.

Children's Services Service User Engagement

We are seeking expressions of interest from current and recent service users of WCS Early Learning Centres and OSHC to join the Children's Services user engagement reference group.

Children's Services FAQs

Answers to frequently asked questions about enrolments, bookings, the Child Care Subsidy and payments.

Child, Youth and Family Services

Youth Engagement Team

YET is a youth engagement and outreach service for South Canberra, Woden and Weston Creek regions of the ACT run in partnership with Woden Community Service and Anglicare ACT.

Raw Potential

Raw Potential is a youth outreach program for young people 12-25 years of age, experiencing, or at risk of homelessness.

Youth Social Groups

Find out about activities and groups.

Family Case Management

Family Case Management team provides support to families who are experiencing challenges and need some additional assistance.

Social Enterprise

Cleaning Services

We provide cleaning services both during the day and after-hours.

Gardening Services

We provide gardening services in and around Canberra.

Catering Services

We provide quality catering services to our clients in and around Canberra from our café in Symonston.

Disability & Therapy Services

Recovery Coaching

Support designed for participants with psychosocial disabilities to increase their independence, social participation, and economic participation.

NDIS Support Coordination

Support designed to help participants use their NDIS plan to connect with services and pursue their goals.

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Speech Therapy

Our fun and engaging speech therapy services are now available for children 2 to 12 years who need help with speaking, listening and communication.

Mental Health & Wellbeing

New Path

New Path provides early intervention support to help people tackle severe mental health issues before they become a longer-term problem.

Continuity of Support (CoS)

Continuity of Support (CoS) provides ongoing assistance to people who were accessing specific mental health services discontinued in 2019 and who are not eligible for NDIS.

Transition To Recovery

Transition to Recovery (TRec) is an intensive outreach program to assist people to transition to the community following an acute episode of mental illness and to prevent relapse.

Way Back Support

The Way Back Support Service supports people following a suicide attempt so they can take action to stay safe.

Southside Community Step Up and Step Down (SC SUSD)

SC SUSD is a short-term community managed mental health service providing 2-weeks of residential and then 4-weeks of community outreach support.

NDIS Services

WCS provides coordination, one-on-one support & group activities under NDIS packages, including for people with a severe and persistent psychosocial disability.

Hoarding and Advocacy Support Service

The Hoarding and Advocacy Support Service provides support to people experiencing the impact of hoarding behaviours and insanitary property conditions.

Aged Care

Home Support

Our home support services assist you to remain living at home & in your community; working with you to meet your changing needs and maintain your independence.

Transport

Our friendly & reliable transport team take you to medical appointments, shopping and social events; offering a door to door service for a small contribution.

Social Groups

We have a wide range of social groups to choose from including lunch groups, walking groups and outings to local and interstate venues.

Care finder

We provide specialist and intensive assistance to help people in the care finder target population (senior Australians who need intensive support).

Housing Support

Supportive Tenancy Service

Our team works with people whose tenancy is at risk or who are facing barriers in establishing a private tenancy. Referrals are through OneLink.

OneLink

OneLink can connect you to a wide range of support services including services for families and young people, and services for people who are homeless.

Hoarding and Advocacy Support Service

The Hoarding and Advocacy Support Service provides support to people experiencing the impact of hoarding behaviours and insanitary property conditions.

Community

The Little Pantry

The Little Pantry is a place where you can go in times of need. You can visit us and choose a small number of non-perishable foods and personal items.

Community Development

Our Community Development Program fosters community connection, participation and inclusion.

Community Social Groups

Join or just participate in fun and social activities.

Woden Community Hub Room Hire

Woden Community Service’s partnership with Westfield Woden has created a central, versatile and inclusive space that fosters community connection, collaboration and the delivery of essential services.

ACE Skills for Life

The ACE Skills for Life is a free program which provides participants with foundational language, literacy and numeracy skills training in a supported learning environment.

Homepage & About us (2)

We value your feedback at any time, whether it’s a complaint, compliment or a general enquiry, and encourage you to get in touch. Please see below a list of contacts where we operate. If you are not sure who to contact, please ring our main reception number in 6282 2644.

If you would like to tell us about your experiences with our services, see our page on providing feedback or making a complaint. If you would like to know more about how we deliver services, you can read about our commitment to service or our statement about service expectations.

We operate our services from the following locations:

Woden Community Hub

Main Reception
The Little Pantry
Community Engagement

Office Suite 003 (Above Commonwealth Bank)
Westfield Woden, Phillip ACT 2606

info@wcs.org.au
(02) 6282 2644

Woden Youth Centre

NDIS Services (groups and clients)
Children, Youth and Family Services (drop in)
Continuity of Support (groups and activities)
The Big Issue

29 Callam Street
Phillip ACT 2606
info@wcs.org.au
(02) 6282 2644

Woden Community Service Office

Aged Care Services
Supported Tenancy Services (STS)
CEO and Executive Officer
Corporate Services
Finance
Marketing and Communications

Callam Offices
Building C, Level 1
50 Easty Street
Phillip ACT 2606
info@wcs.org.au
(02) 6282 2644

Woden Community Service Office

Mental Health and Wellbeing Services
NDIS Services

Bowes Place
Level 10, 1 Bowes Place
Phillip ACT 2606
info@wcs.org.au
(02) 6282 2644

OneLink

Housing ACT Central Access Point
Nature Conservation House,
(Corner of Emu Bank & Benjamin Way)
Belconnen 2617 ACT
www.onelink.org.au
info@onelink.org.au
1800 176 468

Street Address:
50 Easty Street
Phillip ACT 2606

Postal Address:
PO Box 35
Woden ACT 2606

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