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Note: The Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care operates a vacancy management system in the Metro West Region of Sydney, however some service providers still prefer to accept individual referrals themselves.

Anyone looking for supported accommodation should ask how referrals are accepted by each service provider that they approach.

Ability Options - Outreach Accommodation
7 Rowley Street
Seven Hills
NSW 2147
Phone: (02) 8811 1777
Fax: (02) 9620 8399
Email: admin@abilityoptions.org.au
Web: http://www.abilityoptions.org.au
Provides short to medium term support for people with a disability living in the community, at risk of homelessness or moving from corrective facilities in the Penrith, Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Blacktown West areas.

AFFORD Australian Foundation for Disabled -
The Cherrywood Village
844- 876 The Northern Rd
Llandilo
NSW 2747
Phone: (02) 4777 4250
Fax: (02) 4777 4376
Email:
Web: http://www.afford.com.au/services.html
Cherrywood Village provides the administrative base, offers individual accommodation and a range of services including: training in independent living, domestic skills, and vocational training in office procedures, gardening, maintenance and catering. AFFORD also operates group homes in Cranebrook, Yagoona, Mt Pleasant, Fairfield, and Toongabbie.

Blue Mountains Disability Services Ltd (Eloura)
Scrivener Lane
Springwood
NSW 2777
Phone: (02) 4751 5903
Fax: (02) 4751 6021
Email: resi@eloura.com.au
Web: http://www.eloura.com.au/html/residential.html
We currently provide accommodation and accommodation support in Group Home settings for more than 20 people in the Lower Blue Mountains. Services are matched to the needs of individual residents having regard their goals, their choices, their skills and competencies, their health, cultural requirements, and support needs.

DADHC - Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
Level 3
6 Parkes St
Parramatta
NSW 2150
Phone: (02) 9895 8659
Fax: (02) 9689 2879
Email:
Web: http://www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/dadhc/People+with+a+disability/
Provides accommodation support to people with a disability in group homes throughout the western Sydney area. All placements are managed through the department's accommodation vacancy management system.

Disability Services Australia - Nepean Region (DSA)
15 Cooper St,
Kingswood Park
NSW 2747
Phone: (02) 4730 3520
Mobile: 0412 003 418.
Fax: (02) 4730 3520
Email: headoffice@dsa.org.au
Web: http://www.dsa.org.au/
Contact: Branch Manager.
Disability Services Australia provides residential accommodation and day options programs for those with an intellectual disability. At this point in time, only residential accommodation services are available in the Nepean Region - with one residence in Werrington and the other in Kingswood Park. There is 24 hour Support Worker involvement to assist residents in all aspects of daily living and encourage the development of new skills.
   
Emmaus Disabled Persons Catholic Services
Hereward Hwy
Blacktown
NSW 2148
Phone: (02) 9831 2826
Fax: (02) 9831 2815
Email: emmaus@bigpond.net.au
Web: http://www.parra.catholic.org.au/Outlook/04-October/
Oct04_Articles/Oct04_03.htm
Supported accommodation for adults with disabilities. Services Parramatta, Blacktown, Holroyd, Penrith Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury area. Support to families and people with developmental disabilities, support access services, support groups - people with disabilities and families and accommodation for adults with mild to moderate disabilities.

Fusion Accommodation & Support Services (Western Sydney)
9a Rooty Hill Rd
Rooty Hill
NSW 2766
Phone: (02) 9675 2191
Email: admin@sydwest.fusion.org.au
Web: http://www.fusion.org.au/nsw/sydneywestabout.html
A community housing program providing low-cost supported accommodation for up to 2 years for homeless or at risk of becoming homeless young people 16 to 24 years old and their dependent children.

Hawkesbury Women's Housing and Information Service (WHINS) Inc.
20 West Market Street
Richmond
NSW 2753
Phone: (02) 4578 3996
Fax: (02) 4578 3995
Email: hawkwhin@pnc.com.au
Web: http://www.rcsi-neighbourhoodcentre.org/
Office Hours: 9.00am to 12.00noon & 12.30pm to 3.00pmTue, Thur & Fri.
Information, referral, support and advocacy for women in housing need. The service supports families in two medium term properties for a period of up to 12 months. These properties are for the use of women with children who have experienced domestic violence and spent some time in temporary accommodation.

Interaction Disability Services
4/348 Windsor Road
Baulkham Hills
NSW 2153
Phone: (02) 9686 0333
Fax: (02) 9639 6384
Email: maggie@idsdisability.com
Web: http://www.interactiondisability.com/supportedaccomm.htm
Interaction Disability Service provides a range of services/programs including. Children's Respite Service; Community Services Division, Individual Programming Team; Post School Options/ATLAS; Supported Accommodation; Respite Options; Community Options Program. It should be noted that the area covered by Interaction is principally the Cumberland/Prospect area with some service delivery to Penrith (i.e. these services are not available in the Hawkesbury, although they may be available externally, e.g. Blacktown or Baulkham Hills areas, to Hawkesbury residents).

McCall Gardens
10 -32 Terry Rd
Box Hill
NSW 2765
Phone: (02) 9679 1031
Fax: (02) 9679 1906
Email: mccallgardens@uunet.com.au
Web: http://www.mccallgardens.org.au/default.htm
Accommodation and residential service providing 24 hour support to people with intellectual disabilities. We offer a range of personal support options and lifestyle choices to meet the individual and diverse needs of clients.

N.I.L.C. (Nepean Independent Living Committee)
Shop 8
The Cottage Lane Arcade
444 - 448 High Street
Penrith
NSW 2751
Phone: (02) 4721 7435
Fax: (02) 4721 7435
Email: nilc@pnc.com.au
Web:
Provides living skills training in group homes for adults with intellectual disabilities. Outreach living skills and community access training for those already in the accommodation of their choice is also provided.

New Haven Farm Home Ltd
94 Reserve Rd
Freeman's Reach
NSW 2756
Phone: (02) 4579 6131
Fax: (02) 4579 6045
Email: newhavenfarm@bigpond.com
Web: http://www.newhavenfarm.org.au
New Haven Farm is a supported accommodation service located about 12kms from Windsor in a rural setting on 16 hectares of farmland. It has a 26-bed facility providing single and shared-room accommodation. There are also two new homes on the property that cater for people who are semi-independent.

Rainbow Home & Respite Services Pty Ltd
PO Box 626
Richmond
NSW 2753
Phone: (02) 4588 5866
Fax: (02) 4588 5933
Email: respite@rainbowhrs.com.au
Web:
Provides short and medium term crisis accommodation and crisis respite services throughout the Hawkesbury and Nepean areas. Rainbow provides these services to people with acquired brain injury and people with an intellectual disability.

The Richmond Fellowship
Suite 36
11 Underwood Road
Homebush
NSW    2140
Phone: (02) 9701 3670
Fax: (02) 9701 3680
Email: wentwest@rfnsw.org.au
Web: http://www.rfnsw.org.au/public/content/home.asp?xcid=1
The Richmond Fellowship provides accommodation with varying levels of support for adults and youths with a mental health illness with moderate to high support needs. There are homes located in the Penrith and Emu Plains areas.

Thorndale Cottages
19a Calverts Rd
Orchard Hills
NSW 2748
Phone: (02) 9623 6500
Fax: (02) 9666 8305
Email:  info@thorndale.com.au
Web:
Thorndale Foundation operates a residential service at Austin Place, Orchard Hills. Provides long-term residential care for moderate to severely intellectually disabled adults.
   
Wendy's Home Services
74 The Terrace,
Windsor NSW 2756
Phone: (02) 4587 5999
Fax: (02) 4577 2941.
Emergency Out of Hours: 0414 775 531
Email: wendyshome@bigpond.com.au 
Web:
Provides long term accommodation support for people with disabilities.
   
Wentworth Area Community Housing,
Hawkesbury Office
Shop 3/304 Windsor Street
Richmond
NSW 2753
Phone: (02) 4578 4503
Fax: (02) 4586 6098
Email: wach@pnc.com.au
Web: http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/hibiscus/237/wachpage2.htm
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Office Hours - Monday & Tuesdays 9am til 4pm. Provides secure and affordable rental accommodation for low to middle income families and singles.

Wesley Disability Support Services
1 Coronation Parade,
Strathfield South
NSW , 2135
Postal:
PO Box 251
Enfield
NSW    2136
Phone: (02) 9742 1444
Fax: (02) 9742 1211
Email: wdss@wesleymission.org.au
Web:   http://www.wesleymission.org.au/centres/disability/
accommodation.asp
Wesley Accommodation Service provides accommodation options and support to people with disabilities. Its role is to provide a range of residential support for people with disabilities who live in the community.