Connection Is a Right, Not a Reward.
Community Access at VitalCore is not an activity program. It's genuine participation in the world, built around what your participant actually wants to do, who they want to connect with, and what belonging looks like for them.
Real participation in the world.
Social & Recreational
Cafés, markets, concerts, sport, hobby groups, creative workshops, whatever matters to your participant, we make it accessible.
Learning & Volunteering
TAFE, community courses, local volunteering, building skills and purpose beyond the home.
Transport & Mobility
Getting there is part of the support. We build confidence in travel, public transport, and navigating new environments.
We Start With What You Actually Want
We don't arrive with a program. We start with a conversation, what do you want to try? What does a good day look like? Where do you want to go?
Community Access should grow over time. A participant who starts with one weekly outing might, over months, be catching public transport independently. That progression is what we're building toward — not maintaining support for its own sake.
The journey from first outing to real independence.
As individual as your participant.
Community Access looks completely different for every participant. Some examples of what we've done:
Weekly pottery class and café visit in South Brisbane
Volunteering at a local animal shelter every Tuesday
Learning the bus route to the library independently
Attending a local AFL club social group
Rock-climbing at an indoor gym with sensory prep beforehand
Fishing at the local park, just being somewhere peaceful
How this is funded
Community Access is funded through your Core Supports budget under Assistance with Social, Economic and Community Participation.
Your coordinator will know exactly how much is available in your plan — ours or yours. We're also happy to check before you commit.
I hadn't been anywhere social in two years. We started with one coffee at a quiet café. Now I go to a pottery class every week and I catch the train myself. I didn't believe that was possible.