ConnectGroups' Senior Policy Officer Renee Darbyshir speaks with Sandra Button from Solace Grief Support Group about the importance of Digital Inclusion for the Support Group Sector.

For more information about Solace Grief Support Group WA, visit https://solacegriefsupportwa.org.au.

To find out more about the WA Support Group Sector, contact ConnectGroups at [email protected].

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ConnectGroups’ Sector and Community Development Officer Tegan O’Rafferty provides a guide to facilitating a Support Group.

Click here to view the accompanying fact sheet.

If you require support, please contact ConnectGroups on (08) 9364 6909 or email [email protected]

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Radio Fremantle 107.9 FM interviews ConnectGroups about the value of Support Groups.

ConnectGroups’ Sector and Community Development Officer Tegan O’Rafferty provides 5 easy steps to creating a Strategic Plan for your Support Group.

Click here to download the accompanying PowerPoint Presentation.

If you require support, please contact ConnectGroups on (08) 9364 6909 or email [email protected]

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ConnectGroups chats with Val and Kathy from Val and Kathy's Crafty Kitchen, a community group in Roebourne that provides a culturally-safe and welcoming space for community to yarn, cook, craft and go on-country. The group are grant recipients of ConnectGroups' Dream it Forward Program, which focuses on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families, and communities in Western Australia by activating and strenghtening culture.

To find out more about Dream it Forward (DIF), visit the ConnectGroups website.

For more information about Val and Kathy's Crafty Kitchen, email [email protected]

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ConnectGroups CEO Antonella Segre provides a step-by-step guide to starting a Support Group. If you're looking at setting up a group, or are in the early stages of development, this podcast will assist you in taking those first foundation steps.

As an additional resource, please take a look at our Starting a Support Group Podcast Fact Sheet.

For further information and support, contact ConnectGroups on (08) 9364 6909 or email [email protected].

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ConnectGroups speaks with Michelle Greenwood, Founder of Invisible Illnesses Inc. (formerly Fibro & Us), a Support Group that supports and educates people diagnosed with an invisible illness.

You can find out more about Invisible Illnesses Inc. here.

To find out more about Support Groups near you, or for group assistance, contact ConnectGroups on (08) 9364 6909 or email [email protected].

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Christine and Karen from our Small Grants Team provide a step-by-step guide to preparing an application for our Pay it Forward grants. Have a listen to hear how simple the process is with support from the team every step of the way.

Click here to download the the accompanying PowerPoint Presentation.

For more information about the Pay it Forward Program, visit the ConnectGroups website.

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ConnectGroups speaks with Rahul Seth, Founder of Activate Mental Health, a Support Group that provides social connection for positive mental health and wellbeing.

You can find out more about Activate Mental Health here.

To find out more about Support Groups near you, or for group assistance, contact ConnectGroups on (08) 9364 6909 or email [email protected].

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ConnectGroups speaks with Emma Softly, the president of SWEAR WA (Sex Work; Education, Advocacy & Rights WA), an organisation that provides peer education and support to WA sex workers, and that lobbies for legislative change and decriminalisation in WA.

You can find out more about SWEAR WA here.

To find out more about Support Groups near you, or for group assistance, contact ConnectGroups on (08) 9364 6909 or email [email protected].

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