Supporter Autumn 2026
Shaping the future of Supported Independent Living
AnglicareSA’s Disability and Wellbeing Services team is working to help shape the future of Supported Independent Living (SIL) services as part of a National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) pilot project.
As one of 44 providers across the country chosen to participate in the 12-month pilot, AnglicareSA is evaluating the features of quality service provision while also examining the costs and outcomes associated with providing these supports, including those for participants with complex needs. Judi Kammerman, Senior Manager, Supported Community Living, welcomed the opportunity to be part of a broader outcome as part of the pilot project focused on making sure NDIS participants could access the quality support they needed. “It gives us a voice at the table, and it is an opportunity for us to shape the future of SIL supports across the whole sector from a practise perspective as well as a pricing perspective,” Judi said. AnglicareSA currently has 79 SIL customers with plans to grow this number in the coming years, providing vital supports for customers and their families.
SIL customers Amber and Rene with Support Worker Mandeep
Communities for Children Onkaparinga turns 20 They say time flies when you are having fun – and for the team behind AnglicareSA’s Communities for Children Onkaparinga program, the last 20 years have certainly flown by.
She said she was proud that the program was still going strong and supporting the community. “At the time, it was quite a unique and relational program,” Sue said. “It is based around the foundations of a place-based initiative and builds on relationships in the community. Being able to provide free activities that engage people in their local community and environment is amazing.”
What began in 2005 with a three- person team has grown into one of AnglicareSA’s longest-running programs, supporting thousands of families in the Onkaparinga area region of southern Adelaide to stay connected in their local community. AnglicareSA Head of Social and Economic Wellbeing, Sue Christophers, was one of the original team members involved in setting up the program in 2005 and worked in the program for close to a decade before progressing into senior management roles.
Communities for Children Onkaparinga’s 20th birthday celebration was a day of fun for all ages
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