Project Independence

Persons with intellectual disabilities are often dependent on the care provided by family in meeting their most basic needs. Considerable difficulties can be encountered when these care givers are no longer in a position to provide this level of care, whether through old age, financial hardship or other constraints. Project Independence is the first organisation of its kind in Australia where people with an intellectual disability will be able to acquire home ownership whilst living in a supported, person centred environment that encourages independence through financial and personal growth. Project Independence offers a permanent stable environment for the life of the resident or it can be used as