Participation in Community, Social and Civic Activities
NDIS community participation in Adelaide
Life happens out there. We'll come with you.
Community participation is NDIS funding for taking part in life outside your home — a class, a club, a gym, a volunteering role, a regular coffee with people you like.
The support is one-to-one and built around what you actually want to do. Complete Choice provides it across Adelaide within 100km of the CBD.
What it looks like in Adelaide
Library programs and community centres in your council area · swimming at a council pool · walking groups and parkrun · men’s sheds · art, music and craft classes · sport through Adelaide’s disability sport organisations · faith communities · TAFE SA short courses · volunteering · markets, live music, footy — the things people go out for anyway. If what you want to do isn’t on a list anywhere, good. Most of the best ones aren’t.
If you don’t know what you want to do
This is the most common starting point, and nobody says it out loud. We start by trying things — a worker goes with you, you see how it feels, and you’re committed to nothing. Some things won’t suit; that’s information, not failure. Over time something sticks, and then it’s a routine rather than an outing. There’s no minimum. Turning up once a fortnight to something you enjoy is a real outcome.
Getting there
Transport is a separate support, and many people hold both — often with the same worker doing both. Travel assistance
What we don’t run
Our support is one-to-one, out in the community. We don’t run a day centre or group programs — we’re not registered for centre-based activities. If a group program is what you’re after, we’ll tell you and help you find one.
How it starts
Call us.
08 7009 4462. Tell us what you need — or what you're not sure about. Working that out is a normal first conversation.
Plan it together.
We look at your plan and your funding, meet you, and agree what support looks like — in writing, before anything starts.
Support begins.
With review dates built in, so it keeps fitting as your life changes.
Questions people ask
What is community participation funding?
Support to take part in social, community and civic activities outside your home.
Which category pays?
Core Supports.
What activities can I do?
Whatever you want to do — it's built around your interests, not a program.
What if I don't know what I want?
That's the normal starting point. We try things with you until something fits.
Can you take me there?
Transport is a separate funded support; many people have both.
Do you run group programs?
No — one-to-one only, and we're not registered for centre-based activities.
Talk to someone who can actually answer.
Call 08 7009 4462 and you'll reach a person who knows what's available today — not a call centre reading a screen.
08 7009 4462