back to work was ‘Getting better than rehab for what people me… ‘ For Matthew, getting back to work say was a priority. After a stroke had laid him a long time low, he’d spent out of the workforce while he focused on his rehabilitation and The following vignettes gaining his strength back. and quotes provide an be honest, I was bored at ‘To introduction to the range home and I found myself napping of people supported by all the time. I knew I needed to social keep myself active. I want didn’t to get too used to not working.’ housing in Victoria. They have been sourced from But first he needed someone who was prepared to give him a chance, registered housing and to take account of his physical agencies. limitations at the time. Matthew was initially referred to social employment arm NEHS’s HIVE through the Northstar employment service, a group that has referred a number of other Aunty Fay Carter – employees too. Matthew began Aboriginal Housing working as a casual worker with Victoria (AHV) HIVE in early May 2011, doing one or two days per week. moved into my AHV home after ‘I my retirement six years ago. At that time I was living with my daughter when I found out about the opportunity to get accommodation through AHV. They rang me to come out and take a look at my unit I was really happy about that. And for – me, as an aged given me person, it’s back my independence. I think having that and your own space is very important and still got lots of – I’ve family around that I can draw on.’ Matthew’s Story – North East Housing Services (NEHS)
what people say The following vignettes and quotes provide an introduction to the range of people supported by social housing in Victoria. They have been sourced from registered housing agencies. Aunty Fay Carter – Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV) ‘I moved into my AHV home after my retirement six years ago. At that time I was living with my daughter when I found out about the opportunity to get accommodation through AHV. They rang me to come out and take a look at my unit – I was really happy about that. And for me, as an aged person, it’s given me back my independence. I think having that and your own space is very important – and I’ve still got lots of family around that I can draw on.’ Matthew’s Story – North East Housing Services (NEHS) ‘Getting back to work was better than rehab for me… ‘ For Matthew, getting back to work was a priority. After a stroke had laid him low, he’d spent a long time out of the workforce while he focused on his rehabilitation and gaining his strength back. ‘To be honest, I was bored at home and I found myself napping all the time. I knew I needed to keep myself active. I didn’t want to get too used to not working.’ But first he needed someone who was prepared to give him a chance, and to take account of his physical limitations at the time. Matthew was initially referred to NEHS’s social employment arm HIVE through the Northstar employment service, a group that has referred a number of other employees too. Matthew began working as a casual worker with HIVE in early May 2011, doing one or two days per week.
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