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Formed: 1989 Established: 1991
This page last updated:12/1/2008
Community Living Association (CLA)
Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia
(Based in Brisbane Inner North)
 Based in Brisbane, Australia, CLA seeks to build a community in which everyone supports, affirms, and values people with an intellectual disability.
To this end, we support a number of community projects and intentional groupings, including:
• 'Village Housing’: A housing organisation that seeks to house people with and without intellectual disability in equal numbers.
• 'Community Living Program': A service dedicated to supporting individuals with intellectual disablity, to find a valued place in their community.
• Nundah Community Enteprises Co-Operative (N.C.E.C): An independent cooperative established by CLA to employ people with and without intellectual disability. N.C.E.C. runs a Cafe and a Parks and Maintenence business.
• Independent Youth Housing Group: Another independent cooperative managed by and for people with intellectual disability with the primary purpose of housing members with intellectual disability.
• Saving For Something Special: A microfinance group who support each other through relationships and a bonus interest scheme to save toward a specified goal.
Opportunities:
There are a number of opportunities, paid, unpaid, and voluntary, for involvement within CLA. Low-cost accommodation is sometimes also available in return for community participation. Dwellings are mostly units and located in a suburban setting. For more information on what is currently available, please email us.
  Status: Active
Contact:
Richard Warner
42 Station St Nundah
Brisbane, Queensland 4012 Australia
Phone: +61 001 (07) 3266-3788
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This page last updated:12/1/2008
 
Visitors Accepted
 (Though Formal Contact)
Visitor Process: Contact us via our website, www.communityliving.org.au, or email Richard Warner at rwarner@communityliving.org.au, and we will arrange a time to meet you to discuss your interest.
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Non-member Residents:
(Groups are based in local communities and not stricitly intentional in that regard.)
Open to new members:
Yes
(depends on available opportunities)
Government
Decision Making:
Other
(delgated authority)
Identified Leader:
Yes
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
Land and Buildings
Suburban
Land Owned By:
Another form of Non-profit
Number of Residences:
15
Cohousing:
No Answer
(clusters of units in suburban setting but not traditional co-housing model)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
none
Share Community Meals:
1-3 times/month
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Used Occasionally
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
 
 


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