Macarthur Disability Services

About

MDS provides a wide range of services, activities, and connections. Each is service is designed to meet the needs of each individual. This ability to provide an individualised program is based on listening to our customer requests, desires and needs, to ensure that MDS better meets each person’s goals.

Our day programs provide for a wide range of ages and varying support needs including people who are medically frail and programs for healthy ageing.

Children’s services include recreation programs, after school care and holiday programs. MDS works predominately with children with challenging behaviour providing great opportunities for community inclusion.

Our Complete Property Service employs people with a mental illness. The service provides lawn mowing, rubbish removal and performs cleaning and general property maintenance. This program in conjunction with our training and community support services allows people with a mental illness to re-enter the community and workforce.

MDS Training is the training arm of MDS providing both short courses, certificate and diploma qualifications.

Macarthur Personnel with offices in Liverpool, Campbelltown and Bowral, assists people with a disability to find satisfying and long term employment. We provide ongoing on-the-job support to the employer and employee to maximise success.

MDS also provides a range of services to carers, family members and the community, including an information and referral service, a resource centre, aboriginal carer, mental health carer and young carer services.