Group Activities, With Support and Good Company
Shared activities where people come together to do something they enjoy, learn something new and meet people, in the community or in a centre based program. We support participants across Logan, Ipswich, Brisbane and Bayside.
Helping people connect, take part and feel more confident.
What Are NDIS Group Activities?
Group and centre based activities are supports where a small group of participants does something together, with support workers there to help.
Where they happen
They might run out in the community, at a park, a pool, a café or a class, or as a centre based program in a dedicated space. The setting changes with the activity and the group.
What makes it a group support
The activity itself can be almost anything: creative, physical, social or practical. What makes it this type of support is the format. You are doing it alongside other people, and support is shared across the group rather than one worker to one person. That shared format is often why group activities stretch a plan further, and why they suit people who want company as much as they want the activity.
How this is different from our other supports
Participate in Community is one-to-one support to take part in community life, rather than as part of a group. Development of Life Skills is about learning to do things more independently over time. If you are not sure which fits, call us and we will help you work it out.
What group activities can include
Groups are built around what people actually want to do, so the mix changes. These are the kinds of activities group and centre based supports can cover. Not sure what would suit? Tell us what the person enjoys and we will talk through what is running and what could work.
Creative activities
Art, craft, music, drama and other ways to make something and enjoy the process.
Getting active
Adapted sport, swimming, walking groups, dancing, bowling, gentle fitness.
Cooking and food
Preparing meals together, trying new recipes and eating with other people.
Days out
Outings, community events, markets, the movies, day trips and the odd adventure.
Practical skills, learned together
Handling money, planning and organising activities, using computers and technology.
Time to just be social
Games, coffee, conversation and the kind of afternoon that does not need a purpose.
A week with more in it
Something to look forward to, and a reason to be out of the house on a set day.
People you see regularly
Familiar faces, shared interests, and the kind of friendships that come from turning up to the same thing.
More confidence in a group
Being around people gets easier with practice, especially when the group is the same each time.
Skills picked up along the way
Cooking, handling money, using technology, planning an outing. Group settings teach a lot without feeling like a lesson.
A break for family and carers
Regular activities give the people who usually provide support some time of their own.
What group activities can help you work towards
Your goals set the direction, and the activities are chosen to suit them. For some people that is meeting new people, for others it is building up to something they have not done in a while.
How to get started
You do not need to know which activity, which day or how many hours. One conversation sorts most of that out.
Get in touch
Call or send an enquiry. Tell us who the activities are for, the suburb and roughly what they enjoy. That is enough to start.
Talk it through
We will ask about their interests, their goals, how they go in groups and anything that helps them feel comfortable, then talk through what would suit and what is running.
Start and adjust
Trying something is the only real way to know. If the group is not the right fit, tell us and we will look at other options. Nobody is locked into anything.
Where this sits in an NDIS plan
Group and centre based activities are usually funded from the Core supports part of a plan, and because support is shared across the group, the funding often covers more hours than one-to-one support would. Every plan is different though, so nothing here is a promise about your funding. Your support coordinator or plan manager can confirm what your plan allows, or call us on 1300 544 958 and we will help you make sense of it.
Other supports that might suit
Group activities are one way to spend time in the community. These are the other supports people often look at alongside them.
Participate in Community
One-to-one support to get out and take part in social, recreational and community life, with a worker alongside you rather than a group.
Development of Life Skills
Practical support to build everyday skills over time, like cooking, managing money and using transport, so more things become possible on your own.
Innovative Community Participation
Newer approaches to building skills and independence in the community, for people who want something different from the usual options.
Group activities across Logan, Ipswich, Brisbane and Bayside
Hope & Integrity is based in Logan, and our support workers live and work across the region. We support participants to take part in group and centre based activities in their local area, so getting there is one less thing to sort out.
Areas we support:
Start with a simple conversation
Tell us who the activities are for and what they enjoy, and we will talk through what would suit. No pressure, no commitment, and if group activities are not the right fit, we will say so and point you toward what is.
Supporting participants across Logan, Ipswich, Brisbane and Bayside · Open Mon to Fri, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Questions about group and centre based activities
The questions participants, families and support coordinators ask us most.
What is the difference between group activities and one-to-one community support?
The difference is the format, not the activity. In group and centre based activities you take part alongside other people, and the support worker is there for the group. With Participate in Community, a worker supports one person, and the outing is planned entirely around them.
Groups suit people who want company as much as the activity, and because support is shared, the funding usually covers more hours. One-to-one suits people who want their own pace, their own choices, or who find groups difficult. Plenty of people use both.
What kinds of activities are included?
Almost anything, as long as it suits the group and the goals behind it. That covers creative activities like art and music, getting active with sport, swimming or walking, cooking and shared meals, days out and community events, practical skills like handling money or using technology, and time that is simply social.
Tell us what the person enjoys and we will talk through what is running and what could work.
How are group activities funded?
They are usually funded from the Core supports part of a plan. Because support is shared across the group, that funding often stretches to more hours than one-to-one support would.
Every plan is different, so nothing here is a promise about your funding. Your support coordinator or plan manager can confirm what your plan allows, or call us on 1300 544 958 and we will help you make sense of it.
What if the group is not the right fit?
Tell us, and we will look at other options. Trying something is the only real way to know whether it suits, and it is completely normal for the first thing not to be the right thing. Nobody is locked in.
If groups turn out not to suit at all, one-to-one community support may be a better path, and we can talk that through with you too.
Can someone who finds groups difficult still take part?
Often, yes, and it is worth talking about rather than ruling out. We will ask how the person goes around other people, what tends to help and what tends to make things harder, then look at what would give them the best chance of a good experience.
Some people build up gradually, starting with shorter or quieter activities. Others do better one-to-one for a while first. Either way, we would rather work it out with you than guess.
Still have a question?
Call our local team on 1300 544 958. We will answer it plainly, even if the answer is that we are not the right fit.