SJSA Annual Report 2023-24

St John Ambulance SA

Community Care program Extending the gift of friendship as a volunteer can include home visiting or outings, help with shopping or a friendly chat, to improve quality of life. Our People

306 Community Care clients 189 Community Care volunteers

8 Community Care support staff

Funding Commonwealth Government Department of Health – Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) The St John SA Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme is Funded by the Australian Government. Commonwealth Home Support Program Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. Visit the Department of Health website: www.health.gov.au for more information. Although funding for this program has been provided by the Australian Government, the material contained herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of the Australian Government. 3 The updated volunteer dollar replacement hourly rate figure for 2023/24 is $47.38 per hour and was provided by Volunteering SA/NT. The basis of this calculation is taken from the biannual Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) average weekly earnings figures for Australia. This methodology follows Associate Professor, Dr Lisel O’Dwyer’s (previously Prof Duncan Ironmonger) approach to calculating a dollar value figure for volunteering, and is one of the calculations that forms the overall value of volunteering figure. Volunteers Our compassionate and devoted volunteers make a meaningful difference in the lives of our clients by building bridges to community involvement, independence, self-esteem and confidence. 13,460 Volunteer hours $637,735 Value of volunteering hours 3

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