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About

About Alkira

Supporting people with intellectual disabilities and their families since 1954.

Our commitment

Empowering people every day

Our Mission

Alkira strives to meet the needs and wishes of people with intellectual disabilities through care and support to enrich and challenge them to be a part of the world community.

Our Purpose

To provide benevolent relief to people in need, including by supporting people with a disability.

 

See our purpose in action

This short highlights reel from Alkira’s 70th Anniversary Gala captures the heart of our work — celebrating our community, our history, and the values that guide everything we do.

Supporting people in Eastern Melbourne across 4 locations

Proudly delivering trusted services across Whitehorse for generations, and exploring opportunities to extend our impact beyond.

Our values

Supporting the community everyday and beyond

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Care

Care for people and the organisation. Care for personal and organisational growth.

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Challenge

To be comfortable with discomfort. To think, to question, to adapt.

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Collaboration

Inclusive, meaningful and engaging partnerships with people both within Alkira and the wider community.

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Celebration

Opportunities for learning, developing and growing, then recognising and celebrating achievements.

Yoi yoi’s story

“Thank you very much for everything your staff does for Yoi Yoi every day.”

– Yoi yoi’s mother

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Alkira participant Julia stirs saucepan on stove as a part of her Alkira day programs.

Serving our community in more ways than one.

At Alkira, the people we support are at the heart of everything we do – we are proud to celebrate their achievements. Everyday, individuals reach personal goals, build new skills and try something for the first time. Our Life at Alkira section is dedicated to sharing these moments.

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