We collaborate with over 3600 Victorians to help them to realise their goals and dreams. Currently, annecto's 80 community partnerships with universities, recreational centres, arts, business and government ensure that peoples' lives are lived to their best.
Whether it is about getting out on a trip for the day, or qualifying to sail solo around the bay, annecto works with people to connect with the community, while creating, developing and strengthening meaningful friendships and relationships.
what we do, what we believe, and where we are going
Our mission:
To increase community inclusion, opportunity and choice for people with disability, older people, their families and carers.
Our values:
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The whole person; all people have experiences, knowledge and abilities and have the capacity to contribute to the community. All people have needs for physical, emotional and social well-being. As a service provider and employer annecto values the whole person, their assets and their needs. |
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Sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural and individual differences; flexibility. |
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Social networks; participating in life in the community. |
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annecto values meaningful participation by service users, staff and other stakeholders in the making and implementing of decisions. |
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Excellence; industry leaders; highest standards; best practice; responsiveness. |
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Imagination, training and development; continuous improvement; research and technology. |
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Responsible, accountable, ethical practices; professionalism. |
Our vision:
Committed to realising a more inclusive society
Our name, annecto - the people network, reflects the spirit of association, and the essence of our work - connecting people with their individual strengths and choices and connecting people in a range of ways to strengthen and build community.
Our major focus centres on innovation for individualised, person-centred approaches and community inclusion using three strategies:
- A Culture of Learning and Inclusion
annecto's mission, vision and values provides guidance in the projects we undertake and underpins all our decisions and actions. We foster a culture of learning, inclusion, innovation and integrity with better outcomes for all people.
- Sustainability into the Future
The impact and risk on environmental sustainability and our financial and social decision-making takes into account ethical, financial and legal issues from the perspective of all stakeholders and particularly people using annecto's services.
- Connect for Better Outcomes
With around 80 diverse partnerships across the community, business and government sectors; our aim is to increase and strengthen connections between 'the people' in the people network, where the people may be individuals, groups, networks, organisations.
Broad social issues, evaluation and research evidence is used to inform annecto's policy and practice which will then enable us to knowledgably contribute to sector-wide development of policy and service models.