Service Provider Details
Co.As.It.: Italian Association of Assistance
Co.As.It. offers a range ofcommunity services through individual case work or counselling, group work or community development initiatives that attempt to meet the needs of the Italian community in Sydney.
| Service Provider Type: | Community Organisation/NGO |
| Address: | Casa d'Italia 67 Norton St LEICHHARDT 2040 NSW |
| Directions: | bus from city alighting Norton St |
| Mailing Address: | Casa d'Italia 67 Norton St LEICHHARDT 2040 NSW |
| Phone: | 02 9564 0744 |
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| Fax Number: | 02 9569 6648 |
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| email: | enquiry@coasit.org.au |
| website: | www.coasit.org.au |
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| Areas Serviced: | Sydney Metropolitan Area |
Services Offered
| Program | Program Description | Location |
| Social Support Groups | Aim to reduce the isolation and increase the socialisation of ageing members of the Italo-Australian community. | Sydney metropolitan |
| Information Pack | Information package. To obtain, telephone between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. | Leichhardt/ Harris Park |
| Individual Counselling | Individual counselling | Leichhardt/ Harris Park |
| Women's Teleconferencing Group | To allow older housebound people to converse with other members of the group by phone in their own language about their life experiences and the challenges of ageing. | |
| OMNI : Old Men New Ideas | Support through change in retirement | Leichhardt |
| Family Counselling | Family counselling | Leichhardt/ Harris Park |
| Wellbeing Group | Education about coping skills for mental illness through activity, exercise and relaxation. | Leichhardt |
| Coping Skills | Programs about stress management | Leichhardt/ Harris Park |
| Bi-Lingual Social Worker | Assistance and advocacy on behalf of ageing Italians. Information workshops on issues and topics of major concern to aged Italo/Australians. | Leichhardt |
| Youth and Family Counsellor (Bi-Lingual) | To provide assistance to Italo-Australians aged under 35 years and their families | Leichhardt/ Harris Park |