Centacare Disability Services is part of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Brisbane. Services were established in 1986 from pilot projects funded by state and federal governments after the introduction of the Disability Services Act. Following institutional reform in 1996, services have greatly expanded to support people living in their own homes in the community.

The service is funded by Disability Services (Queensland), Home and Community Care (HACC) Program, Department of Communities (Queensland), Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and a range of community benefit funds.

Eligibility for Services

People with a disability are eligible to apply for disability services provided by Centacare where they meet the following criteria:

• 18-65 years (Accommodation Support Services)
• 16-65 years (Learning and Leisure Services)
• Has a disability attributable to an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive, neurological, sensory or physical impairment, or a combination of impairments impacting on communication, social interaction, learning, mobility or self care/management, which results in the person needing support
• Meet the requirement for Disability Services funding
  Live within the geographical boundaries set out by the individual services
• Live within the geographical boundaries outlined by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane.

The following services currently support more than 500 people.

• Mental Health
• Learning and Leisure
• Accommodation Support
• Active Lifestyles