Many people with disability want to meet new people, learn new skills, and share what they are good at, but they feel ‘shut out’ from their neighbourhoods. By being the bridge you can help a person you know overcome some of the barriers stopping them from engaging with their neighbourhood. Being the ‘bridge’ means helping people you know to build more relationships and a sense of belonging in their local neighbourhood. Support workers, friends, family, and neighbours have an important role in helping people with a disability or mental illness connect to people and things in neighbourhood.
As part of this project, the ‘Being a bridge to Neighbourhood’ guidebook and workbook were developed to help you create, establish or maintain an inclusive neighbourhood filled with healthy neighbourhood friendships.
