{"id":1356,"date":"2019-09-01T19:21:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T09:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/122.201.124.49\/~rercorga\/?page_id=1356"},"modified":"2024-08-16T14:44:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T04:44:47","slug":"social-support-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/social-support-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Support Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1485860712352\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><strong>Social Support Groups<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aim of our <span style=\"color: #115fa8;\"><a style=\"color: #115fa8;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myagedcare.gov.au\/aged-care-services\/social-outings-groups-and-visitors\"><strong>Social Support Groups<\/strong><\/a><\/span> is to bring together Russian speaking senior citizens of all backgrounds. Our members participate in social and recreational activities, which promote their health, general well-being, friendship, confidence and independence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We hold our Social Support Groups meetings in safe and comfortable venues with easy access. We plan and organize activities for our clubs according to the interests and abilities of our members. Also, we include a wide range of activities, such as exercises, singing, dancing, socialising, games, outings and cultural celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to join any of our clubs, please give us a call on or send an inquiry today!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><strong>How do I get this support?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>To receive government-funded Social Support Groups service you will need to have a referral from <span style=\"color: #115fa8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #115fa8;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myagedcare.gov.au\/\">My Aged Care.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Press <strong><span style=\"color: #115fa8;\"><a style=\"color: #115fa8;\" href=\"http:\/\/122.201.124.49\/~rercorga\/commonwealth-home-support-programme\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to find out more about the <span style=\"color: #115fa8;\"><a style=\"color: #115fa8;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myagedcare.gov.au\/help-at-home\/commonwealth-home-support-programme\"><strong>Commonwealth Home Support Program<\/strong>,<\/a><\/span> eligibility and how to get a referral from My Aged Care.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>After you have been assessed by My Aged Care and have chosen Russian Ethnic Representative Council of Victoria (RERC\/Russian Aged Care) as your provider our Russian-speaking Client Services Coordinator will be in touch to arrange a service.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><strong>How much does it cost?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>If you are eligible for the <span style=\"color: #115fa8;\"><strong>Commonwealth Home Support Program (<a style=\"color: #115fa8;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/commonwealth-home-support-programme\/\">CHSP)<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, the cost of the service will be covered by the government.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><strong>Our contacts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div><div class=\"vc_message_box vc_message_box-standard vc_message_box-rounded vc_color-info vc_do_message\" ><div class=\"vc_message_box-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/div><p>Please call us on\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"color: #115fa8;\"><a style=\"color: #115fa8;\" href=\"tel:0394158175\">03 9415 8175<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:chsp@rerc.org.au\"><strong><span style=\"color: #115fa8;\">chsp@rerc.org.au<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re here to help and we speak your language!<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"background-color:;height: 40px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_images_carousel wpb_content_element vc_clearfix wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-ride=\"vc_carousel\" data-wrap=\"false\" style=\"width: 770px;\" data-interval=\"0\" data-auto-height=\"yes\" data-mode=\"horizontal\" data-partial=\"false\" data-per-view=\"1\" data-hide-on-end=\"true\" class=\"vc_slide vc_images_carousel\"><ol class=\"vc_carousel-indicators\"><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"0\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"1\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"2\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"3\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"4\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"5\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"6\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"7\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"8\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"9\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"10\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"11\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"12\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"13\"><\/li><li data-target=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide-to=\"14\"><\/li><\/ol><div class=\"vc_carousel-inner\"><div class=\"vc_carousel-slideline\"><div class=\"vc_carousel-slideline-inner\"><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-277-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-277-1-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-281-1024x768.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-281-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-287-1024x768.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-287-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_133330-1024x498.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_133330-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Copy of 20190622_133330\" title=\"Copy of 20190622_133330\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_133432-1024x498.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_133432-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Copy of 20190622_133432\" title=\"Copy of 20190622_133432\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_140340-1024x498.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_140340-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Copy of 20190622_140340\" title=\"Copy of 20190622_140340\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_140437-498x1024.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_140437-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Copy of 20190622_140437\" title=\"Copy of 20190622_140437\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_140611-1024x498.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_140611-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Copy of 20190622_140611\" title=\"Copy of 20190622_140611\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_150105-1024x498.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_150105-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Copy of 20190622_150105\" title=\"Copy of 20190622_150105\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_150215-1024x498.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-20190622_150215-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Copy of 20190622_150215\" title=\"Copy of 20190622_150215\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-P1014062-1024x768.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-P1014062-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-P1014066-1024x768.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-P1014066-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-P1016902-1024x768.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-P1016902-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-P1016908-1024x768.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-P1016908-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_item\"><div class=\"vc_inner\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-P1016909-1024x768.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox[rel-1356-2336065590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-P1016909-scaled-770x500.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><a class=\"vc_left vc_carousel-control\" href=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide=\"prev\"><span class=\"icon-prev\"><\/span><\/a><a class=\"vc_right vc_carousel-control\" href=\"#vc_images-carousel-1-1784324057\" data-slide=\"next\"><span class=\"icon-next\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043b\u044b\u0435-9-e1682899393934-300x130.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-medium\" alt=\"\" title=\"\u043f\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043b\u044b\u0435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043b\u044b\u0435-9-e1682899393934-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043b\u044b\u0435-9-e1682899393934-1024x443.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043b\u044b\u0435-9-e1682899393934-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043b\u044b\u0435-9-e1682899393934-1536x664.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043b\u044b\u0435-9-e1682899393934-2048x886.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div> <p style=\"color:#6b6b6b;padding:px;text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:px;letter-spacing: px;font-weight:bold\" class=\"   nd_options_first_font \">Our Social Support Groups are located in the following areas:<\/p> <div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Yarraville Senior Centre<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">48 Fehon St., Yarraville, VIC, 3013-(Wednesdays 10.00-13.00)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Russian House<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">118 Greeves\u00a0 St., Fitzroy, VIC, 3065-(Thursdays 10.00-13.00)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Highett Neighbourhood Community House<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2 Livingston St Highett, VIC 3190-(Fridays 13.00-15.00)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>South Yarra\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Community Room, 2 Simmons Street, South Yarra<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Grattan Gardens Community Centre<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">40 Grattan St, Prahran, VIC 3181-(Thursdays 2:30-4:30)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Box Hill Community Art Centre<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">470 Station St., Box Hill, VIC 3128-(Mondays 11.00-15.00)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:;height: 20px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1492610490993\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3 vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1492595600782\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n    <div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"nd_options_section\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:70px\" class=\" nd_options_margin_0 nd_options_padding_0 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/icons_01.png\">\n    <\/div>\n   <div style=\"background-color:;height: 10px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div> <h4 style=\"color:#a3a3a3;padding:px;text-align:center;font-size:15px;line-height:15px;letter-spacing: 2px;font-weight:lighter\" class=\"   nd_options_second_font \">PASSION<\/h4> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3 vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1492595593581\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n    <div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"nd_options_section\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:70px\" class=\" nd_options_margin_0 nd_options_padding_0 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/icons_02.png\">\n    <\/div>\n   <div style=\"background-color:;height: 10px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div> <h4 style=\"color:#a3a3a3;padding:px;text-align:center;font-size:15px;line-height:15px;letter-spacing: 2px;font-weight:lighter\" class=\"   nd_options_second_font \">CARE AND COMPASSION<\/h4> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3 vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1492595611356\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n    <div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"nd_options_section\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:70px\" class=\" nd_options_margin_0 nd_options_padding_0 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/icons_03.png\">\n    <\/div>\n   <div style=\"background-color:;height: 10px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div> <h4 style=\"color:#a3a3a3;padding:px;text-align:center;font-size:15px;line-height:15px;letter-spacing: 2px;font-weight:lighter\" class=\"   nd_options_second_font \">RESPECT<\/h4> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3 vc_col-has-fill\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1492595624416\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n    <div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"nd_options_section\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:70px\" class=\" nd_options_margin_0 nd_options_padding_0 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/icons_04.png\">\n    <\/div>\n   <div style=\"background-color:;height: 10px\" class=\"nicdark_section  \"><\/div> <h4 style=\"color:#a3a3a3;padding:px;text-align:center;font-size:15px;line-height:15px;letter-spacing: 2px;font-weight:lighter\" class=\"   nd_options_second_font \">INTEGRITY<\/h4> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Social Support Groups The aim of our Social Support Groups is to bring together Russian speaking senior citizens of all backgrounds. Our members participate in social and recreational activities, which [...]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1356","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-aged-care"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Social Support Groups - RERC Victoria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The aim of our Social Support Groups is to bring together Russian speaking senior citizens of all backgrounds. Our members participate in social and recreational activities, which promote their health, general well-being, friendship, confidence and independence.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/social-support-groups\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Social Support Groups - RERC Victoria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The aim of our Social Support Groups is to bring together Russian speaking senior citizens of all backgrounds. Our members participate in social and recreational activities, which promote their health, general well-being, friendship, confidence and independence.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/social-support-groups\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"RERC Victoria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rerc.org.au\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-16T04:44:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/social-support-groups\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/social-support-groups\\\/\",\"name\":\"Social Support Groups - RERC Victoria\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-01T09:21:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-16T04:44:47+00:00\",\"description\":\"The aim of our Social Support Groups is to bring together Russian speaking senior citizens of all backgrounds. Our members participate in social and recreational activities, which promote their health, general well-being, friendship, confidence and independence.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/social-support-groups\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/social-support-groups\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/social-support-groups\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Social Support Groups\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/\",\"name\":\"RERC Victoria\",\"description\":\"Russian Ethnic Representative Council of Victoria\\\/Russian Aged Care, is the leading community and not-for-profit organisation founded in 1984 to provide a range of aged care services to support the elderly and represent interests of Russian speaking people living in Victoria.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Russian Ethnic Council of Victoria\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/RERC-Logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/RERC-Logo.jpg\",\"width\":876,\"height\":310,\"caption\":\"Russian Ethnic Council of Victoria\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rerc.org.au\\\/en_au\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/rerc.org.au\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/rerc_victoria\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/rercvic\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Social Support Groups - RERC Victoria","description":"The aim of our Social Support Groups is to bring together Russian speaking senior citizens of all backgrounds. Our members participate in social and recreational activities, which promote their health, general well-being, friendship, confidence and independence.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/social-support-groups\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Social Support Groups - RERC Victoria","og_description":"The aim of our Social Support Groups is to bring together Russian speaking senior citizens of all backgrounds. Our members participate in social and recreational activities, which promote their health, general well-being, friendship, confidence and independence.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/social-support-groups\/","og_site_name":"RERC Victoria","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rerc.org.au\/","article_modified_time":"2024-08-16T04:44:47+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/social-support-groups\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/social-support-groups\/","name":"Social Support Groups - RERC Victoria","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-09-01T09:21:33+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-16T04:44:47+00:00","description":"The aim of our Social Support Groups is to bring together Russian speaking senior citizens of all backgrounds. Our members participate in social and recreational activities, which promote their health, general well-being, friendship, confidence and independence.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/social-support-groups\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/social-support-groups\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/social-support-groups\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Social Support Groups"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/","name":"RERC Victoria","description":"Russian Ethnic Representative Council of Victoria\/Russian Aged Care, is the leading community and not-for-profit organisation founded in 1984 to provide a range of aged care services to support the elderly and represent interests of Russian speaking people living in Victoria.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/#organization","name":"Russian Ethnic Council of Victoria","url":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RERC-Logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RERC-Logo.jpg","width":876,"height":310,"caption":"Russian Ethnic Council of Victoria"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rerc.org.au\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rerc_victoria\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/rercvic\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1356\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rerc.org.au\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}