
On behalf of the Board Of Management, our members and our staff we would like to welcome you to our web site. This association has been providing support to the people of the North West since our inception in 1986 and our subsequent incorporation in 1988.
We are a community based
organisation located on the North-West Coast of Tasmania. Governance is
through a voluntary Board of Management. The Board is made up of a
variety of members with broad experience and knowledge in community
organisations.
We aim to enhance the quality of life for people in our community with a disability, the frail aged and their carers, to live as independently as possible within his or her community thereby avoiding unnecessary or premature placement by:
Family Based Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. Funding is sourced through a variety of recurrent Commonwealth and State grants including the Home and Community Care (HACC) program and the National Respite for Carers (NRCP) program. Family Based Care also offers a brokerage service at cost to individuals and other organisations.