Under the leadership of the Social Inclusion Board, the South Australian Social Inclusion Initiative aims to assist in the creation of a society where all people feel valued, their differences are respected and their basic needs - both physical and emotional - are met.

South Australia’s cutting edge social inclusion method delivers results through developing innovative solutions to pressing social problems. Read more about this method in People and Community at the Heart of Systems and Bureacracy: South Australia's Social Inclusion Initiative, February 2009 (PDF 739kb).

Social Inclusion is about participation; it is a method for social justice. It is about increasing opportunities for people, especially the most disadvantaged people, to engage in all aspects of community life. 

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• Barkuma Incorporated has been announced as the successful tenderer for the Pathways Coordinator program. Read more.

• The latest Social Inclusion Initiative newsletter is now available. Read more.

• The Social Inclusion Board has been asked by the State Government to apply the Social Inclusion approach to disability services in South Australia. Read more.

• The 2009 Spirit Festival was held on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December at Elder Park, Adelaide.  Read more.