Adelaide

Adelaide Community

Across Adelaide, community connection can take many forms: joining a social group, learning a practical skill, helping with a garden, finding a playgroup or contributing time to a local project. Community houses and not-for-profit organisations also provide places to meet people through shared activities, while specialist services offer practical support when circumstances are difficult.

The organisations below span metropolitan Adelaide and several wider South Australian services with Adelaide programs or catchments. Their work includes volunteering, cultural connection, family activities, environmental care, advocacy and practical assistance. Participation arrangements differ between programs, so each entry describes the supported opportunity and any important condition.

🏘️ Neighbourhood & Community Centres

Camden Community Centre

At Camden Park, this community-owned, not-for-profit centre brings together social groups, art classes, fitness activities, a travel club and a community garden. Its men’s woodwork shed, toy library and op shop add practical and social dimensions, while outreach extends the centre’s community role. Volunteer roles are available across multiple programs, offering different ways to contribute alongside taking part in activities.

7 Carlisle Street, Camden Park SA 5038. ☎ (08) 8376 0022 — general enquiries.

North East Community House

Based in Hillcrest, North East Community House runs activities and programs for people in Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs. Residents can be involved as participants, volunteers or members, and the organisation works with local groups including guides, scouts and other community organisations. It is a useful local point for shared activities as well as community-led involvement.

27–31 Queensborough Avenue, Hillcrest SA 5086. ☎ (08) 8369 0329 — participant, volunteer and membership enquiries.

🤝 Volunteering & Service Connections

Volunteering SA&NT

Volunteering SA&NT supports people and organisations involved in volunteering across South Australia. Its Adelaide office and northern Adelaide Volunteer Resource Centre connect volunteering activity with advice and support for volunteer-involving organisations. People considering a new contribution can explore volunteering through an organisation focused specifically on making those connections.

Level 1, 300 Flinders Street, Adelaide SA 5000. ☎ (08) 8221 7177 — Adelaide office.

Southern Volunteering (SA)

Southern Volunteering is a not-for-profit volunteer resource organisation serving southern Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula. It provides volunteer referrals, volunteer-management support and training, with a register that includes hundreds of volunteer-involving organisations. Its role is to help match people and organisations, rather than operate as a single activity group.

Southern Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula.

👥 Friendship, Shared Interests & Family Participation

Playgroup SA

Playgroup SA is a non-profit, community-based organisation supporting families with young children throughout South Australia. Its Kent Town head office helps families connect with playgroups and provides playgroup support programs. Playgroups offer a regular setting for children’s shared play and for parents and carers to meet through an organised community activity.

33 Fullarton Road, Kent Town SA 5067. ☎ (08) 8344 2722 — head office; ☎ 1800 171 882 — South Australia free call.

Puddle Jumpers

From Glandore, Puddle Jumpers supports children, young people and families through camps, activity days and community food nights. Volunteers may assist with camps, activities, administration, maintenance, gardening and events. Roles involving direct contact with children have clearance requirements, while other practical contributions provide different ways to help the organisation’s programs.

52 Pleasant Avenue, Glandore SA 5037. ☎ (08) 7071 5270 — general enquiries; ☎ 0400 999 349 — volunteer enquiries.

🧓 Older People & Social Connection

COTA SA

COTA SA represents and engages South Australians aged 50 and over. Its programs include peer education, community information sessions, Strength for Life information and Aged Care Navigator support for eligible older people in metropolitan Adelaide. These activities combine practical information with opportunities for older South Australians to share knowledge and stay connected to community life.

Level 1, 85 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000. ☎ (08) 8232 0422 — general enquiries and Aged Care Navigator information; ☎ 1800 182 324 — country callers.

Meals on Wheels SA

Meals on Wheels SA delivers meals and social connection across South Australia through a not-for-profit volunteer service. Volunteer roles include meal delivery, cooking, branch administration and community-connection activities. Some roles require a police check, access to a vehicle or weekday availability, so the contribution can be matched to the practical requirements of the role.

Adelaide and South Australia.

🫂 Carers & Peer Support

Carers SA

Carers SA supports unpaid carers with advice and connection to Carer Gateway support and services. Its advice is available by phone and online chat, while Carer Gateway can assist with support services. This is a dedicated option for people providing unpaid care who want information about assistance and connection rather than a general community activity.

South Australia. ☎ (08) 8291 5600 — Carers SA advice; ☎ 1800 422 737 — Carer Gateway support and services.

🌈 Disability & Inclusion

Disability Advocacy and Complaints Service of South Australia

DACSSA is an incorporated not-for-profit providing free, independent individual and systemic advocacy for South Australians with disability. It also supports families and carers, including with information relating to NDIS appeals. Its focus is advocacy and complaints support, giving people a specialist option when they need help understanding or pursuing disability-related concerns.

South Australia.

One Culture Support Services

This Adelaide-based not-for-profit social enterprise offers inclusive, community-driven programs, including inclusive sport and activities for people from varied cultures and abilities. It particularly identifies multicultural young people and people with disability among the communities it supports. Activities provide a participation-focused alternative to services centred only on individual support or advocacy.

Adelaide.

🌍 Cultural & Newcomer Connections

Multicultural Communities Council of SA

The Multicultural Communities Council of SA works with multicultural community groups across South Australia. Its opportunities include volunteering, community events, meeting spaces and programs connected with community development, disability inclusion, young people and ageing. The council’s work supports both established community groups and people looking for ways to participate across cultural and community activities.

113 Gilbert Street, Adelaide SA 5000. ☎ (08) 8345 5266 — general enquiries.

Australian Refugee Association

The Australian Refugee Association provides support and advice to refugees and migrants in Australia. Its Adelaide-area presence includes a Salisbury office, the ARA Migration and Community Hub and a southern outreach service at Mitchell Park. The organisation combines practical assistance with support for people building connections and navigating life in Australia.

Ann Street, corner of Commercial Road, Salisbury SA 5108. ☎ (08) 8354 2951 — Salisbury head office; ☎ (08) 8161 3399 — ARA Migration and Community Hub; ☎ (08) 8161 3355 — southern outreach.

Community Access and Services SA

Community Access and Services SA supports culturally and linguistically diverse communities through community connections, adult community education, aged care, NDIS services, psychosocial support and Vietnamese gambling-help services. Its community-centre activities focus on connection, support and social skills, with services reaching Athol Park, Woodville and Salisbury as well as the wider South Australian community.

62 Athol Street, Athol Park SA 5012. ☎ (08) 8447 8821 — general enquiries.

♻️ Community Projects & Practical Help

Trees For Life

Trees For Life offers practical bushcare through Bush For Life, with volunteer sites extending from Adelaide’s coast into wider South Australian regions. People interested in adopting a site attend a Bushcare Workshop before beginning that role. The program turns environmental participation into ongoing hands-on care for local bushland and native vegetation.

Adelaide and wider South Australia. ☎ (08) 8406 0500 — Bush For Life and workshop enquiries.

Community Help and Togetherness (CHATS)

CHATS is a volunteer-run South Australian charity supporting people sleeping rough, doing it tough or experiencing social isolation in Adelaide’s western suburbs. Its Friday hot breakfast includes clothing, bedding and food support. People who want to contribute can also express volunteer interest, making the organisation a point of practical assistance as well as community action.

Port Adelaide and Adelaide’s western suburbs.

Hutt St Centre

Hutt St Centre’s Wellbeing Centre provides practical support for people experiencing homelessness, including showers, meals, laundry, lockers, mail collection, duty workers and visiting services. It also runs social activities for people experiencing loneliness or reduced confidence. The centre’s Adelaide CBD location brings together everyday practical assistance and opportunities for social connection.

258 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000. ☎ (08) 8418 2500 — Wellbeing Centre enquiries.

Catherine House

Catherine House provides crisis and longer-term accommodation, outreach and support services for women experiencing homelessness in South Australia. Its crisis accommodation service is for women unaccompanied by children. The published intake contact is intended for crisis accommodation and referrals, with callers asked to select option 1.

South Australia. ☎ (08) 8232 2282 — intake for crisis accommodation and referrals, option 1.

Adelaide residents and newcomers can take part at different levels, from a regular class or playgroup to a volunteering role, environmental project or culturally connected activity. Practical support is also available through organisations with specific community purposes. Relevant local groups, charities, volunteer teams and community organisations are warmly invited to add or update their listing so this guide can continue to reflect Adelaide’s varied opportunities for participation and assistance.

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