NSW Government keeps Healthy Active program going

Young people with a disability on the Central Coast can continue learning life skills to improve their health with the NSW Government committing funding the Healthy Active Australia program for two years.

Minister for Disability Services Paul Lynch and Member for Wyong David Harris visited Break Thru People Solutions today to present a cheque for $5000.

The Healthy Active Australia program provides young people with mild to moderate disabilities training and life skills. The program faced an uncertain future and Break Thru People Solutions contacted Mr Harris in a bid to secure funding.

Mr Lynch said Mr Harris had made a strong case, arguing the program was making a difference to people with a disability on the Central Coast.

Mr Harris said he had visited Break Thru People Solutions and was impressed with the ability of the program to build the independence and health of the participants. “They learn vital skills like safe food handling, healthy eating, exercise, food groups, planning, preparing and cooking a meal as well as table setting, manners and organisational skills,” he said.

“These skills not only improve the health of young people with a disability, they also ensure people with a disability are part of our community,” Mr Harris said.