Avenue Frenchs Forest participant in the Flyers team is laughing next to his support worker, whilst holding some flyers

Avenue Frenchs Forest

Avenue Frenchs Forest is different to your traditional day programs. We empower people with disability to complete meaningful work tasks, socialise and develop individual skills, regardless of their support needs.

When you join Avenue, you will have the option to join Avenue Work, Avenue Social or both!

Avenue Work – tailored activities in a vibrant coworking space

At the heart of Avenue are work teams where participants engage in meaningful and supported work tasks through microbusinesses. Any revenue generated from these teams, are recognised and shared equally amongst all participants. Learn more about our microbusinesses by clicking on the teams below!

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Order Fulfilment

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Hub Management

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Animals

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Entrepreneurs

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Markets

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Gigs

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Flyers

Avenue Social – a diverse and exciting range of social events and experiences

Through Avenue Social, participants can access events and activities they choose, build important skills and make friends for life! Participants leave feeling more skilled, more equipped, and more empowered than before.

Ever changing

The Avenue Social calendar is put together with the help of participants. Our support workers get to know them and understand their likes, dislikes and needs to make sure they have a great day.

Community-based

Participants will be out and about in the community enjoying all that it has to offer, regardless of their support needs. Each activity is facilitated by our team of passionate support workers.

Skill development

Everyone at Avenue has an individual skill development plan. Our support workers are specially trained to spot opportunities to develop participant skills and integrate learning into the day.

Avenue is all about offering participants:

Individual support

Tailored support that accommodates the individual

Purpose-built environment

A purpose-built environment to meet the needs of all

Highly trained staff

A team of committed staff who are all about making a difference

A welcoming setting in a vibrant modern centre (aka coworking space), with activity areas purpose built to meet our participants’ needs, including:

Team work rooms

Open work areas

Chill out/sensory rooms

Quiet working rooms

Kyle

Hi, my name is Kyle and I work in the Markets team at Avenue Frenchs Forest. We sell products at markets and pack orders of stock. I like working here because I’m making friends and learning.

 

Matthew

Hi, my name is Matthew and I work at Avenue Frenchs Forest. I work 3 days a week in the Gigs and Flyers Team. We deliver flyers for local businesses to help promote them in the community. We also do some gigs such as painting bats for Bondi Beach Bats. Our team has recently picked up a garden maintenance gig too once a week. I never get bored working here.

 

Jedd

Hi, my name is Jedd and I work in Order Fulfilment. I have fun doing stocktake and packing orders for our customers with my friends.

Avenue participant in wheelchair working at computer with Avenue support worker next to her. Both smiling and looking at a notebook.

Work Experience

Looking for options to assist in post-school transitioning? Ask about our work experience opportunities for high schoostudents! Simply
fill in the form below and let us know.

If you’d like to learn more about Avenue Frenchs Forest,

please get in touch

Harriet Bradbury

Manager

Alex Sherley

Assistant Manager

Erin Sherley

Community Engagement Lead

Address

28 Rodborough Road

Frenchs Forest NSW 2086

 

Get Directions: Avenue-Frenchs-Forest

 

Phone

Avenue's vision is a world where work is accessible to all.

Join our webinar to:

  • Learn how and why Avenue is redesigning work for people with disability
  • Discover what makes our work and social programs different
  • Find out who will benefit from joining Avenue
  • Hear Shane's story and the inspiring journey of his siblings who started Avenue

Dates: 27 April 2023
Times: 7:00pm - 8:00pm AEST