Our Story
SILC was established in September, 2016, as a hub to support families to develop their own independent housing models under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Founder Story
Steve founded SILC with a clear belief that people with disability and their families deserve more than a one size fits all system. He saw first hand how complex and fragmented the housing and support landscape could be, and how often families were left navigating it alone.
Driven by a people first mindset, Steve helped establish SILC as a not for profit cooperative built on collaboration, transparency, and shared purpose. Rather than operating as a traditional provider, SILC brings together families, residents, staff, builders, and partners to work collectively towards better outcomes.
At its core, Steve’s vision for SILC is simple. Create quality homes, strong support networks, and environments where people feel valued, heard, and supported to live happy and fulfilling lives. Everything SILC does is guided by this belief, with long term outcomes for families and residents always coming first.
Who is SILC?
At SILC, we believe that people with disability with their families, are in the best position to make decisions about where they live, who they live with, and who supports them. We believe that great outcomes are achieved when families are actively involved in the person’s life.
SILC is a cooperative and a NDIS registered provider. We assist families to set up a cooperative to run a family governed home for their family member. Our experience is that people with disability who have a network of informal supports (family and friends), who have the desire and belief that self directing will provide the choice and control they are seeking, are best placed to succeed in this model.
What support does SILC provide to our member co-ops?
SILC provides a centralised service to our cooperatives (which are operated by families for people with disability). We provide the systems, policies and dedicated operations support to assist our cooperatives to structure the supports they would like for their family member, in their homes. As a NDIS registered service provider, our families can be assured that our centralised service support, is meeting the required quality standards.
We will work with families and people with disability to co-design the home and living solution which is right for them. This includes working with families and people with disability to understand their housing preferences, support to establish their cooperative, and project management support to establishing a family governed home.
Our established cooperatives are a part of a wider cooperative community. We offer opportunities to connect our cooperative community to learn and grown together.
To find out more, contact us