{"id":11027,"date":"2021-04-15T03:40:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T03:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=11027"},"modified":"2021-04-15T03:40:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T03:40:21","slug":"new-online-directory-makes-it-easier-to-find-the-right-local-community-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/04\/15\/new-online-directory-makes-it-easier-to-find-the-right-local-community-service\/","title":{"rendered":"New online directory makes it easier to find the right local community service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>City of Newcastle has launched a new one-stop-shop for local community services, making it easier for residents to find the right service and access the latest information.<br \/>\nThe digital channel,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycommunitydirectory.com.au\/New_South_Wales\/Newcastle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Community Directory<\/a>, features important up-to-date information on community organisations that provide services in the Newcastle local government area, and can be searched by location, services category or keyword.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"City of Newcastle Community Development Facilitator Richelle Hedstrom, Councillor Carol Duncan, Partnership Manager at My Community Directory Rachel Smith and Business Development Manager at Hunter Multicultural Communities Jason Scriven.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/Newcastle\/media\/Images\/News\/2%20Media%20Release%20images\/My-Community-Directory-launch-web.jpg\" alt=\"City of Newcastle Community Development Facilitator Richelle Hedstrom, Councillor Carol Duncan, Partnership Manager at My Community Directory Rachel Smith and Business Development Manager at Hunter Multicultural Communities Jason Scriven.\" \/><br \/>\nRefreshed daily, the directory makes it easier for residents to carry out the previously complex and time-consuming task of finding the most appropriate service.<br \/>\nCity of Newcastle has been working with local community services to list important service information, as well as any events or volunteering opportunities.<br \/>\nThe directory includes 28 services categories including Crisis and Emergency Services to Community Clubs and Interest Groups, Ageing Services, Disability Services, Self Help and Education.<br \/>\nAnother feature is a downloadable Newcastle Homelessness Directory, created by Hunter Homeless Connect with $10,000 support from City of Newcastle\u2019s Boost Our City grant as part of its COVID-19 response package.<br \/>\nCity of Newcastle officially launched\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycommunitydirectory.com.au\/New_South_Wales\/Newcastle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Community Directory<\/a>\u00a0today as part of the NSW Seniors Festival event hosted by Hunter Multicultural Communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City of Newcastle has launched a new one-stop-shop for local community services, making it easier for residents to find the right service and access the latest information. The digital channel,\u00a0My Community Directory, features important up-to-date information on community organisations that provide services in the Newcastle local government area, and can be searched by location, services &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/04\/15\/new-online-directory-makes-it-easier-to-find-the-right-local-community-service\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New online directory makes it easier to find the right local community service&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}