Villa Maria is a not-for-profit, values-based organisation providing quality services and life enhancing opportunities for older people and children and adults with a disability.

From humble beginnings as the Catholic Braille Writers Association in 1907, Villa Maria has grown to become one of Victoria’s largest providers of disability, education and senior services, with more than 60 programs supporting 5,000 people across 42 locations.

Services offered by Villa Maria range from specialist education and early childhood intervention for children with disabilities or developmental delays, to community based and in-home support services for older people and people with a disability, carer respite options and residential aged care.

Every day, more than 950 staff and 300 volunteers respond to the unique needs of the people and families we support with openness, innovation, creativity and flexibility.
 

Our Vision

Creating choices and building inclusive, sustainable and compassionate communities.
 

Our Mission

Villa Maria will deliver quality and innovative disability, education and senior service options that empower and enrich individuals and communities.
 

Our Values

• Compassion:
  We care about the needs of others and seek to understand their life and spiritual journey.
• Accountability:
  We take responsibility for what we do and are honest in the way we do it.
• Respect:
  We recognise the value and uniqueness of each person.
• Courage:
  We have the quality of spirit to act in accordance with our convictions.

Our strategic plan

Villa Maria’s three-year strategic plan – Achievements and Aspirations 2008 - 2011 – sets out our goals and provides us with a clear framework for directing, monitoring and assessing our progress. It will ensure that we continue to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives, assisting them to live with dignity, respect and independence.

Click here for further information on Villa Maria’s Strategic Plan 2008 - 2011.