Australia's Largest

Placed-Based Social Infrastructure

ANHCA is the national peak body harnessing the collective strength of over 1,000 Neighbourhood Houses and Community Centres (NCHCs) through six state sector peaks.

1,069

400,000

NCHCs in our national network

Australian's engage with NCHCs each week.

We amplify, connect and grow the sector’s national impact.

ANHCA sets a national standard of value, guidance, and leadership, connecting State Peak bodies and developing reach to members as one unified sector. By doing so, ANHCA empowers local communities to build capability, sustainability, driving collective impact and delivering growth.

National Identity and Awareness Building

Community Partnerships and Collaboration

Sector Capacity Building

Influence National Policy

We strongly support Neighbourhood Centres being recognised and funded as a formal part of social infrastructure to deliver sustainable and flexible place based supports and solutions.They are capable of nurturing social connectedness and inclusion, offering valuable support to help people navigate complex care systems and providing locally based and flexible foundational and other supports.

Robert Fitzgerald & Rosemary Kayess

Australia’s Disability and Age Discrimination Commissioners