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Hundreds of families are holding out hope that Bedford Group can be saved in order to protect the jobs and livelihoods of 1,400 South Australian workers who rely on its service. For many, Bedford has been much more than a job, providing a community and forging lifelong friends that some workers would be lost without.

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00:00Ryan Clark has worked at Bedford for the past two decades.
00:06It's more than a workplace, it's like a family.
00:09They care for each other, they support each other.
00:13Many joyous occasions.
00:16The 39 year old has Down syndrome and since finishing school
00:21has spent four days each week
00:23in the provider's packaging department in Panorama.
00:26What have you packaged in that time?
00:28Um, past six.
00:32Bertie Beadle?
00:34When the news broke that Bedford was set
00:36to go into voluntary administration,
00:38Ryan's family were left devastated.
00:41We can't even comprehend what it would mean.
00:45It's just such an important part of his life
00:50and the life of 1,400 supported employees.
00:55For Port Lincoln early childhood educator Bronwyn Warland,
00:59a life without Bedford means she can't go to work.
01:03Her son Lakota, who is non-verbal,
01:05receives much needed respite care and support services each week.
01:09If Lakota couldn't access Bedford, I would be his full-time carer at home.
01:15Like so many families across SA, the Warlands are desperate for the state
01:21and federal governments to help save the employment provider
01:24so their son can continue to receive support.
01:27It's just a thing that, you know, everyone else takes for granted.
01:31Um, but for these clients at Bedford, it's their world.
01:35They're one of the greatest things in the world.
01:37See you next time on VB-FAA.
01:39See you next time.
01:41Bye.
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