Boambee East Community Centre Inc
As an organisation we hope to create positive social change on the ground by delivering quality community services through programs, activities and supports which directly relieve social and economic hardship and help reduce social isolation in our Community We do this by providing access to a No interest Loan scheme, access to free legal support. provide Advocacy and support, access to Counselling, free tax help, community playgroup, Aspect (Autism) playgroup, Child and Family Health services, Parents Next program and Crisis Housing through Mission Australia Housing, as well we as other support for people and vulnerable families in our community. We supported the local aboriginal community through free access to a place and space to run an afterschool homework group, through NAIDOC events and our annual Red Dust Healing forum. We are now refocusing our attention on working with young people traumatised by natural disasters and events, helping them to build resilience. We do this by providing education and activities such as our GREAT Girls Resilience Education and Art Time program, this program provides education and activities to disadvantaged young people to help them gain skills in life, improve their mental health and well being and build resilience. We also provide inclusive, safe programs, and activities, and support for youth, young children, seniors, and vulnerable families in an aim to improve the mental and physical health and wellbeing of people within our community, such as: After school programs (educational and creative), school holiday activities for primary school aged children. Youth Holiday Break programs, and Senior s activities and programs for socially isolated Seniors. We also provided Community events such as our Winter Solstice Family fun day, Childrens and Family Halloween events. Our aim is to build stronger Communities and families, as well as resilient young people ad Youth. We also work hard through our programs and activities to support our older Community members and people with disability to relieve stigma, social isolation and social and economic hardship.