Be MoneyMinded - a financial education course for adults

Gaining Ground - a further education programme for young parent

Minya Porlar Creche - offers care to children of indigenous parents who are working, looking for work, studying, or are carers in need of respite

No interest lots of interest - new loans are now available to more people on low incomes

Outdoor Classroom© - group of Year  7 to Year 9 students is about to embark upon an outdoor classroom project involving local tourist parksto tackle environmental and conservation work whilst studying to obtain the South Australian Certificate of Education

Reconnect - youth at risk of homelessness and their families.

stuck at home?

want to meet new friends?

want to gain further education with no pressure?

need a creche?

need transport?

Gaining Ground is a further education programme for young parents who wish to resume their education and create future opportunities for employment.

Gaining Ground is a joint initiative of Anglican Community Care and TAFE SA with funding assistance3 from Regions At Work, Adelaide Bank Trust and J.E.T. Programme (for the creche).

Gaining Ground is for parents aged between 15 and 25 years.

The support offered is:

• transport within the Mount Gambier region

• creche

• support & encouragement from our professionally trained family services team

• no pressure - study at your own pace.

Gaining Ground offers Certificate II in Community Services, which can lead to a career in:

• aged care

• child care

• disability support worker

• enrolled nurse

• family support worker

• leisure and health

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Reconnect

The Reconnect Program is a Federally funded program to assist youth at risk of homelessness and their families. Relationships between young people and their families are supported through counseling, mediation and practical support.   With a focus on early intervention, the program facilitates groups to build on parenting and problem-solving skills.  Information workshops on a wide range of topics also provide relevant information to assist with relationship building.

The Anglican Community Care Reconnect Program is located in Murray Bridge and services the rural Murray Mallee.

Minya Porlar Creche

Minya Porlar Creche is an Indigenous-specific service in Murray Bridge, located at the Lower Murray Nungas Club. It is funded by the Australian Government’s Jobs, Employment & Training Scheme.

Anglican Community Care is the sponsor body and works in partnership with the Lower Murray Nungas Club.  The program is also strongly supported by the Aboriginal Resource & Management Support Unit, the local Kindergarten, Murray Mallee Community Health Early Intervention Team and the Secretariat National Aboriginal Child Care.

Minya Porlar Creche offers care to children of indigenous parents who are working, looking for work, studying, or are carers in need of respite. The Creche operates to the standards and requirements of a Long Day Care service and is recognised across Australia as an innovative and unique service. The staff are Indigenous community members who, through experience and formal training, are becoming skilled as quality Child Care Workers.

The Creche operates Monday to Thursday and cares for approximately 15 children each day and creates opportunities for for children, parents, staff and the community for extended learning and development

Outdoor Classroom©

Piccaninnie & Ewens Ponds to become Outdoor Classrooms©.

A group of Year  7 to Year 9 students is about to embark upon an outdoor classroom project involving local tourist parks, such as Piccaninnie and Ewens Ponds, to tackle environmental and conservation work whilst studying to obtain the South Australian Certificate of Education.

‘The Outdoor Classroom© has been established to enhance student learning opportunities through their active participation in hands-on competency based learning, recognising that solely academic methods of education do not suit all young people’ said Graham Holloway, Programme Coordinator, Anglican Community Care Inc.

The partnership with Anglican Community Care Inc (management of the project), Tenison Woods College (the students and teacher) and the Department of Environment & Heritage (work programme) and support from The George Alexander Foundation enables children to realise educational and environmental opportunities they may otherwise not obtain. The George Alexander Foundation’s grant of $36,000  provides nine young people with such a vocational educational opportunity.

‘There are benefits to students and the broader community from such an initiative’ said Graham. ‘Students benefit from renewed motivation and increased self-esteem, skill development in team building, decision making and leadership, practical work related skills, greater understanding of regional environment and conservation issues. The community benefits by young people working and learning in partnerships with organisations such as the National Parks and Wild Life Service, Friends of Mount Gambier Parks and Friends of Shorebirds. Important environment and conservation work is completed to benefit everyone in the community, including our tourism industry. Students will learn about the importance and advantages of contributing to a community and when young people are involved in communities we build stronger communities’ continued Graham.

The students will have a dedicated teacher, John Skelly, from Tenison Woods College and achieve up to two units of the South Australian Certificate in Education.

Tenison Woods College Principal Pam Ronan said ‘the Outdoors Classroom Programme is a great innovation in using workplace learning for Middle School students. The program will help schools in the Limestone Coast region understand how to create meaningful alternative programmes for students.'

‘The program also allows students undertaking the program to receive important life skills as well as achieving educational and employment goals’ continued Ms Ronan.

The Outdoor Classroom will include a range of projects, such as the removal of the broom weed from Telford Scrub, track trimming at Piccaninnie Ponds and Penambol, planting of Stringy Bark trees in McKenna and Telfords Scrub, wader catching and banding with Friends of Shorebirds, water monitoring at Ewens Ponds and seed collection at Picks Swamp.

Be MoneyMinded

Adult financial education course now available.

MondeyMinded is a financial education course for adults and is available to the South East community at the Community Support Centre, Ferrers Street, Mount Gambier.

Anglican Community Care is running the MoneyMinded course, which was developed to help people better understand and make informed decisions about their money. It aims to equip people with the knowledge and skills to successfully manage day-to-day and longer-term financial matters.

The subjects covered in the course include planning and budgeting, choosing the best account, understanding bank products, understanding paperwork, credit and risks, dealing with debt, what it means to go guarantor, rights and responsibilities, eg your right to information and  your responsibility to read the find print

The course will be delivered by Margaret Solomons from Anglican Community Care, who has a Facilitators’ Certificate for the Moneyminders programme, is in the final stages studying her Diploma of Financial Counselling and has a Certificate in Frontline Business Management.

Margaret says ‘the MoneyMinded course is a great tool to prevent financial crisis or help people get out of financial difficulties. It really does helps you to understand money and how it works.’

The course runs for 10 weeks, commencing Wednesday 25^th July, 1pm until 3pm. There are only 15 places available and bookings are essential. Contact Anglican Community Care on 8724 9211 to book a place.

No interest lots of interest.

New low interest loans for the Millicent community.

New no interest loans are being offered to the Millicent community by Anglican Community Care through the Millicent Community Services Centre.

These new loans are now available to more people on low incomes due to the broadening of the eligibility criteria because too many people were missing out on the previous loans. No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS®) provides up to $800.00 giving people in the local community an opportunity to purchase whitegoods or essential household furniture or medical equipment. Individuals or families are eligible for the NILS® if they have a health card or are receiving a Centrelink payment and have been living in the South East for at least six (6) months.

Anglican Community Care is able to provide these loans due to receiving a $15,000 grant from the Ian Potter Foundation. The re-payments of the loans make it possible for the fund to be recycled, enabling the loans to continue so other individuals and families are able to apply.

Kelly Gribben from Anglican Community Care said ‘’the criteria to apply for the loans was changed because we recognise there are many more people within our community who are on a low income and whose lives would be greatly improved if they could access these no interest loans to purchase essential items. NILS® provides an opportunity for those who are excluded from mainstream financial systems to purchase essential items. This opportunity has a significant positive financial impact upon the lives of these individuals and families.’

To enquire about the no interest loans contact the Millicent Community Service Centre on 8733 3011.

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