Giving your Time

Holden Street Neighbourhood House

Would you be interested to support a group of older Italian women to improve their English in our "English for Pleasure" class?
 
Holden Street Neighbourhood House run an "English for Pleasure" class for older Italian women to improve their English skills. The class is an informal and friendly group of 10 older Italian women, and offers English conversation, reading and writing for pleasure and social activities.
 
The informal nature of the class enables the Volunteer Tutor to have flexibility in how the class is run and what materials they use. Access is available to the resources in the Neighbourhood House, including basic literacy, numeracy and ESL materials, computers, television, data projector, cd player, etc.
The class usually pauses for a morning tea break and a chat in the middle.
All volunteers are required to have a Police Check or a Working with Children's Check but this is Free for volunteers.
If you think you might like to help or want to ask some questions, please give Kim or Jacinta a call at Holden Street Neighbourhood House.

Monday morning 10am-12 midday during school terms.

Holden Street Neighbourhood House, 128 Holden Street, North Fitzroy

03 9489 9929

kim.hsnh@internode.on.net

Fitzroy Learning Network

• Assist Refugees to learn English
• Dynamic organisation
• Use your Multimedia and IT skills to empower young people.

Do you have: Computer experience or skills in Macromedia or Adobe software, digital photography, web design, multimedia, engineering/robotics, or science? If you do, you could be a great mentor at the Computer Clubhouse! We are looking for professionals and experts in the multimedia and IT industries to work with young people to help support and inform their multimedia and IT projects. Use your skills to help young people develop and design their own art, newsletters, robots, webpages, science simulations, computer games and animations.

Volunteering at the Computer Clubhouse is an amazing experience that can inform and build on your own multimedia and IT practice- you can learn with and from our young people and experiment with software and technology you have never tried before.

What is the Computer Clubhouse?

The Fitzroy Computer Clubhouse offers disadvantaged young people (ages 9 to 18) from inner-city neighbourhoods of Melbourne the opportunity to work on meaningful projects using computers and technology. The program provides support and resources for young people to pursue their interests and build upon their skills.

The Clubhouse relies on Volunteer Mentors with specialist computer skills to work with disadvantaged children in an educational context. It is a challenging, fulfilling and rewarding experience.

As a mentor you will: Participate in one afternoon session per week from 3.30pm-6.30 pm or 5-7.00pm. Assist with the initiation of new ideas & planning of projects. Encourage the students to 'learn' through design in a fun and creative space. Attend a monthly Professional Development Session to share ideas, workshop and participate in training.

Community Networking gives you the fantastic opportunity to meet newly arrived people from all over the world. Teach the ESL and be a support person as they settle into and learn about their new culture. Seven weeks compulsory training.

If you're interested in Volunteering please check out our website. There are 6 other positions to choose from as well as Clubhouse Mentors and Community Networker. Please log onto our website and apply on line. Last Induction for the year is November 15 at 6.00 at FLN so hurry!

One afternoon session per week

198 Napier St, Fitzroy, VIC 3065

94117 2897

fitznet@vicnet.net.au

www.fitzroylearningnetwork.org.au

St Mary's House of Welcome

Inspired by the spirit of the Daughters of Charity St. Mary's House of Welcome works to further social justice within the community.

We provide targeted services, including; day programs, crisis response, information, referral and social support to marginalised and homeless adults.

While our services are principally provided to the people who live in the City of Yarra, all are welcome.

Become a volunteer

SMHOW appreciates the current contribution of our great many volunteer workers throughout Melbourne. Please note that our volunteers must be living in Melbourne.

Our Volunteer Program has a set of policies and procedures that sets out the rights and obligations of volunteers and basic information about the organisation. A copy of this manual is given to all volunteers to help them (as well as paid staff) understand their role in SMHOW.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, or if you have any other skills and experience and would be able to help with our marketing, communications, database or administration please contact our Volunteer Co-ordinator.

Various times

PO Box 60, Fitzroy VIC 3065

9417 6497

volunteers@smhow.org.au

www.smhow.org.au

Brotherhood of St Laurence

An Australia free of poverty

The Brotherhood of St Laurence works with others to create

• an inclusive society in which everyone is treated with dignity and respect
• a compassionate and just society which challenges inequity
• a society in which all create and share prosperity, and share responsibility for each other
• a sustainable society for our generation and future generations.

In working for an Australia free of poverty, we recognise the Indigenous custodians of this country. We are committed to understanding the effects of the dispossession of Indigenous Australians and to achieving reconciliation.

Get involved

At the Brotherhood of St Laurence we depend on our partners, volunteers and supporters to provide the extra resources, skills and capacity to our programs and services, some of which would not be possible without that little extra.

We'd like to offer you the opportunity to work, volunteer, support or play with the Brotherhood of St Laurence.

We have programs and services that stretch from Craigieburn in the North of Melbourne to Geelong in the West and down the Mornington Peninsula.

There's bound to be something that you can get involved with and we hope that this section provides some inspiration for you along the way.

Various times

67 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC 3065

9483 1183

bsl.org.au

www.bsl.org.au

Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Inc (CNLC)

Support CNLC office staff in various admin/ reception duties as requested..

Approximately 3 hours per week

20 Princes St, Carlton North 3054

9347 2739 (Ask for Mary Parfrey)

maryp@cnlc.org.au

Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre Inc (CNLC)

Support CNLC gardening team with maintain community garden and flower beds.

Approximately 1 - 3 hours per week

20 Princes St, Carlton North 3054

9347 2739 (Ask for Panayota Miller)

panayotam @cnlc.org.au

Fintry Bank Incorporated

Fintry Bank Incorporated is a small community-based organisation that for 19 years has provided a secure and supportive environment for people living with a serious mental illness, especially schizophrenia. The program is based in Clifton Hill and has three main elements; supported long-term accommodation, a Drop-In-Centre and an outreach program for former residents and regular participants of the Drop-In-Centre. Lunch is provided at the Drop-In Centre twice a week.

Fintry Bank currently employs 3 staff. The program has a small band of committed volunteers and a supportive local community, some of whom have a regular involvement with the program and its residents.

We are now seeking volunteers to assist the Fintry Bank staff in the operation of the Drop-in-Centre, both in working with participants and taking an active role in the preparation of and cleaning up of the lunch program.

Monday or Thursday morning for 2 - 3 hours

Rear 100 Hodgkinson Street, Clifton Hill. 3068

(03) 9489 4274

fintry@tpg.com.au

Mary of the Cross Centre is a service of Centacare Catholic Family Services.

At its location in 7 Brunswick Street Fitzroy Mary of the Cross Centre provides counselling, community development and educational services to families and individuals. Many volunteers assist at the Centre with reception and administration and there is one volunteer gardener. The site is special as it is the birthplace of Mary MacKillop and the magnificent building there was the home of Melbourne's first Lord Mayor, Samuel Gillott. The garden behind the high brick wall is a peaceful haven where counsellors sometimes talk to their clients. Later this year it is to be replanted with Australian plants to make for easier maintenance and less watering. All the necessary tools are stored at the Centre.

Approximately 2-3 Hours per month. (We hope to have four volunteers on a weekly roster).x

7 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy (just around the corner from St Vincents Hospital).

(03) 9495 6144 (ask for Judy Cain)

jcain@maryofthecross.org.au

Yarra Primary School

We require volunteers to assist in the running of garden classes and kitchen classes. Each volunteer will be supervising a group of 6 children under the guidance of the classroom teacher and program coordinator in general gardening duties (planting, harvesting and caring of fruit and vegetable plants & kitchen duties (preparing, cooking and sharing of food).

For each Wednesday and Thursday during school terms, the following times are required:

• Garden Classes - 8.45am till 12 noon and 11.15 am till 12.30pm
• Kitchen Classes - 9.15am till 11.15am and 11.45 am till 2pm

Davison St, Richmond

0412 850 395

goo.goona@hotmail.com.au

Friends of Walmer Street Bushland

The Friends of Walmer Street Bushland would like you to volunteer to work in Dickenson Reserve,in Yarra Bend Park(Just over the river from Ikea or the old MFB training center). The work includes clearing introduced weeds and planting indigenous flora to restore, maintain and enhance this special part of the river environment that is enjoyed by many Richmond residents. .

The group meets on 1st,3rd and 4th Wednesdays of each month 10am-12am

Parkland beneath pedestrian footbridge at the Northern end of Burnley Street.

Philip Stanley 98171491 or Valerie Mulhauser 98550143

LINK Community Transport Inc

LINK Community Transport is a not for profit community organisation founded in 1979 and providing transport services since 1995.

We provide flexible, door to door transport services to frail adults and people with a disability and their carers living in the Northern Metropolitan Region which includes the Yarra City Council municipality. Transport is provided from Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm.

Volunteer at LINK
Our Volunteer Program provides opportunities for volunteers to volunteer as drivers or driver assistants. Volunteers are fully trained and mentored into the role they choose to perform, with ongoing support and opportunities for ongoing further training. Volunteers drive only LINK vehicles and are fully insured. All new volunteers undertake a basic training and induction program including information about the organisation, it's policies, volunteer rights and responsibilites and the ongoing support provided by LINK to its volunteer team. Please contact us to send you further information about our volunteering opportunity. .

one day per week, or two days per week, between the hours of 8.30 am to 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday.

Volunteers choose to drive from one of our 2 sites at Coburg North or Broadmeadows.

Contact the Manager of Volunteers on 93558484

reception@lct.org.au