From the CEO It is with great pleasure that I am sending out this mid- year update on the naonal community hubs program. It has been a busy six months for our hubs: overall, adults and children from more than 13,000 families parcipated in a hub acvity nearly 140,000 mes, came to job or skills training nearly 8,000 mes, and were referred to community services outside of the hub 3,000 mes. Every hub looks and feels different, and we have tried to reflect that diversity in this report. Our 39 hubs are based in 37 state and Catholic primary schools and two community centres, in 7 LGAs across three states. Our families come from 96 different countries, and we partnered with 288 local organisaons to help meet their needs. The extent to which a family interacts with a hub varies from an occasional drop in, through to in-depth engagement in English and job training, programs to prepare children for school, and regular social acvies to build community. Helping people to learn and improve their English will be a big focus for hubs as we move into the second half of this school year. We were delighted to receive a generous donaon from NAB via the Sharegiſt scheme which we will invest to build a sustainable language program across our network. Finally, we are also looking forward to extending the hubs network, with funding announced in the federal government’s May budget. The Department of Social Services remains the primary funder of the hubs program, with nearly two thirds of hub parcipants eligible for DSS selement services. Hubs’ funding also comes from parcipang schools, state governments, and the Scanlon Foundaon. If you would like to know more about the hubs program, please visit our website where you can download a copy of our 2015 report (which includes the 2015 independent program evaluaon). Dr Sonja Hood, CEO Community Hubs Australia On average, each hub: Pathways to employment Naonal community hubs program mid-year update, 2016
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From the CEO It is with great pleasure that I am sending out this mid-
year update on the national community hubs program. It
has been a busy six months for our hubs: overall, adults
and children from more than 13,000 families participated
in a hub activity nearly 140,000 times, came to job or
skills training nearly 8,000 times, and were referred to
community services outside of the hub 3,000 times.
Every hub looks and feels different, and we have tried to
reflect that diversity in this report. Our 39 hubs are
based in 37 state and Catholic primary schools and two
community centres, in 7 LGAs across three states. Our
families come from 96 different countries, and we
partnered with 288 local organisations to help meet their
needs. The extent to which a family interacts with a hub
varies from an occasional drop in, through to in-depth
engagement in English and job training, programs to
prepare children for school, and regular social activities
to build community.
Helping people to learn and improve their English will
be a big focus for hubs as we move into the second
half of this school year. We were delighted to receive
a generous donation from NAB via the Sharegift
scheme which we will invest to build a sustainable
language program across our network.
Finally, we are also looking forward to extending the
hubs network, with funding announced in the federal
government’s May budget. The Department of Social
Services remains the primary funder of the hubs
program, with nearly two thirds of hub participants
eligible for DSS settlement services. Hubs’ funding
also comes from participating schools, state
governments, and the Scanlon Foundation.
If you would like to know more about the hubs
program, please visit our website where you can
download a copy of our 2015 report (which includes
the 2015 independent program evaluation). Dr Sonja Hood, CEO
Community Hubs Australia
On average, each hub:
Pathways to employment
National community hubs program mid-year update, 2016
“I come to Australia in 2014 and I started out coming to coffee n chat,
since then have attended the playgroup with my daughter and I did a
computer class, I have completed a certificate 3 in childcare. I have taken
advice and a lot of encouragement from the hub. I have now nearly fin-
ished my diploma in childcare. I have very good friendships from at the
hub and I feel connected to my community.“
- Zarina, Hub Participant
The community hubs program is an initiative of Community Hubs Australia Incorporated, funded by the Department of Social Services and the Scanlon Foundation