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Communities for Children
Building Child Friendly Communities - Neurons to Neighbourhoods
Building Child Friendly Communities - Neurons to Neighbourhoods 2
Smart Chicks Lay Nest Eggs
Through this project NCS aims to reduce social vulnerability and disadvantage of women and their families, in particular young women and/or mothers, by providing sustainable opportunities to increase their personal, economic and social power.
A women’s economic Investment Group is now formed and will run for a period of 12 months. The Group is provided with training to receive a Certificate I in Financial Management and is also mentored by an external financial advisor over the year that, amongst other purposes, will assist the Group to invest their pool of funds.
This is an effective mechanism that enables women to further their achievement of social and economic independence through savings, sustainable investments and other income-generation strategies.
The project will conclude in October 2009.
Social Capital Survey
The project was to design and administer a survey to identify the social capital status of public and community housing tenants, living in multi-unit complexes, in the Central Canberra region. In total, 325 tenants were surveyed. The dimensions of social capital were captured in selected elements such as participation in the local community, positive identity, personal values/ social competencies, trust and reciprocity, safety in the home & neighbourhood and family & friends connections/ relationships.
The results of the survey were collated into a final report that will be presented at a Community after Dark Forum in April 2009.
Community after Dark Forums
Get Up & Go Healthy
The program is aimed at providing an education and training pathway for adults with young families in relation to diet and childhood obesity. The program is designed to make parents aware of the implication of unbalanced diets of fast food, over eating and childhood obesity.
Information sessions and workshops for parents have been held at NCS Childcare centres and facilitated by Nutrition Australia.
Nutrition Australia will also provide training to a smaller group of parents over the course of 3 months that will also be alternated each week with a fun physical activity for parents and their children. Representatives from the Raiders, Brumbies, ACT Softball, ACT Basketball and ACT Netball are individually scheduled to facilitate a physical activity session. Participants will be awarded a certificate for their involvement in the food skills and education program.
The project will conclude in July 2009.
Breaking Down the Wall: Barriers to Social Inclusion amongst Older Australians
This project will conduct participatory action research that aims to identify the barriers to social inclusion among people aged 60 years and over residing in the inner northern suburbs of Canberra. A project worker will facilitate the project supported by volunteer researchers who will participate in the development, delivery and collation of the research project. The research will assist NCS in further service development involving older people living in Inner North Canberra.
The project will conclude by April 2010.
![]() Majura Festival
The Majura Festival has been run as an annual event by NCS since 2000. Since then, it has evolved to a visible cultural event signifying the close linkages that have developed between NCS and the local community. An emphasis has been to actively engage local community and businesses in such a way that more ongoing, sustainable relationships continue to be established and celebrated.
The Majura Festival aims to be accessible for all members of the community and encourages local schools, community organisations, businesses, professional performers and residents to get together and celebrate life in the Inner North of Canberra. In recognition of its emergence as a significant local cultural event the festival continues to be successful in securing funding allowing NCS to celebrate its values of empowerment, inclusiveness and participation in the local community.
The Majura Festival will take place on 24 October 2009
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