About this organisation
Summary of activities
Burnie Community House strives to reduce social isolation in the community by providing a social inclusion hub that creates spaces and opportunities that offer a sense of belonging, participation, improve wellbeing and self-worth and develop transferable work skills. We provide to the community a broad range of free services that include but is not limited to food relief. Burnie Community House operate their own market garden farm and have 1.5 acres in production, the produce is brought up to our Free Veggie and produce coop located at our main site. People and families can access the free produce three days per week. Our commercial kitchen produces free nutritious meals packed and ready to go to community members experiencing food insecurity. Burnie Community House are responsive to individuals and families experiencing ongoing cost of living pressures and crisis situations by offering immediate access to the Community Connector (worker) on site at the House five days per week. We also process No Interest Loan Scheme application services, run a Needle Support Program outlet, offer Census help, Centrelink reporting support, connect people to key services. We have on site Youth Justice and Child Safety case conferencing and mediation services, children, youth and family activities and programs, health education, housing and other relevant community information and learning. We deliver programs and projects that resource, support and build the capacity of individuals, youth and families in the community. Our community owned and operated social enterprise Hilltop Central provides a community food and training hub that creates a sustainable model aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of community members. These opportunities are offered through our social enterprise arms which include the market garden farm, community coop, community veranda cafe and catering enterprise. We offer increased access to good quality free locally grown seasonal fresh produce and food related learning workshops and programs to increase health literacy within the community.
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Programs and activities
Name: Curious Chefs - a suite of family learning around health, food, nutrition, gardening and cooking
Classification: Health (Health)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Males
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- Unemployed persons
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Shorewell Park Community Asset Mapping - Telling the good story of the people that live in Shorewell
Classification: Community information (Community development > Community information)
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Financially disadvantaged people
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
- People with disabilities
- Pre/post release offenders and/or their families
- Unemployed persons
- Veterans and/or their families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Shorewell Presents - Arts based community created stories
Classification: Festivals (Arts and culture > Festivals)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Males
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
- People with disabilities
- Pre/post release offenders and/or their families
- Unemployed persons
- Veterans and/or their families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Food & emergency relief
Classification: Food aid (Human services > Basic and emergency aid > Food aid)
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Males
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
- People with disabilities
- Pre/post release offenders and/or their families
- Unemployed persons
- Veterans and/or their families
- Victims of crime (including family violence)
- Victims of disasters
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Leaner Driver Mentor Program
URL: https://drivermentoringtasmania.org.au/
Classification: Equal opportunity in education (Education > Equal opportunity in education)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Males
- People with disabilities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Kommunity Kids
Classification: Playgrounds (Sport and recreation > Community recreation > Playgrounds)
Beneficiaries:- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: No Interest Loan Scheme
Classification: Community development (Community development )
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Families
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Males
- Unemployed persons
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Youth Unlimited - YU
Classification: Youth development (Human services > Youth development )
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Males
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Needle Support Program
Classification: Communicable disease control (Health > Public health > Communicable disease control)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: 2610 literacy
Classification: Adult literacy (Education > Adult education > Basic and remedial instruction > Adult literacy)
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Financially disadvantaged people
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with disabilities
- Unemployed persons
- Youth - 15 to under 25
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