Jacaranda Community centre: Belmont WA

Welcome to the Jacaranda Community Centre's official web site

Our Mission Statement is:

"To branch out and meet community needs by recognizing and addressing issues of community importance, especially Indigenous issues, through running programs to meet those needs and assist in building community ownership."

In practice, this means recognizing and addressing issues faced by families, in particular those in the Aboriginal Community. We use the principles underlying the Metropolitan Model of Aboriginal Family support and Development Services. This acknowledges issues resulting from history, past policies, racism and the current level of social disadvantage, while using the Community Development Model of Empowerment.

Some of our Services

AlintaCARE

AlintaCARE Scheme is administered by Jacaranda Community Centre; Belmont WA on behalf of Alinta, the current amount is $100,000. We have allowed 4 days for each allocation and an allocation every month.

A copy of AlintaCARE Scheme dates for year 2010 - 2011 can be downloaded from our website.

Telstra Vouchers

We are now a sub agency through Anglicare for Telstra vouchers and this assists a client in financial difficulty to keep their phone on by vouchers to help pay the bill.

Some of our Programs

Art Class

Our Art Classes have been running successfully for number of years. We cover all styles of artwork and mediums and will hopefully also introduce crafts such as pottery, weaving and other traditional crafts next year.

Defensive Drivers Training

In partnership with local Police, in particular the Aboriginal Police Liaison Officer, we have developed a program for local Aboriginal youth to obtain their Drivers Licences.

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First Click

We have been successful in obtaining funding for several years, to run the First Click and Second Click Computer Programs. Though we are still waiting for the fund from Department of Education and Training (DET) for this year, we are still accepting applicants. For those interested please contact Tracey on 9477 4346.

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Indigenous Children's Court Support

The Indigenous Children's Court Support Program assists individuals and families involved directly or indirectly with the justice system