Well today I was invited to visit St. Vincent De Paul, 'Caroline Chisholm Centre for Social Justice' in Emerton, by Manager, John Stone. There, I met Allan Moroney, Assistant Manager of the Centre and explained the proposal for the Mount Druitt Free shuttle bus route and the petition we have to hand.
The Caroline Chisholm Centre is a fully funded service that caters for the community providing essential community needed services: legal aid, social workers, probation and parole services in a supportive way, psychologist, budget/Financial Counselling, Department of Housing assistance with tribunals, family support, school holiday activities, anger management, computer skills, sewing, transpersonal art therapy and parenting. That leaves quite a lot to do just for a quite busy centre! I personally give praise to the people that work there!
Since the Caroline Chisholm Centre is moving form the Holy facility at 254 Luxford Road, Emerton to Kurrajong Road, Mount Druitt, Mr. Moroney advised that this is an essential services that is required by the people of Mount Druitt and would make it easier for the people that use their facilities, to reach their new premises. In saying this, there was immediately proactive support as he stated that they will place their stamp on the back of the Petition (on each page) and additional to that, place a note on top of the petition that the people wishing to sign indicate they will use this service, by placing a tick at the end of each signature.
I left the premises overwhelmed (although I had visited the centre before about 3-4 years ago), I know what services they have and that I can promote for them. They see at least over 100 people per day, requiring their services. I felt for what they do, they may be under-funded - but that is my opinion - they all have such a great positive impact towards the community.
The Caroline Chisholm Centre is a fully funded service that caters for the community providing essential community needed services: legal aid, social workers, probation and parole services in a supportive way, psychologist, budget/Financial Counselling, Department of Housing assistance with tribunals, family support, school holiday activities, anger management, computer skills, sewing, transpersonal art therapy and parenting. That leaves quite a lot to do just for a quite busy centre! I personally give praise to the people that work there!
Since the Caroline Chisholm Centre is moving form the Holy facility at 254 Luxford Road, Emerton to Kurrajong Road, Mount Druitt, Mr. Moroney advised that this is an essential services that is required by the people of Mount Druitt and would make it easier for the people that use their facilities, to reach their new premises. In saying this, there was immediately proactive support as he stated that they will place their stamp on the back of the Petition (on each page) and additional to that, place a note on top of the petition that the people wishing to sign indicate they will use this service, by placing a tick at the end of each signature.
I left the premises overwhelmed (although I had visited the centre before about 3-4 years ago), I know what services they have and that I can promote for them. They see at least over 100 people per day, requiring their services. I felt for what they do, they may be under-funded - but that is my opinion - they all have such a great positive impact towards the community.
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