General Projects
2006 General Projects
St Joseph's Family Care Centre
Provision of Resources to the Children’s Support Programme
Normal socializing experiences can often be taken for granted by children living in a stable, secure environment. For the children of families experiencing homelessness, poverty and the trauma of domestic violence, the provision of school resources can make a real difference.
The St Joseph’s Family Care Centre in South Australia has sought to improve the lives of socially disadvantaged children through a project funded by the Mary MacKillop Foundation. The funding provides for new resources to the Children’s Support Programme such as a basketball site for recreational needs and a basketball ring. It also provides software for the children’s educational needs, a compact disc player and resources for the school holiday programme.
Established in 1985, St Joseph’s Family Care Centre provides intensive support to homeless families that have been assessed with high and complex needs. The Children’s Support Programme is structured to immediately alleviate children’s distress of their current situation. By providing accommodation and financial support to the family, poverty and homelessness are relieved.
The focus of the work is to develop self-esteem, feelings of belonging, being loved and valued by their parents and siblings and to assist in the building of trusting relationships. Children learn and experience that they are not alone in their situation as they join other children in the programme. We thank the Mary MacKillop Foundation for enabling the development of a recreational site for the children of St Joseph’s.
Naomi Knight
Senior Social Worker
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