Media Release
Subject: Lend a Hand
Date:15 November 2007
Would you like to be more involved with your community, demonstrate your abilities and talent and communicate your ideas through volunteering?
Volunteering is a great way to build on your work and life skills – it will broaden your horizons and give you a taste of the ‘real world’, and it looks great on your CV.
Communicare is looking for volunteers to work in its Settlement Grants Program which assists newly arrived refugee groups to settle comfortably into Australian culture. The program currently requires assistance with its English Teaching class to assist migrants who have a basic to moderate grasp of the English language. The English classes are held every Wednesday 9.30am to 12.00pm and every Saturday 9:30am to 11.30am at Communicare's Head Office in Cannington. Volunteers may wish to assist with both classes or may choose to assist with one class per week.
Communicare is also seeking volunteers to work in its Youth Transition to Education and Employment Service (COYOTEES) commencing next year. COYOTEES is an education and mentor service for ‘at-risk’ youths aged between 14 and 19 years. COYOTEES, based in Kenwick, requires volunteers to work Monday to Thursday from 9.00am to 2.00pm.Volunteers can choose what days and times they would like to volunteer. Volunteers are expected to assist the teachers and social workers with a variety of tasks.
Communicare is a multifaceted not-for-profit support agency located in Cannington and has been providing support services to the community for 30 years. Communicare has assisted, in some manner, more than 100 000 individuals and families annually, with the aim of empowering people to assist them to develop their optimum potential. Communicare endeavours to provide high quality accessible and equitable services. This means help for those in the community who need it the most. For more information on the services provided by Communicare, please contact 9251 5777 or visit their website: www.communicare.org.au
If you would like more information on volunteering please contact:
for volunteering with the English classes, please contact
Terese McKenna on 251 5777;
for volunteering in the COYOTEES program please contact Judy Tan on 9459 8365.
Alternatively, you may register your interest by sending in your details to hr@communicare.org.au or to Communicare Inc Human Resources PO Box 730, Cannington WA 6987.
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Marisa Tancredi
Communicare's Communication Services
9251 5777 or 040 332 2203
Authorised by
Martine Pitt
Chief Executive Officer