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40 Years of Community Service
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Family Life was founded in 1970 by a group of visionary volunteers, who wanted to help local families in bayside. Since then, Family Life has expanded to help families living in the local government areas of Port Phillip, Kingston, Glen Eira, Bayside, Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula down to Rosebud West and Hastings |
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Thousands of families and young people have benefited from Family Life's personal counselling and support, family dispute resolution, mediation, case-management, social enterprises and the myriad opportunities created by Family Life for people to participate in their own community, become better parents, and journey from being a client to being an active participating citizen.
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Family Life's 300 volunteers contribute approximately 48,900 hours per year through their work in administration, fundraising, specialist family support, at the Opportunity Shops, as mentors and tutors, on the Board and in the community-development programs called Creating Capable Communities |
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Family Life's innovative integrated model delivers sustainable change and includes:
- Service centres providing counselling, support and group programs
- Community houses where local families meet to learn new skills and socialise
- Social Enterprises providing a pathway to employment
- Creating Capable Communities programs offering community development and engagement
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world, indeed it's the only thing that ever has" - Margaret Mead.
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Tree Planting at Sandringham, 2006 Founding Director, Margaret McGregor with CEO Jo Cavanagh and a founding volunteer, Margaret Parsonson. |
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