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Sally has been volunteering at our Breakfast Club for three years, and told us about her experience of volunteering with the Brotherhood, in her own words.
Read articleMeet Taylor, Ashley and Aaron: three highly motivated young jobseekers who have gained work and grown so much with support from Creating Futures for Youth.
Read articleAs a home tutor with our HIPPY program, Tasmanian mother Gemma says the benefits keep flowing for her and her daughter, Izzabella.
Read articleHeld twice a year, our Celebration of Life parties at the Collingwood Town Hall attract guests from aged care residences in Melbourne, including those from our own Sambell Lodge and Sumner House, and our Coolibah Centre which runs day activities for seniors.
Read articleAngela and Alison have become good friends through our Growing Learners program, recognised for its outstanding contribution in the field of early childhood services - a finalist in the 2017 Victorian Early Years Awards, announced this week.
Read articleWe’re delighted to take part in the Victorian Seniors Festival, with a range of activities across Melbourne throughout October.
Read articleAs a proud sponsor of Anti-Poverty Week, 15-21 October, we ask you to take part in one of the many activities we’re running.
Read articleFive businesses in Melbourne’s north have been recognised at our 2017 Northern Multicultural Small Business Awards. We run the awards in partnership with the City of Whittlesea and Small Chilli Marketing, and they are held as part of the Small Business Victoria Festival.
Read articleStaff sorting through donations to the Brotherhood in Melbourne have come across what appears to be a rare and possibly valuable donation – a book with a publication date of 1655. ‘The First Book of Judgements’ was printed by Thomas Roycroft in London, England, and appears to be a record of the outcomes of legal cases in London prior to 1655.
Read articleOur Coolibah Centre for seniors in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy recently held its annual ‘Coolibah’s Got Talent’. It brought together centre members and other Brotherhood program participants as well as staff, volunteers and friends.
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