Christmas Assistance
Jacaranda offers a Christmas food hamper to our clients and those who live in the Belmont area at Christmas time. Applicants complete a form during October and November and collect their hamper just prior to Christmas. Children’s toys are also available to those who apply but this is not guaranteed as it is subject to Charity Link Donations.
We offer our appreciation to The Belmont Professional Women, Synergy, Highgate Primary School and Gwelup Primary who all help Jacaranda Community centre during our Christmas appeal.
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Bread/ Fruit and Vegetables
On Tuesdays Jacaranda distributes unsold bread this is as a part of a social get together for clients. Many thanks extend to Brumby's Inglewood as they currently provide us with bread for this service.
With special thanks to Second Bite we distribute fruit and vegetables on a Tuesday afternoon. The amount we receive varies and a list of those in need is used as we endeavour to evenly distribute.
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School Assistance
Jacaranda Community Centre provides a School Bag service for primary school children in the Belmont area. Clients with children are linked and bags distributed in February each year. Amount of bags received is directly related to availability and is not guaranteed.
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Other Core Services:
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Open environment for community members to meet two days a week to share experiences over a coffee
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Casework, information and options in housing, appeals, court work, submissions, restraining orders and all issues involving domestic violence
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Casework, information, options and negotiation on consumer credit issues
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Assistance to obtain State, private and community housing and assistance to obtain goods to start off a home
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Family support services and counselling
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Indigenous family support under the Metropolitan Model of Aboriginal Family Support
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Voluntary bill paying
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Government and non-government service negotiations and support
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Debt negotiation with Synergy, Alinta, Water Corp and Telstra, commercial debt collectors, banks, financial institutions, pawnbrokers and other creditors
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Budgeting and financial counselling
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Emergency relief to assist in a crisis in conjunction with a case plan
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Bankruptcy information and assistance if no other option
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Assisting with homelessness
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Home visits and support under a family case management approach
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Centrelink issues such as assistance to fill in forms, dealing with overpayments, loans, claims rejected or cancelled, financial hardship (emergency payments), Centrepay, income statements, child support information and applications for assistance, Centrelink reviews
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Some child support and tax support letters
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Assistance and referrals for drug and alcohol issues
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Family mediation and mediation between families and government departments
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Income Management
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