A HELPING HAND IN A CRISIS
Community & Connection
“I have a dream…” and we have a plan!
Dare To Dream: Change & Changemakers
People see the problems in our community and often have dreams of how they would bring change. Sadly, many fruitful dreams dry on the vine for lack of nourishment – but yours don’t have to!
We rely far too much on the government and others – they don’t know what we know! When the community seeks answers from within itself, using our local resources, life experience and connections, we can bring change.
Our Dream Is Yours!
- We are dreamers and changemakers, and we can help yours become a reality by helping you identify the keys, forming a task force, office space and other resources you will need. We are a registered charity with DGR status and can help you find funding for your dream.
- Volunteer participation in group decisions is strongly valued, sought and encouraged. We believe that having a bottom-up approach to decision-making is the best. That way we remain flexible and responsive.
Volunteering With Us
Our volunteers must have a heart to reach out to people and work in a team atmosphere. This may take many forms such as administration, telephoning people who need help, connecting with other community groups or simply, just being a friend. There are places
for people who will, for example, mow grass, take someone fishing or help an elderly person in practical ways such as shopping.
There are so many ways a volunteer can help change our community for the better, but it all starts with sitting down with and learning from each other.
What Is Your Dream? Tell us what you think with an Email, telephone call, or simply visit us.
CONNECTING COMMUNITY
Could you join us in helping others?
Mental Health
Mental health issues are no longer the preserve of a few people. A recent study found that one in five Australians were diagnosed with some form of mental illness including anxiety, mood and substance misuse, often in combination.
Half of all people who experience mental illness will have their first episode by age 18 and threequarters by age 25. Untreated, it will affect their life outcomes – and our community.
51%of people in our community feel isolated, lonely and needing friendship. However, many lack the motivation and experience to make new connections.
Being Proactive
We cannot stand aside and just hope that people become so desperate that they are forced to ask for help. Truly, we are our brother’s keeper. It’s our belief that we should be the one that make first contact and over time, build a bridge of friendship.
Mental Health
WHO NEEDS HELP?
They’re many people in our community who need some practical help, especially with our higher ratio of elderly, often on their own. There are also many active, caring people who would be glad to provide that help.
What Does Volunteering Look Like At Band Of Brothers
We believe that our initiatives should be initiated from our volunteer base, drawing on their life experience and community connections. The best ideas come from a cross-fertilisation of ideas from people who have a stake in the outcome.
Volunteer participation in group decisions is strongly valued, sought and encouraged. We believe that having a bottom-up approach to decision-making is the best. That way we remain flexible and responsive. We are not here to “fix” people, but to assist them in finding and owning their own solutions.
As such, our volunteers must have a heart to reach out to people and work in a team atmosphere. This may take many forms such as administration, telephoning people who need help, connecting with other community groups…. or simply, just being a friend. There are places for people who will, for example, mow grass, take someone fishing or help an elderly person in practical ways such as shopping.
There are so many ways a volunteer can help change our community for the better, but it all starts with sitting down with and learning from each other.
WAYS YOU COULD HELP
Practical Help
By contacting the Community Hive, people can register their or others needs or their availability to help. We see a range of help we can provide e.g. lending a helping hand with shopping, gardening or assistance completing forms. ALL have a different issues they may need help with.
Strengthening Community Teamwork
Our commitment is not to compete with other community organisations but to support and work with them for the benefit of the people in our community. As such, we will always share what we have and strengthen them.
Our Strategy
Like bees in a hive, our volunteers work together as a team from a local venue. This is for mutual support and encouragement so that ideas cancross-fertilise and insights into improvements can develop.
Our volunteers are trained by qualified and experienced people with a high commitment to quality and integrity. They make regular contact with isolated people, initially by telephone. Then, having established trust, meet their practical needs, establishing what really interests them.
Can You Help?
We always need more volunteers who are able to contribute in other ways. It’s not about qualifications or prior experience, [although that is always valued], but more about what you value.