Devonport Chaplaincy in Devonport, Tasmania | Community organisation

Devonport Chaplaincy

Locality: Devonport, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6417 3175

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25.01.2022 Female Driver Mentors needed. Can you help as a Mentor? We have a long waiting list of young woman, single mums who are finding it difficult to accumulate the... hours needed to get their provisional drivers license. Having a license makes it so much easier for these young women to get children to school, make it to doctors appointments, commute to work and attend job interviews. Through the Easy Ps - Learner Mentor Driver program there is an opportunity to get alongside learners in our community to assist them to reach the goal of getting their license We are looking for female volunteers now! Contact our team today, 6420 7575 or go to http://devonportchaplaincy.org.au/can-i-help/

25.01.2022 You can still get yourself into the Toast for Kids Charity Gala ...TONIGHT 6:30pm ... at Providore Place. You will be helping raise funds that will help many kids be ready to learn everyday regardless of their circumstances. It will also be a great fun night out! #food4thought #schoolbreakfast #foodrelief #wearebettertogether #toast4kids

24.01.2022 Devonport Chaplaincy Inc acknowledges the significant impact that the COVID - 19 virus is having on the communities, families, and individuals of Devonport and surrounding regions, the rest of Tasmania, as well as nationally and internationally. In response to the increased demand for support from our vulnerable in our region, we are now seeking volunteers to assist us in many varied ways. So if you have been wondering how you can make a difference and be effective then bel...ow is a link for further details and how to register your interest. In advance, we wish to thank you for your interest and desire to assist. https://devonportchaplaincy.org.au/covid19-emergency-respo/

23.01.2022 Can you help? Easy Ps, our Learner Driver Mentoring Program is up and running again after a short break due to COVID19. Easy Ps supports those doing it tough across our community who are in need of extra assistance to get the required road hours for their Provisional Drivers Licence. If you are interested in becoming a Learner Driver Mentor please contact our team today on 6420 7575 or you can go to http://devonportchaplaincy.org.au/can-i-help/... #mentoring #community #servingcommunity #wearebettertogether #giftforabrighterfuture #localheroes #devonportchurch See more

23.01.2022 Every day of every week Chaplains sacrificially give of themselves, investing into the lives of those doing it tough across our community. Your gift this TAX TI...ME will directly help support young people and families within your community. Please help us raise vaulable funds that will support our Chaplaincy team. Any gift over $2.00, before June 30th, 2019, is Tax deductible. Give online now or call our team on 03 6420 7575 https://devonportchaplaincy.org.au/giveonline/

22.01.2022 As a wife, mother, pastor, mother-of-four and chaplain, Sharon Webber is used to multi-tasking. In a frenzied 15 minutes, the Devonport Primary School chaplain helps serve breakfast to dozens of swarming children while also signing a girls plaster cast, commending another girl on her pink hair, consoling a child whose rabbit has died, remarking on a childs smile, anothers scraped forehead, listening to a regulars latest lament about relationship dramas, and chiding two b...oys who have taken an extra container of water. She is well-known and much loved among the pupils despite having only started as school chaplain in March. There is a comfort and ease as children sidle up to her before school at the communal breakfast bar. Sharon spends two days a week encouraging and listening to the parade of students who pass through her office, looking for a place to vent, to chat over a board game, or simply escape in silence to her lounge. Shes also involved in the schools breakfast club on three mornings. She says many pupils are far too anxious; about dying, about fractured families, of parents poor choices, of not having friends, negotiating complex relationships with step-parents and siblings, feeling unwanted and unseen. A few weeks ago, six out of eight kids I saw said they felt like mum or dad didnt really want them around. Its an absolute privilege to be a safe place for these kids, she said. We dont have to have all the answers. The key is just being there and helping them feel safe, loved and valued. Obviously there are definitely some tough days. My job is to listen and to encourage the students, always remembering there are professions above us that we can and do rely on. Devonport Churches Devonport Primary School C3 Church Devonport #chaplaincy #schools #devonport #devonportschools #religiouseducation #loavesandfishes #devonportchaplaincy (Sharon is pictured with breakfast club volunteers Eamon McGowan (left) and Phil Matthews).

22.01.2022 Free Family Event. TOMORROW NIGHT. Saturday Night - 18th May. Family Movie Night. 5pm Kids Activities & BBQ. 6pm Movie - Small Foot. At the The Don Centre, 100 Don Road, Devonport. #nationalfamiliesweek2019 #devonport #wearebettertogether

22.01.2022 We currently have young people across our City in tough life situations waiting for a mentor. 70 minutes a week can make such a difference!! There is still space available in our training this Friday 27th or Saturday 28th September. Call our office now on 6420 7577 and ask for Ruth Brown or you can complete the expression of interest form below. #mentoring

22.01.2022 An update from Devonport Chaplaincy around the current Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are very aware that the circumstances surrounding this situation are changing daily. As a Chaplaincy team, we are more than aware of the huge social impact this will have across our community. We are planning to be ready and adaptable to support our most vulnerable however we can. The following are key considerations for our Team;... 1 - As Chaplains, in this crisis, we seek to be agents of hope, not fear; wisdom and discernment in all cases. 2 - Devonport Chaplaincy responses and processes are aligned and consistent with the current Government and Statutory process. 3 - Practice good hygiene and maintain a balanced lifestyle to make every effort to stay healthy. 4 - Be ready and prepared to respond and serve differently. 5 - We communicate regularly as a team as we navigate this national crisis together over the next weeks and months. The direct contacts to discuss any Devonport Chaplaincy policy or process relating to Coronavirus (COVID-19) should be addressed to either Andrew Hillier or Cathrin Boerma.

19.01.2022 Your gift to Devonport Chaplaincy this TAX TIME will help provide support for a child in your community. Helping them to stay connected to their education, providing that person they need when it seems like no one else cares. Please help us raise vaulable funds to support our dedicated Chaplains, Mentors and Volunteers. Any gift over $2.00, before June 30th is Tax deductible. Give online now or call our team on 03 6420 7575... https://devonportchaplaincy.org.au/giveonline/ #hope #giftforabrighterfuture #community #servingcommunity #wearebettertogether #mentoring #localheroes #devonportchurchesservingtogether

19.01.2022 Enjoy a night out at the #shearwatermulledwineinmay and experience the Loaves & Fishes Tasmania cuisine. https://www.facebook.com/Shearwater-Mulled-Wine-In-May-2010329075896156/

19.01.2022 We currently have young people across our City in tough life situations waiting for a mentor. If you can commit to 1 hour a week for the purpose of strengthening young people emotionally and socially we would be keen to speak with you about serving as a Mentor. Our next training is on Friday 27th or Saturday 28th September (1-day course). If you can help please contact our team on 6420 7575 or go to https://devonportchaplaincy.org.au/mentor-and-volunteer-tr/ There are over 30 mentoring opportunities ready to go. Consider how you can help. Some of our current opportunities: Devonport High School, Devonport Primary School, Reece High School, Hillcrest Primary School, St Brendan-Shaw College, Eveline House Youth Facility, and Learner Driver Mentoring. #mentoring

18.01.2022 To all our volunteers who serve tirelessly across our community. A big wave of Appreciation and Thank you. The full extent of all you do is rarely seen. The support and care you provide for many young people and their families is valued by many. We also say a big thankyou for adapting to all the challenges of COVID19. Your service has continued to support many through these very difficult times.#NVW2020 #localheroes #community #tassierocks #servingcommunity #wearebettertogether #devonportchurchesservingtogether #devonportchurch

18.01.2022 We are living in unique times. Every day our team of Chaplains and Mentors connect with people who are desperately searching for "a hope" to get them through these crazy uncertain times. Most are dealing with this as hidden and unseen torment, doing these hard times all alone. The severe impact of disconnection, isolation and loneliness is a reality for many Tasmanians today. Please consider a Tax-Deductible Gift before the 30th of June 2020 and support our team. Give online ...now or call our team on 03 6420 7575 https://devonportchaplaincy.org.au/giveonline/ #hope #giftforabrighterfuture #community #servingcommunity #wearebettertogether #mentoring #localheroes #devonportchurchesservingtogether

15.01.2022 Such a great opportunity

15.01.2022 Disengaged youth are finding confidence, work and a renewed sense of purpose through a unique relationship between the SPACE Learning school, Loaves and Fishes and Devonport Chaplaincy. Students from five North-West high schools are referred to SPACE Learning at Devonport where they are taught in small groups and with one-on-one teacher support. SPACE stands for Staged, Predictable, Adaptable, Connected and Enabled. Devonport Chaplaincy provides individual mentors who assist ...students in class and beyond, and an on-site chaplain supports the students one day a week. The chaplaincy group has been with us from day one of the school, working with teachers and support workers to set up classrooms and workshops for the kids, said Wade Symmons, program leader at the Devonport campus. Three of our students did work experience at the Loaves and Fishes kitchen which led to school-based traineeships. A fourth is doing work experience at the Devonport warehouse which we hope will also lead to a traineeship. Loaves and Fishes also delivers food daily which the kids use in our kitchen to cook meals to take home We have seen some positive impact as a result of the influence of the chaplaincy group. Wade Symmons is pictured with students Shar James and Jay Harding. Devonport Churches Loaves and Fishes Tasmania #SPACE #education #spacelearning #devonport #mentoring #schoolchaplains #schoolchaplaincy #devonortchaplaincy #chaplaincy #foodrelief #traineeships #taseducation #educationtas #communitymentoring

14.01.2022 Excellent article on the value of chaplaincy. 80% of principals believe the program is extremely effective. https://theconversation.com/yes-theres-money-in-the-budget- #chaplaincy #schoolchaplaincy #pastoralcare #teenagementalhealth #psychologists #budget2020 #tasmania #tasyouth #chaplains #schoolchaplains #nationalmentoringprogram Devonport Churches

14.01.2022 We have way too many amazing people waiting for a caring friend LIKE YOU. Yes, you! We desperately need student and driver mentors who are willing to invest an hour or two a week into the lives of those who need a little extra care or who don't have access to a car or cannot afford to pay for driving lessons. Mentors of all ages are welcome. Mentors need to care, be willing to listen, and be willing to encourage and share their life with another. Meet one of our driver mentors, Anne. https://devonportchaplaincy.org.au/annes-patient-hand-at-t/ Our next mentor training is on Friday, November 20, from 9am-3pm at the Devonport Chaplaincy office, 130 William Street. Follow the link to do a great thing for others. https://devonportchaplaincy.org.au/can-i-help/

12.01.2022 Reece High School principal, Grant Armistead (pictured), is arguably the biggest fan and strongest advocate of school chaplaincy and one-on-one student mentoring. I have weekly conversations with parents, teachers and students saying how much they value having a chaplain at our school, he said. In fact, I would say that one-to-one adult mentoring has had the most significant positive influence on individual student wellbeing. Having a significant adult within the school th...at cares for them has a profound effect on their confidence and self-worth." Grant says the power of mentoring is the longevity of the relationship - the level of trust and respect built over time. He said some students had the same mentor for several years, meeting for 90 minutes each week. Grant, who is a former Reece High School student, and who has been teaching for 22 years, has seen the value of chaplains and mentors at three different schools. He said chaplains added a unique and extra dimension to student welfare. Chaplains are like the school’s triage service, assessing needs and referring students to appropriate services such as the school nurse, social worker or psychologist if necessary. They are not there as counsellors. They are expert listeners, encouragers and our 'good cops' of the school.'' Devonport Chaplaincy also supports schools in Latrobe, Port Sorell, Sheffield and Devonport through breakfast clubs, learner driver mentoring and training. More volunteers are needed. Follow the link to become a significant positive influence in the life of a young person. https://devonportchaplaincy.org.au/can-i-help/ Reece High School Devonport Churches #devonport #chaplaincy #mentoring #studentmentoring #education #youth #tasmania #schoolchaplaincy #schoolmentoring

11.01.2022 Anne Wagner has been driving since she was 13 and has taught more than 20 people to drive over more than six decades. Anne, 78, has been a driver mentor with Devonport Chaplaincy since 2014 and has the triple honour of being the most senior mentor, the equal longest serving, and the most successful. None of her students have failed to get their licence under her patient instruction.... I learned to drive on the farm at Stowport when I was 13, she said. My twin brother was big enough to bale hay, so I helped out by driving the truck. It probably didn’t get out of first gear, but I had to steer and stop and start. The former art teacher at Leighland Christian School and WEC missionary in The Netherlands has helped teach her two children and five grandchildren to drive, as well as many friends and referrals through the Devonport Easy Ps driver mentoring program. I love being able to teach someone a new skill, she said. I love to see people get freedom, self-confidence and employment, all because they got their licence. I’ve mainly taught people who don’t have anyone to teach them or don’t have a vehicle to drive." Many of her students have been single mums, including her current student, Nicole Harding, (pictured) from Latrobe, who wants to get her licence to get a job in hospitality. Nicole has clocked up about 30 of the required 50 hours before she can take her licence test. Both Anne and Nicole agree that the informal discussion about life, work and family while out on the road are as important as the driving skills. I have one previous student with whom I have a strong relationship who still rings me as she doesn’t have much family support. Visit www.devonportchaplaincy.org.au to join Anne and many others as a driver mentor. Devonport Churches #devonportchaplaincy #drivermentors #learnerdrivers #schooldrivers #learntodrive #mentors #mentoring #drivingisfreedom #openroad #drivingschool

10.01.2022 The most recent Mission Australia survey (2019) of more than 25,000 youth shows the enormous stress our children and youth are under. In Tasmania, a troubling 61.6% of girls were worried or extremely worried about stress, three times the rate of boys. Chaplaincy, mentoring, breakfast clubs, driver training and traineeships are some of the ways we are standing with Tasmanias children and youth. @devonportchurches @mission_aust #devonport chaplaincy #devonport#loavesandfishes #tasyouth #chaplaincy

10.01.2022 Buy a ticket for tonight at Providore Place and you will helping raise funds that go directly into supporting School Breakfast programs across all of our Devonport Schools. Devonport Chaplaincy, through its Social Enterprise Loaves and Fishes Tasmania, supplies hundreds of $$$ in vital food supplies into Breakfast Clubs across the Devonport region every week. Funds raised through the Toast for Kids Charity Gala provide vital support for this service. #food4thought #schoolbreakfast #foodrelief #wearebettertogether #toast4kids

09.01.2022 Such a great thing when community works to learn together and serve together. Great job Don College hospitailty team #community #workingtogether #supportlocal #foodrelieftasmania #mentoring Loaves and Fishes Tasmania

09.01.2022 Every day, of every week I see an incredible team of people who sacrificially give of themselves. Im constantly in awe of the Devonport Chaplaincy team who every week go way above and beyond what is asked of them. Most of their work and the investment they make into the lives of those doing it tough is never seen. Our Chaplains prefer it that way. They just want to serve in any way they can. I know their community contribution is appreciated and hugely valued by many. Than...k you Chaplains for all that you give!! Yes they get paid. But certainly not to the level of heart and sacrifice they give. All of them give many hours voluntarily far above. For this we say a big sincere heartfelt thankyou!!! We appreciate each and every one of you very much. Help us raise vaulable funds that will support our Chaplaincy team as they tirelessly go about supporting many doing it tough across our community. Any gift you give over $2.00 is Tax deductible. Andrew Hillier, Devonport Chaplaincy

08.01.2022 Mentoring is making a difference. In one sense it seems almost too simple, too easy, but the fact remains, having another person come alongside you, who believes in you and is prepared to commit to helping you achieve your goals is life changing. Give just 60 minutes or more of your time each week and you can make a difference in your community. Register your expression of interest below for our upcoming training dates in May, July or September. For all Devonport Chaplaincy & Action Against Homelessness - Eveline House mentoring streams.

06.01.2022 We are excited to announce our next Mentor training event on Friday 26July. We welcome registration from those interested in all mentoring streams but are needing female Learner Driver Mentors. Please publicise this to any ladies who may be interested.

06.01.2022 COVIDSafe helps to keep you and your family safe. It gives us a much better chance to trace contacts of positive cases, accurately and quickly. COVIDSafe has ...strong privacy laws in place and can only be accessed by health officials. For more information, visit www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covidsafe-app

04.01.2022 Easter Greetings #stayhomesavelives To all our incredible education staff and those helping to support our children, young people and their families everyday across Tasmania. Thank you for your commitment and courage through this very challenging and difficult period for many Tasmanians.... We thank and acknowledge the Tasmanian Government for their strong and directive leadership during this Covid19 pandemic. We appeal for all Tasmanians to respectively honor their directive and help save lives. Despite the challenging circumstances we all face right now, may this Easter break be a time of stillness, refreshment, and reflection. Appreciate those close to us and may we all take time to reflect on the sacrifice, hope and new life that Easter represents. In support of your fellow Tasmanians, family, friends, your own health and wellbeing, Please Stay At Home this Easter. #stayhome #savelives Andrew Hillier CEO - Devonport Chaplaincy

03.01.2022 Drop into Hill Street Grocer in Devonport tomorrow between 1030am and 130pm and sample some of our amazing products. You will also get the chance to speak to our fantastic Chef Pat who makes all of our condiments #condimentswithconscience #community #eatlocal #tassiefood

02.01.2022 Give a financial gift today that will make a difference in your community. Many Tasmanian young people and families have to deal with immense social challenges every single day. Our Chaplains and Mentors are there to help make those tough times a bit easier and create some Hope for the future!! Donate Now - https://devonportchaplaincy.org.au/giveonline/. #servingcommunity #wearebettertogether #chaplaincy #mentoring

02.01.2022 Over this past week more than 100 amazing people from our community have tirelessly volunteered supporting struggling kids, youth and families. We appreciate every person who volunteers across our community. Yes... it is National Volunteers Week #NVW2019 so we acknowledge you as a part of this very special week.... but these incredible people give of themselves every single week of the year without any fanfare... which is just the way most of them prefer it. However, we say a big big, THANK YOU to all who continually give so much as Mentors & Volunteers. #wearebettertogether #Devonport Churches #NVW2019

01.01.2022 I try to be the mentor I wish I had growing up. It has been my great privilege to be a mentor to many teenagers and adults. It’s a position of trust where I get to help mentorees articulate their feelings, ask questions, share their fears, failures, triumphs, plans and dreams. Together we identify areas for improvement, reflect on disappointments and failures, laugh and cry, set goals, make plans, plot a path, smash down obstacles and overcome, little-by-little. Sometimes, w...Continue reading