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Edmund Rice Community & Refugee Services

Locality: St Albans, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9366 6436

Address: 354 Main Rd West 3021 St Albans, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.ercrs.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Due to more interest we are offering another induction session for volunteers this Friday 24th April. Please contact Anthony or Emily if you're interested in supporting the educational needs of refugee and migrant children and please share

25.01.2022 What a fantastic way for the children of the St. Albans Homework Club to celebrate the end of 2017. A group of children from the Homework Club enjoyed a trip to the Ballarat Wildlife Park where they engaged in a great day of animal exhibitions and a trip to the local park. A big thank you to Brother Trevor for his assistance, St Patrick’s College and their tutors for facilitating and supporting the days’ activities.

24.01.2022 Today marks the first day of the 2016 Spring Family Camp! Here is a snapshot of the families and volunteers enjoying the lovely spring sunshine. We look forward to hearing about their adventures throughout the week.

24.01.2022 A NEW START AT ST ALBANS ERCRS Yesterday the Edmund Rice Tutoring and Learning Club for students of refugee background started again for 2017, in its fourth St Albans location. Br Chris Meehl began the tutoring in the heritage-listed Uniting Church Hall in 2002. In 2010 it moved to the Brimbank Council's Errington Centre. When this was demolished in 2015, operations continued in the nearby demountable erected by the Council. The new and best site is the recently finished St ...Albans Community Centre. ERC RS had input into the design. On the first evening for 2017, about 30+ primary school students were present along with groups of Adult tutors and peer tutors from St Patrick’s College Ballarat, Parade College Bundoora, and Penleigh & Essendon Grammar. It was also a new beginning for the centre as it welcomes Gudrun Philipp on the same day as its new Coordinator. Gudrun also coordinates the Brighter Tomorrow Boys Mentoring group. She comes with vast experience in the sector. She will add value to the great work put in place by many before her. Coincidently or not, all this was witnessed first-hand by one of great contributors to what the centre is today, Br. Sean McManus. It was good to see him around connecting the dots in the proud history of ERCRS. Photos below from top left: Br. Terry in action, Gudrun talking to students, Br. Sean with St Pat boys, Br. John in the new kitchen, New building and PEGS students after session. See more

23.01.2022 Our visit to the wonderful Summer exhibition at National Gallery of Victoria in January, entitled 'Triennial', was a wonderful experience! The children explored creative ways to make carpets from pegs, rope and other materials, visited a beautiful flower-encased room, had fun with virtual reality, and took in all the awe-inspiring art works of the Gallery. The day inspired young imaginations and the children are more than eager for another visit soon!

22.01.2022 On Tuesday the 19th of September, a number of enthusiastic volunteers (myself included) assisted staff and Primary Homework club students with an exciting excursion to the Wyndham Leisure and Aquatic Centre. With an array of different pools, big waterslides, and a pool playground, students were presented with countless opportunities to engage in fun activities. Whether they were making friends with regular patrons or pushing their boundaries in attempting the scary waterslide...s, all the students made the most of this enjoyable opportunity and were an absolute pleasure to not only look after but to also be around. The fun and games were topped off with a well-earned feed provided by the lovely staff (ensuring there was enough for seconds and thirds for the hungry students!) and was a great way of kicking off the school holidays! Nikki Gholizadeh ERCRS Homework Club Volunteer

20.01.2022 Our BRIGHTER TOMORROW Boys mentoring program has had a FABULOUS first quarter, with a soccer match against Parade College, a night match at AAMI stadium and the wonderful wordsmith ABE NOUK dropping in to chat to our year 7 and 8 boys! Many thanks to the staff, volunteers and community members involved in this program!

20.01.2022 This year we have once again seen such positivity come from our St Albans Homework Club. The solid team of dedicated tutors has helped the children to create strong bonds and improve their study techniques throughout the year, and help in ways we cannot simply see. Find out how you can be involved here: http://www.ercrs.com.au/volunteer.php

20.01.2022 Hello Everyone, As a ERCRS volunteer you are invited to attend a professional development training session on Child Protection. In order to comply with ERCRS policies, all ERCRS volunteers are required to complete this training in order to continue working with us.... The training will be held on: Friday, March 4th, 2016 from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Venue: Good Shepherd Building 354 Main Road west, St. Albans Please RSVP in person, by calling 03 9366 6436 or email to [email protected] by Wednesday, 2nd March, 2016. Please ignore this email if you have done this training before. We look forward to seeing you in this vital training.

20.01.2022 Programme Assistant-Casual Position Edmund Rice Community and Refugee Services (ERCRS) is a not-for-profit organisation based in St Albans, Melbourne providing After-School Homework and Mentoring programmes for school-aged boys and girls from refugee and disadvantaged backgrounds. ERCRS is looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Programme Assistant to assist with its after-school homework programme at the Sunshine Harvester Primary School. The suitable person will need to b...e available every Wednesday and Thursday of the school term from 2.30pm to 5.30pm. Due to the nature of the work, preference will be given to people who live in or nearby to the Sunshine area. A current driver’s licence and own transport are essential. Duties include, but are not limited to, organising study materials, preparing workspaces for special programs, preparing food and supervising and dismissal of students under the guidance of the program coordinator. The position is paid at the casual rate and conditions and is due to begin on July 27, 2016 and terminates on 17 November 2016. The successful applicant will be required to have a Working With Children Check and will be required to participate in Edmund Rice training where required. For more information please email the Program Coordinator of ERCRS at: [email protected] or phone 93666436.

19.01.2022 Congratulations to Edmund Rice former student Benjamin Akok for your great achievement!

19.01.2022 The Centre of Multicultural Youth (CMY) 'My Education' Awards Ceremony at the Melbourne Chinese Museum. The CMY ‘My Education’ Awards recognise excellence and showcase outstanding contributions made by organisations, schools, students, volunteers, and out-of-school hours learning support programs throughout Victoria. This year, Edmund Rice Community & Refugee Services nominated students and volunteers for their exceptional commitment, achievements and positive contributions t...o their respective programs. ERCRS congratulates Afomeya Mengistu who was crowned the Outstanding Student of the Year in Primary category. Afomeya Mengistu is from ERCRS Homework Club in St Albans. Similarly, two ERCRS volunteers, Karen Vuong and Lulu Andrighetti, received the runner-up award for Outstanding Peer Volunteer. A big congratulations to all our hard-working students and tutors!

19.01.2022 While all of us here at Edmund Rice Community and Refugee Services are looking forward to the year ahead, we want to take the chance to reflect on the wonderful achievements of the year that was 2017

18.01.2022 Online volunteer tutors wanted for the coming pandemic months to support school children with their schoolwork. Please register online or by contacting Anthony or Emily

17.01.2022 Hi all! We are looking for volunteer mentors to help with a fun Boys Mentoring Group for Year 8 students of refugee background. Who are we looking for? Active, engaging, positive, fun, compassionate, encouraging, cooperative volunteers who can relate to teenagers! An enjoyment of sport, recreation, music, etc is advantageous, but not essential.... What tasks would you do? It varies! Participating in group discussions, encouraging self-development, making connections, playing games, facilitating ice-breakers, setting up, packing up or planning future activities! Occasionally we go on fun excursions, participate in sports tournaments, and have interesting guest speakers. We are always open to new ideas and possibilities! When do we meet? Every Tuesday 3:30-5:30pm; starting 21st Feb. Occasional weekends for excursions if you are available. We’d love you to be a regular volunteer, but if you can’t attend every single session, let us know and we can work something out! Where? St Albans Community Centre, Princess St, St Albans How long for? Minimum 6-month commitment. Program runs for 1-year. What do you get out of it? FANTASTIC work and life experience and the satisfaction of CHANGING lives!! Contact Program Coordinator Gudrun 9366 6436 or 0405 901 931 as soon as possible. Email [email protected] Website www.ercrs.com.au

14.01.2022 Thanks to our partnership with The Arts Centre, six students from the learning support program at Sunshine Harvester Primary School were lucky enough to attend the theatrical performance of The Wolf and Peter at The Arts Centre. With a picnic before the performance, the excited children thoroughly enjoyed their day out together.

13.01.2022 The Hon. Marlene Kairouz MP today provide a grant of $60,000 to Edmund Rice Community and Refugee Services for their Positive Mentoring Program. This mentoring program strengthens the participation , inclusion and contributions of refugees, asylum seekers and multicultural communities.

13.01.2022 Happy New Year everyone, Here are the start dates for this term for all sessions. Below are the details:... Tuesday session ( Secondary) start 9th February from 3:30 - 5:30pm Wednesday session (Primary) start 10th February from 3:30 - 5:00pm Thursday session (Primary) start 11th February from 3:30 - 5:30pm Saturday session (Secondary) start 13th February from 10:30am- 1:00pm Monday session (Primary) start 15th February from 3:30 - 5:00pm I look forward to working with you again.

13.01.2022 ERCRS participants were recently invited to a free movie screening of the popular movie ‘Black Panther. It was a memorable affair, with the participants thoroughly enjoying the day out, making new friends, enjoying complimentary movie snacks, and being entertained by a powerful movie with a positive message. Many thanks to Stonnington Council for this incredible opportunity, and to our volunteers who assisted on the day!

13.01.2022 Joy is the word.

12.01.2022 In September 2017, three excited families headed to Amberley for our annual family camp. With the opportunity to enjoy a relaxed environment, the families had a great time trying new activities and enjoying some all-important family time.

11.01.2022 Want to support others during isolation? Interested in supporting kids of refugee background to thrive? We would love you to join us at ERCRS Online Homework Club! ... Email us at: [email protected] to register for one of our upcoming volunteer training sessions or to find out more! Know someone who would be interested? Tag them below!

10.01.2022 Celebrating 80 years!!! Not often does it happen, but when it does it is a cause for great celebration. Last Wednesday at a special lunch, the ERCRS St Alban’s staff marked the occasion of the 80th birthday of one of our staff: Br Trevor Gibbons. The lunch was the vehicle to not only thank Trevor for his ever-faithful commitment to our programs, but also to acknowledge his many years of generous work with Aboriginal students in Broome, his work in the Cook Islands, Yambio and... in PNG. A missionary for most of his teaching life, Trevor has a great love for life revealing itself in his passion for camping, cycling, gym work-outs and his scientist mind that keeps him open to new ideas and discoveries. But it is his genuine interest in people- the staff, students and volunteers that we at St Albans/Sunshine have come to know and appreciate Trevor the best. Well Done and thanks, Trevor!! By Jim Darcy ERCRS Director

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08.01.2022 Saturday 29th April come on down to our Edmund Rice Fundraiser BBQ outside Woolworths St Albans. Any interested volunteers available even for an hour can PM us. 8:30am-2:00pm. Or just come and get a bite to eat for a good cause!

08.01.2022 Here at Edmund Rice Community & Refugee Services, we run homework clubs in St. Albans and Sunshine. To help the students get to know their new tutors better, the Sunshine Harvester Homework Club spent the first week of term in 2017 conducting a slime experiment. The children had the chance to learn through mess-making and the senses, and had so much fun testing out the different slime recipes, and making up their own along the way.

08.01.2022 The voices of culturally diverse young people 13 April 2016 THE findings of a report by the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) have captured the direct experiences and the priorities of culturally diverse young people in our state....Continue reading

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07.01.2022 ERCRS VOLUNTEER AND STUDENT MADE A RUNNER UP AT MY EDUCATION AWARD! Please join me in Congratulating Zalalem Yigletu (ERCRS Tutoring and Mentoring Students) and Aisha Alawad (ERCRS volunteer primary Tutor) for distinction and outstanding contribution made in their respective field. They both were shortlisted and became runner-up for an outstanding secondary student of the year and anoutstanding Volunteer Tutor respectively at My Education Award last Thursday. CMY’s MY Educati...on or Multicultural Youth Education Awards recognise excellence and showcase outstanding contributions made by organisations, students, schools and out-of-school-hours learning support programs (OSHLP) throughout Victoria. Zalalem was recognised for demonstrating a willingness to work hard to achieve his goals and comes to biweekly sessions without exception. He is always willing to assist his peer if he can and is a great role model to other students in homework club. He is constantly striving to improve and engages in a variety of academic and extracurricular programs in his community. His commitment, frequent demonstration of initiative ad academic curiosity ensures he always gets the most out of the sessions he attends. Thanks to Kaitlyn (ERCRS Mentoring Coordinator) for nominating him. Similarly, Aisha a peer tutor was recognised for her regular attendance at Sunshine Harvester Homework Club each week of school term since the beginning of 2015. She has provides academic and homework support to a small group of students with whom she has developed a very good rapport. Aisha support and enables them to confidently engage in their learning, improving outcomes. In addition, as a peer support leader at Braybrook, Aisha assists with the students’ transition to high school. Thank to Erin (ERCRS Sunshine Harvester Coordinator) for nominating her. The awards were presented by Hon. James Merlino, Deputy Premier of Victoria and Minister for Education (in the photos below). This will not be the first time ERCRS nominees had won such awards. Last year two primary school students from ERCRS Homework Club at Sunshine Harvester won first place for being outstanding primary school students. However, each nominee has their own unique merits, therefore this two undoubtable deserve this award and ERCRS congratulate them both for job well done. Biong Biong- ERCRS Program Coordinator

06.01.2022 YOUTH ON THE AIRWAVES Some Brighter Tomorrow Boy's Group members did a great job discussing a range of youth-related issues on SYN FM's radio program 'Youth and Loud' recently. Well done boys! https://omny.fm//youth-and-/youth-from-refugee-backgrounds

05.01.2022 Reflection from Graduate of ERCRS Brighter Tomorrow Boys Group 16 years old Zalalem is originally from Ethiopia. He migrated to Australia with his parents six years ago. Last years he became one of the first students to join Brighter Tomorrow Boys Mentoring program. Zalalm did very well within the group. He demonstrated leadership quality and self-drive. After he graduated from the program, Zalalem is start volunteering with Brighter Tomorrow as assistance Coach. Below is hi...s reflection; Through my volunteering at Edmund Rice Refugee Services ‘Brighter Tomorrow Boys’, which has a partnership with Melbourne Victory Football Club, a coordinator named Kaitlyn Krahe helped me arrange a week’s work experience at Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park. During the week of work experience at Melbourne Victory, I got the opportunity to meet not only professional football players and coaches, but also professionals in a wide range of roles. These ranged from executives and financial and administrative individuals, through to secretarial employees and various managers of different club positions. While at work there, I learnt about the roles and qualities that each person brought to the club. I also came to appreciate how many different types of professions are essential to running a high level football club like Melbourne Victory. As an example of a task I was given, I helped to find a rental house for a newly contracted international player named Alan Baro. To do this I started by doing a search online following the guidelines I was given. In my short time there, I had many positive experiences, but the stand-out favourite was learning from the financial manager about how the club’s money is organised. The most important lesson regarding money flow was the point made that to run a profitable company, the key is to ensure that overall income is higher than gross expenditure. It was an enormously educational experience, and I was privileged to have been given this opportunity to be involved with so many talented and friendly individuals. For my second work experience, I worked at Myer Melbourne in the CBD. I was positioned in Men’s and Youth’s formal wear, and undertook tasks such as direct customer service and interaction, movement of stock, as well as intricate training on how to take suit and shirt measurements. Over the course of the week, my inbuilt skills were brought to my attention, these included fast and efficient working and taking detailed instructions. I was recommended to apply for a Christmas casual position by my team leader due to my excellent performance, and I have recently submitted my application. Overall this was an amazing experience that I look forward to building on. Zalalem ERCRS wish him the very best in the years to come.

04.01.2022 ERCRS Brighter Tomorrow Boys Team Building day On the sunny morning of Saturday the 20th of February, the ERCRS Brighter Tomorrow Boys Mentoring Group traveled to Amberley Edmund Rice Centre to participate in a day of team building activities and fun together. The focus of the day was on how great things can be achieved when a group of individuals can communicate effectively and work collaboratively to conquer difficult tasks such as the Rope Swing, Spider Web, Marble & Pipe ...and Log Crossing activities. The mentees saw through trial and error how important listening, taking turns in being the leader and encouraging others are integral to success. One highlight was working together to fit 10 mentees and 10 mentors onto the Rope Swing platform without falling off! We finished off the day by cooling off in the pool and playing soccer. Thank you to Anthony Cocomazzo and Amberley Edmund Rice Centre for kindly providing the BTBG mentees with this great opportunity. By Kaitlyn Krahe

04.01.2022 In spring of 2017, we left St. Albans far behind and headed to Anglesea for the Brighter Tomorrow Boys Group Camp. Blessed with three days of sunshine, the boys spent the trip beach-hopping, playing soccer, sitting around campfires, canoeing and swimming in the ocean. The boys thoroughly enjoyed the camp, which would not be possible without the support of our amazing volunteers.

03.01.2022 We invite YOU to join us and contribute to the lives of young people experiencing disadvantage as a result of their refugee background to unleash their own potential Monday, August 10th at 2pm is our next induction session. In just over an hour you will be ready to EMPOWER, ENCOURAGE and INSPIRE these young people. Giving them access to free learning support and one on one engagement to thrive and be proud of who they are! Contact us at [email protected] to sign up, everyone is welcome

03.01.2022 The Murdoch media monopoly have specifically targeted the communities we work with; their school, their home, their religion, their cultural background. We invite you to sign this petition with the aim of turning down the volume of these harmful sentiments that currently reach 70% of print readership in Australia.

03.01.2022 Without our generous volunteers, our tutoring, mentoring programs, excursions and special events in 2017 would not have been possible. From all of us at Edmund Rice Community and Refugee Services, we would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers for their dedication and hard work. To find out how you can sign up to join our volunteer team for 2018, head to our website: http://www.ercrs.com.au/volunteer.php

02.01.2022 Hip Hip Hooray for Homework Club! It has been a big first term for our St Albans Homework Club students and tutors, with lots of hard work and happy faces! A HUGE thank you to our wonderful tutors for their time, and to all the children, parents and staff for being part of this wonderful program!