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Message From the CEO
Doncare is a very exciting place to be, the very heartbeat of Doncare is the services we provide to our community on a daily basis, our dedicated staff and volunteers all of whom share compassion for their community, many of whom are our most vulnerable, fragile and disadvantaged.The majority of Doncare services are delivered by our volunteers, they are our most valuable asset and the life blood of the organisation. Volunteers work in all of our programs, in all of our Opportunity Shops and on our Board of Management - without them Doncare would not exist. The services we provide often go to the heart of people’s lives; we provide to the most vulnerable, disadvantaged and fragile, and work to improve their quality of life. We know just how important these services are in supporting our clients to participate more fully in the social, recreational and connectedness to their community. We constantly seek to improve the ways in which we operate to better meet the changing needs and service gaps for our clients, to prepare for the future and to build our capacity to better manage and deliver services. One of the biggest challenges is to manage all of this within budget and determining what can and cannot be sustained. All of those involved with Doncare can be proud of the achievements to date, responding to community needs, delivering high quality services and working in partnership with other agencies and levels of government. We have spent a great deal of time over the past year meeting with council staff and architects to discuss the Civic Precinct Hub, and the space that Doncare will inhabit as our new home. We are very excited about moving into the new building and being part of a group of similar agencies who will be working together to best serve the Manningham community. Thank you to Manningham Council for having the vision to establish the Civic Precinct Community Hub. As CEO, I would like to thank our major donors and funding bodies: Manningham City Council, Department of Human Services, Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services, the Philanthropic Trusts and Foundations, and all other donors to Doncare. Finally I would like to sincerely thank the Doncare Board, Volunteers, Managers and Staff who by working together every day make a difference to the lives of others. Doreen Stoves PSM |
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