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 past three years
has seen a significant growth in
funding as a result of an
increase of funding submissions
to Philanthropic Trusts and the
opening of our fifth Opportunity Shop.
All of the Doncare Op Shops are
thriving and provide funds to
support the most vulnerable,
marginalised and disadvantaged
in our community.
Doncare is
part of a consortium of
Manningham agencies who are
working together to streamline
volunteer recruitment, training
and retention for the City of
Manningham. Many opportunities
exist for those who want to help
themselves by helping others.
This project is funded by the
State Government under the
Community Sector Investment
Fund, the consortium have
developed a website
www.vim.org.au for the
community to access which will
provide information and training
for all volunteer opportunities.
We continue to
seek funding for the Hands on
Parenting Support program which has
operated for the past nine years
without any recurrent funding,
which means that each year we
struggle to attract grants to
maintain this very important
program for families. Despite
the challenges of finding funds
the Family Services programs
continue to flourish, we have
now introduced parent education
group workshops and training and
are proud of our commitment to
early intervention programs that
support families.
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
CEO
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