Burwood Chatworks – new Umbrella Dementia Café in East Burwood
Glenys Grant
Burwood Chatworks, a new Umbrella Dementia Café (UDC) has opened at Burwood Brickworks. It caters for individuals and their family care-partners living with dementia. The group will meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday to share stories, have a laugh, support each other and meet new, non-judgemental friends.
Umbrella Dementia Cafés support and empower couples, families and people in the community living with dementia. This latest initiative has been achieved through collaboration with Frasers Property, Australia, owners of Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre, with whom UDC share a passion to build responsive and inclusive community environments.
Kirsty Porter, founder, managing director and CEO, explains the concept behind Umbrella Dementia Cafes. ‘We believe the key to personal well-being is social connectedness. It’s about having a community support network around you, understanding, accepting and including you. At Umbrella Dementia Cafés you can connect with like-minded people who have shared experiences and who understand how to live better with dementia.’
More than 30 people attended the first afternoon tea, including members, volunteers, and supporters from Lions and Rotary. Ms Porter welcomed all including two guests from Rotary Club of Forest Hill, Ethan Newnham and Bill Marsh.
Ethan Newnham is a science graduate who will leave in September to study and research brain functions and dementia at Oxford University. He spoke of his future studies and goals and the assistance he has received from Rotary Forest Hill to achieve these goals.
Bill Marsh, President of the Rotary Club of Forest Hill, presented Kirsty with a surprise gift of $8000 to help the organisation continue its good works.
If you require any further information about the Umbrella Dementia Cafes, email enquiries@UmbrellaDementiaCafes.com.au or phone 0401 364 696. Go to their website at https://umbrelladementiacafes.com.au
Pathways for Carers Boroondara
Hawthorn Community House has established a new support group in Boroondara, providing unpaid carers with an opportunity to connect with others and receive support, services, and resources.
Meeting Location:
Hawthorn Community House
32 Henry St
Hawthorn VIC 3122
Time:
9.45am for a 10am start
Contact:
Carolyn Cuming on 9819 2629 or info@hch.org.au
For more information, carers can contact Hawthorn Community House on 9819 2629 or info@hch.org.au. For more information on the program, visit www.pathwaysforcarers.com.au
Welcome to the Box Hill Prostate Cancer Support Group
We are a peer group offering support and information for men and their families affected by prostate cancer. We provide you with opportunities to meet men who are going through the same thing as you and talk about our shared experiences so that you feel less isolated and alone.
Please click here for contact details.
Karinya Counselling Center
We are a not-for-profit organisation, with a vision for providing high quality, low-cost services to people in need.
Mental wellbeing continues to be a high need area in current, challenging times. However, the cost of counselling support can prevent many families and individuals accessing the help they need.
At Karinya we have low fees – approximately half that of private consultants. We also offer a further concessional rate for those on concession cards. And we can discuss and negotiate individual fees for people in financial hardship. Karinya counselling services include male and female counsellors, play therapy and creative arts therapy.
To find out more about Karinya Counselling Centre, click here.
StreetSmart Australia
The team at StreetSmart believe everyone should have a safe and secure place to call home. Funds raised through our innovative campaigns are distributed through our Community Grants and Material Aid Programs, often privileging locality where donations are fed back into projects as close to where they are raised as possible, and target smaller services who work to support people experiencing homelessness. Since it was founded in 2003, StreetSmart has distributed more than $12 million to over 1,100 local organisations across Australia.
W: www.streetsmartaustralia.org
The Orange Door
The Orange Door is a free service for adults, children and young people who are experiencing or have experienced family violence and families who need extra support with the care of children. To find our more, go to their website here.
Eastern Emergency Relief Network (EERN)
EERN has been run by volunteers in the east of Melbourne for more than 25 years. It picks up donated furniture and other household items, checks them and places them in a warehouse in Mitcham. Local welfare agencies then bring people and families in need to select items, free of any cost.
The Box Hill Community Bakehouse
The Box Hill Community Bakehouse rescues food from a range of bakeries across Whitehorse, Boroondara and Manningham and provides this food (including bread, baked goods, fresh produce and other items) free to the local community with a smile and without question.
The Bakehouse takes place at 3 Ellingworth Pde, Box Hill every Thursday at 1:30-2:30pm and every Saturday at 7:30-8:30am. You can follow the Bakehouse at https://www.facebook.com/boxhillbakehouse
The Nappy Collective
A community based, not for profit run mostly by volunteers collecting and redistributing nappies to families in crisis. Financial donations to The Nappy Collective support the work of diverting all donated nappies to families that need it most and are tax deductible. Go to their website here for more information.
The Inclusion Foundation
A for purpose-charity that champions the inclusion of people with Down syndrome. We see an inclusive world where people with Down syndrome are equal, active and respected members of society. Together, we stand proud, we raise our hands in the air, and we say to society, to business, to governments, to everyone, and to anyone… Count me in!
MUC Knitters
Manningham Uniting Church and Community Centre
109 Wood St, Templestowe
Every Month from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Ladies with a common interest in knitting come together to create warm garments and soft toys for newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers and enjoy afternoon tea together. Everyone is welcome to attend, knitter or not!
Can’t attend, but are a keen knitter? Or have an abundance of wool? Feel free to download the square knitting pattern and knit away from home, and then drop in your squares in at the Manningham Uniting Church & Community Centre to the joined together to make blankets.
If you have any spare wool, you can drop it off at the Manningham Uniting Church and Community Centre, and your wool will be utilised in the creation of warm garments and soft toys.
Contact Helen on 03 9846 2012; info@manninghamuc.org
Eastern Area Multiple Birth Association (EAMBA)
EAMBA provides communication, support and services to parents of multiples (twins, triplets, quadruplets, more) within the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. We have 120 member families in the Maroondah, Yarra Ranges, City of Knox, Whitehorse and Manningham areas. Our funding comes from membership fees, donations, fundraising and grants.
Our mission
We aim to bring a sense of belonging, provide practical advice and resources, and give emotional support for those raising multiples. We do this through a Facebook group, member only events, playgroups and more. To find out more about EAMBA, go here: https://eamba.amba.org.au/.
