Tara Murray
The work of the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation will be enhanced after it partners with cohealth for the next three years.
cohealth will be the presenting partner of the Sons of the West and Daughters of the West health and wellbeing programs, which are delivered across Melbourne west’s and Victoria by the foundation.
The three-year partnership will result in cohealth playing an enhanced role in the programs via a team of health experts, providing resources for participants and strengthening pathways into cohealth’s local community health services.
Bulldogs community and government relations general Kashif Bouns said the partnership is an exciting outcome for the community of the west.
“Both the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation and cohealth have a long and proud history in Melbourne’s west and to have two of the state’s leading not-for-profit organisations join forces is a great result for our community,” he said.
“The mission of cohealth is very well aligned to ours and we will be using our collective expertise to provide increased support to those who need it the most.
“This partnership will not only help us continue to deliver our flagship programs but will also assist in community capacity building that will deliver better health outcomes across the west.
cohealth chief executive Nicole Bartholomeus said the partnership is a way to expand the impact both organisations have in the region.
“Sharing our values of diversity and social inclusion, the Western Bulldogs are more than just a footy club, just like we are more than just a health service,” she said.
“It feels like a natural progression for a sporting club and a community health service to be working together to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in the west.”
