Michaela Meade
Volunteer West has launched a new “visionary” program, aiming to provide much-needed resources to communities and organisations in Melbourne’s west.
Volunteer West is a charity and volunteer research centre located in Footscray.
The centre’s mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of the Melbourne west community through volunteering that “empowers and engages”.
The VolReach program aims to create volunteering research, engagement, advocacy, and community hubs to drive meaningful systemic change.
Volunteer West chief executive Thu-Trang Tran said the program would provide concrete actions for the centre to follow through on.
“VolReach is the next step towards achieving meaningful social change through working together and sharing our knowledge and resources,” Ms Tran said.
“What does that mean in action? VolReach is about promoting active inclusion, removing barriers that are visible and invisible.
“That begins with the first step of collaboration. The next step is collective action and impact through community hubs. That then builds into a movement.
“Then, a tipping point that will change the system.”
The VolReach community hubs will be shaped by key areas of focus, including health and wellbeing, sports, intergenerational, and multicultural and multi-faith, with the goal of facilitating community-led social change projects.
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