North Richmond Homework Support Program (NRHSP) Asset Map

Outside Assets
1. Yarra City Council
  1. Second Bite which provides free fruit for NRHSP.
    1. ACU Library where educational resources can be borrowed.
      1. NRCH emergency procedures, codes and confidentiality requirements.
        Accessible by trams and trains
        Funding
        Woolworths, Aldi, fruitshop and Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre
        West Richmond Primary, Abbotsford Primary, Yarra Primary, Melbourne Girls College and Preston Islamic College
        Centre for Multicultural Youth which provides volunteer resources.
Physical Resources
1. North Richmond Community Health Centre (NRCHC)
  1. Four rooms; two large open spaces, two small quiet rooms
    1. Chairs and tables
      1. Glass doors
        North Richmond Housing Estate where NRCHC is located next to
      2. Children's picture books, calculators, English dictionaries, NAPLAN workbooks, flash cards, Connect 4, and card and board games.
        Kitchen with access to hot and cold water.
        Jugs, cups and plates.
    2. Seating in foyer
      1. Homework, pens,pencils,papers and books which children bring.
    3. Whiteboards
      1. Disability accessible
  2. Heating and cooling
Natural Environment
1. Grass patch just outside community centre
  1. Citizens park (Richmond oval)
2. Trees
3. Natural light
4. Playground next to NRCHC
Networks of Support
1. Volunteers daughter works at NRCHC
2. Homework support group coordinator is an ACU student
3. North Richmond Community Health Centre (NRCHC)
Individual Gifts
1. Problem solving ability
  1. Creative approaches to working with children.
2. Interest in helping children learn.
  1. Volunteers from a range of backgrounds including education, graphic design, business , mathematics, science, IT and law.
    1. Volunteer tutors want to give back to their local community.
    2. Children have different strengths and interests e.g teaching younger children to play card games, sports,some good at maths.
      1. Psychology
      2. Furniture removals
    3. Economics
    4. Listening skills
      1. Patience and understanding
3. Children are multilingual
Community Programs and Services
1. Volunteer induction which involves tour and introduction to emergency procedures.
  1. Eight regular volunteer tutors.
    1. Volunteer recruitment process
    2. One volunteer per table
  2. Volunteer and program coordinators
  3. Services provided to residents of housing estate.
    1. Dental, Occupational Therapy, speech pathology, GP,c ounselling and dietics.
2. Socialisation for parents.

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