Community Partners
Areas of Investment
HIGH QUALITY MEN'S ENGAGEMENT
Our goal is for men to be recognised and valued for their role in raising families and building community.
Some men experience difficulty and stimga when accessing services for them and their families.
This project is a coordinated response to men specific work across Logan. Men's voices, experiences, history and beliefs are all valued, and will be used as a strength in building our communities.
This area of investment is delivered by our friends at Kingston East Neighbourhood Group. Click on the image above to visit KENG's Website.
CULTURAL COMMUNITY NEST
A cultural Community Nest in Eagleby led and delivered by an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation. The Nest is for the benefit of the local community through a holistic, grounded, reflective approach including strong cultural processes.
It facilitates relational collective leadership, offering services and programs that are responsive and inclusive, with strong partnerships and collaboration between services and community at the centre.
This area of investment is delivered by our friends at Jinndi Mibunn (Beenleigh Housing and Development Company). Click on the image above to visit Beenleigh Housing and Development Company's website.
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CHILDREN'S VOICE AND HIGH QUALITY PLAY
The experience of play is well recognised as a basic human right and an essential part of a child's development. Play affords important benefits for adults as well as children, both directly and indirectly, and thus warrants particular attention.
Our goal is that children feel loved and safe, are welcomed and embraced as active citizens who have influence in decision making, and that Logan City reflects the value of children with high quality play options co-designed and co-created with children.
This area of invesment is delivered by our friends at Australian Institute of Play. Click on the image above to visit Australian Institute of Play's website.
HIGH QULITY PRACTICE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Building knowledge of the brain to develop self-awareness and support children, families and practitioners to create, calm, connected community spaces and homes. It is vital for adults to facilitate experiences and build relationships that support all children's healthy development regardless of disadvantage.
A neuro-informed workforce builds individuals, families and communities that are responsive (not reactive), relational and healthy. As a result, social emotional and learning outcomes for children are imporved.
This area of investment is delivered by our friends at Pathways to Resilience. Click on the image above to visit Pathways to Resilence's website.
STATEMENT FROM THE HEART
Ngiyambalgarra Knowing and being, recognises ‘First Nations First’ through cultural yarning and understanding that is authentic and truly shared. It will help you engage in cultural ways of knowing that shifts from western structures and processes into an intrinsic way of working with a First Nations First Approach.
The building blocks of First Nations First Approach:
- Increases your cultural understanding through deeper dhuluyarra (speak truthfully) of Australia’s History
- Cultural understanding of intergenerational experience of trauma
- The importance of sharing and understanding the family connection and cultural narrative
- Shifting from the western way into a First Nations First Approach
- Inclusiveness in engagement that is culturally safe in its authenticity
- Interpret and Embed Organisational values and practice through a cultural perspective of First Nations First Approach
This area of investment is delivered by our friend Louisa Whettam (Ngiyambalgarra Consultancy).
RESEARCH, CO-DESIGN AND EVALUATION
Good research is not about reporting only favorable findings. Nor is it about looking for evidence that makes us feel good about the work we do. Rather, good research is about seeking truth. It’s about finding the most accurate and reliable and comprehensive evidence possible to guide our work.
Sometimes the evidence we find when evaluating the work we do is not what we expected. Sometimes the evidence might be the opposite of what we had hoped for. Rather than reject the evidence or reject our practices, we want to be able to use the evidence to guide change and improvements. Good research, then, provides an opportunity to learn, to try something different, and to make progress.
Good research helps us make sense of what is going on at the surface and behind the scenes. When we promote good research, we are promoting truth-telling. This means seeking and accepting different types of evidence, numbers and descriptions and stories about what worked and what did not. Only then do we have insight into how we can make improvements and adjustments to our practices for the benefit of everyone.
This area of investment is delivered collaboratively by our friends Wendy Gunthorpe (Straight Talk Consulting) and Sara Branch (Griffith University). Click on the image above to visit Straight Talk Consulting's website.
We also work collaboratively with the following organisations:
The Family Place
Logan Together
Sara Branch - Griffith University
Village Connect
Benevolent Socity
Settlement Services International
Headstart
First Five Forever
5Fold
Family and Community Place
Logan Village Community Centre
Dunamis Church
