The Family CommUnity project promotes a healthy dialogue between parents about the challenges, opportunities and realities of raising a family in Australia.
It supports isolated and marginalised parents and enables a safe space to engage in the community, encouraging them to run events that they feel are important to help become better engaged in their children’s lives and their community.
This incorporates parenting classes, playgroups, health and fitness initiatives as well as additional programs that support parents and their children and are religiously and culturally appropriate.
Baby Buddies
Baby Buddies is a weekly guided playgroup for Mothers and their children aged 0-5. The playgroup provides workers to facilitate the playgroup and show mothers how they can interact with their children in engaging and educational activities.
So far, over 70 mothers have engaged with the program from Lebanese, Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, and other CALD backgrounds.
Jumpstart Sports & Nutrition
Jumpstart Sports & Nutrition program is a free 5-week program that aims to encourage a healthy lifestyle amongst children aged 8-12. The program is designed to accommodate children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and include aspects relating to the Prophetic health tradition in the curriculum. The Jumpstart Sports & Nutrition program is led by trained qualified professionals and runs during school term. The overall aim is that children have fun and raise their awareness of the importance of healthy living.
Father & Son Camps
The purpose of the LMA Father & Sons Camp is to provide fathers and their sons the opportunity to spend meaningful time together and to promote a dialogue between fathers about the opportunities, challenges, and realities of raising boys in today’s society.