CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
AMES CALD Volunteer Engagement Project
CALD Volunteer Engagement Project 2011
AMES has recently been awarded funding from the Department of Planning and Community Development to conduct a 12 month project to engage CALD communities in the volunteering sector, particularly focussing the use of web-based resources as an avenue to volunteering.
The project hopes to achieve this by:
1. Encouraging CALD community members to participate as volunteers;
2. Supporting new and emerging CALD community organisations to establish and develop their own volunteering programs;
3. Supporting other community organisations in recruiting and managing volunteers from CALD backgrounds.
Information sessions will be held throughout 2010-2011 for CALD community members and organisations.
AMES will also be offering three community organisations grants of $25 000 for them to establish capacity building projects centred on volunteering.
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The AMES Volunteer Support Program
The AMES Volunteer Support Program is a program that is designed to connect new and emerging community groups with other volunteer-involving community organisations in their local areas. The program aims to establish informal partnerships where two organisations can share ideas, knowledge and expertise.
More Information about the Volunteer Support Program
Free AMES Volunteer Coordination Seminars
As Victoria’s population continues to diversify, the role of volunteering in supporting and strengthening communities is not only important, but essential.
AMES invites you to its free Volunteer Seminars, ‘Strength & Diversity in Supporting our Communities’ which will provide organisations with the knowledge to develop strong and diverse volunteer programs.
More Information about the Seminars
For further information about the project or to book in for an information session please contact the Project Officer, Laura Buchanan on BuchananL@ames.net.au or 0409 066 983.
