The difference we make

Service Delivery

During the 2021-2022 financial year, Highlands Community Centres Inc. provided the following support to our local community (note: service delivery was impacted by COVID-19 in late 2021):

We advocated for and supported 168 people over 891 sessions and made 41 referrals to 18 local services.
We delivered the women's program, My Life My Dreams.
NILS approved 57 loans to the value of $78,063.
We handed out over 50 Rapid Relief Food boxes.
School holiday programs included Hill Top Outreach, Bundanoon Outreach, Movie nights at the Empire, Aboriginal Art Workshop and Equine Therapy.
We provided one Work Development Order.
Drop-in occurred 39 times, with 184 attendances by local young people.
Forty students accessed free tutoring.
461 communications sent to the Wingecarribee Community Services Forum members.
Provided information about community resources 455 times.
Three people received financial support through the Aboriginal Recovery Fund.
The Women's Yarning Circle was held twice.
28 women attended a Women's Retreat for Cultural Connections.
HCC Aboriginal Services outreached to Dhungung (Food) Share 18 times, providing support to Aboriginal clients 430 times.

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Assertive Communication

Assertive communication is about being able to express your thoughts, feelings, beliefs and opinions in a way that is authentic to you but doesn’t violate the rights of others.
My Life My Dreams 2023

At the end of June 2023, a group of women completed the My Life My Dreams program. Each Tuesday for thirteen weeks the women came together to learn more about themselves, each other and services available to them in the community.
Improving self esteem

Self esteem is the way we think and view ourselves, for example, we might say, “I am a good person”. Some other ways of saying it are self worth, self respect, self love or self confidence. Low self esteem can impact on all areas of a person’s life – their work, their relationships with family and friends and even what they do for fun – they might not have enough confidence to something they would enjoy.
Walking is so good for you!

There is a lot of research that suggests that walking is good for mental health – and can be as effective as anti depressants for depression. One of the best things about walking is it free, doesn’t require any special equipment and can be done by anybody, anywhere, anytime. Walking is an easy way to get active, to be in the fresh air and take some deep breaths.