Has Canberra done its homework?
17 August 2009
Increasing numbers of children across Melbourne are attending free or low-cost homework clubs run by community groups. The Age speaks with researcher Anne Pate about homework clubs as a preventative strategy for children who are at risk of disengaging from school and the need for policy and funding recognition by governments. Read more>>
Melbourne Citymission
For 155 years, Melbourne Citymission has worked with disadvantaged people across Melbourne and Victoria. Every week we help thousands of people build a clear pathway out of disadvantage, economic exclusion and social isolation.
Our services support:
- people to find a pathway out of homelessness
- disabled people to get the resources and support they need to live the life they want
- people to break the cycle of poverty and abuse
- people to find jobs, or enter into education and training.
