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More than 100 children (from prep to grade 12) attend our weekly tutoring program with dozens of volunteer tutors who have a love for education. We believe education is their passport to a better future! https://www.stitches.org.au/food-pantry daily 0.75 2021-02-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f3fb0ab9569095fcbd96a8f/t/60332a05520a7560ba922d72/1613965858999/LjfNDEvQ.jpeg Food Pantry We provide hot lunches during the week to the many who live or merely wander around the Collingwood housing estate. These are often homeless people who would otherwise go without. This initiative satisfies a great need in the community and builds meaningful relationships. https://www.stitches.org.au/saturation daily 0.75 2021-02-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f3fb0ab9569095fcbd96a8f/t/60332c36f73a2518e0a07e74/1613966443658/Gl4q_Pgg.jpeg Saturation Saturation events are held throughout the year at the public housing estate to promote community inclusion and discourage racial and ethnic intolerance. https://www.stitches.org.au/woman-2-woman daily 0.75 2021-02-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f3fb0ab9569095fcbd96a8f/t/60332cd05c07095e9900a6cc/1613966843787/woman.jpg Woman 2 Woman Monthly meetings are held to promote well-being and provide encouragement and support for the many mothers and single women in the community. https://www.stitches.org.au/christmas-parties daily 0.75 2021-02-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f3fb0ab9569095fcbd96a8f/t/60332f24e8886f045c2f2157/1613967148560/jWM2c5mA.jpeg Christmas Parties Everyone loves Christmas! During this exciting time of the year Operation Stitches distributes Christmas gifts and has a special Christmas presentation to the local community. https://www.stitches.org.au/we-connect daily 0.75 2021-02-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f3fb0ab9569095fcbd96a8f/t/6033369c21cbd337b596c575/1613969088863/1-bjBcpg.jpeg We Connect It is important to understand community - what a community is, and the specific nature of the community we work in. Anything we do in a community requires us to be familiar with its people, its history, its demographics, culture, issues, and needs. Operation Stitches has worked within the local public housing sector for more than 25 years. This has not only given a clear perspective of the community’s needs we work with, but also it has gained the acceptance and trust of our organisation. Our programs include carnival style events and parenting program that promote community engagement and inclusion where we connect with not only the young people but also families, single parents and other singles. https://www.stitches.org.au/we-educate daily 0.75 2021-02-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f3fb0ab9569095fcbd96a8f/t/60333710c0b3b22cdbb5e024/1613969197453/htVpiTvA.jpeg We Educate A good education is essential to build a good pathway for the future. Hundreds of young people reside in the public housing sector where through their social disadvantage they miss out on many opportunities to build their future goals. Many come from migrant families where English is their second language and often struggle to assist their children academically. Early years provide the foundation for the development of life skills and academic education that the young need in order to reach their individual potential in society as adults. Positive Influence and encouragement builds character, life skills and habits developed during this period which affects not only their own sense of belonging and self-worth, but also what they will achieve throughout their life. Lack of basic learning skills will cause these children to fall behind in schooling and finally drop out of school all together as they grow older. https://www.stitches.org.au/we-prevent daily 0.75 2021-02-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f3fb0ab9569095fcbd96a8f/t/6033379a37189d40a07dcddb/1613969319658/YRzN21dA.jpg We Prevent Children who grow up within a low socio-economic status on these housing estates are disadvantaged by their environment and social marginalisation, with suicide, drug abuse, social and racial violence surrounding their lives daily. Operation Stitches is pro-active in preventing young people becoming the drug pushers, gang members and criminals of tomorrow, and impacts the future of these young lives by presenting positive life choices within every aspect of community engagement