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About Us
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Frankston Community Support and Information Centre is one of the busiest of it's type in Victoria - with more than 12,000 people contacting the agency for assistance each year. The Centre has around 80 volunteers who come from a wide range of social, political, religious, cultural and work backgrounds. Volunteer workers who have direct contact with the public in a support role must be accredited, which entails successfully completing a 50 hour training course. The Centre aims to provide people with information, advice and skills so they can be more self sufficient within the community. Services are cost-effective because the community volunteers provide their time and services free of charge. The Frankston City Council is also a major supporter of the Centre - providing our premises, two paid staffing positions along with telephone and electricity. Frankston Community Support and Information Centre is an accredited charitable institution. Click here to see details registered with the Australian Government.
Background In 1966 a project known as the Church and Life Movement was formed to make people more aware of the needs of the Frankston community. The Frankston Community Welfare Committee was formed at a public meeting called by the Movement in 1967, at what is now the Frankston Campus of Monash University. One of its first projects was to establish a Citizens Advice Bureau to provide advice and community information to people about local services. In 1993 the membership voted to change the name of the organisation to Frankston Community Support and Information Centre as it was felt that this name provided the community with a better understanding of the organisations role and activities. As more Frankston residents became disadvantaged through unemployment, and other social and emotional problems, the agency became involved in a number of additional services and activities including counselling, crisis support, research and community development. The Centre is staffed by trained volunteer community workers and is independently managed by local residents through an annually elected Committee of Management. Our focus is on assisting people to become more independent and contributing members of the community. Previous Annual Reports
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