CORE Community Services

Last Wednesday, the CORE team attended the FECAP Employment Expo at Fairfield Youth and Community Centre. 💫 It was a fantastic opportunity to engage with our community, showcasing the valuable programs and services CORE College has to offer 🎓. Our team was on hand throughout the morning, connecting with attendees and providing insights into the pathways available 💼. A big thank you to everyone who joined us and made the event a success! 🙌

🎉 We’d like to congratulate our very own Rola Rifai from our Multicultural Communities team for being honoured with a Community Leadership Award at the Solidarity Against Family Violence awareness event, held by the Zen Tea Lounge Foundation! 🌟 Rola was truly surprised and deeply grateful for this recognition. At CORE, we strive to empower and support our employees to excel and make meaningful contributions to our community. Rola's dedication and leadership are a shining example of our commitment to creating positive change in our community. The event was graced by notable attendees including the CEO of Zen, Amy Nguyen , as well as Tri Vo MP, Dr David Saliba MP, Dai Le MP, and Mayor Frank Carbone. We’re incredibly proud of Rola's achievements and the impact she continues to make. Well done, Rola! 👏 #CommunityLeadership #CORECommunityServices #MakingADifference #ProudMoment #EmployeeExcellence

🌟 Successful Community Leaders Consultation! 🙌 We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of the Community Leaders Consultation, organised by the Community Capacity Building Working Group of the Fairfield Multicultural Interagency on July 31, 2024, in Fairfield! 🎉 The consultation brought together a vibrant and diverse group of multicultural community leaders and representatives from various ethno-specific community organisations in Fairfield and Liverpool LGAs. 🌏🤝 Our goals were to: 🔍 Identify and understand community needs and priorities. 💬 Discuss how local service providers can support the community. 🤝 Establish connections for ongoing engagement and collaboration. 📈 Develop effective engagement strategies with community leaders and organisations. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants for their enthusiastic involvement and dedication to identifying, discussing, and sharing the needs and priorities of their respective communities. Your input is invaluable in helping service providers respond effectively. Special thanks to our partner organisations: Fairfield City Council, TAFE NSW, SSI, South Western Sydney Local Health District & STARTTS | NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors🌟 #CommunityLeaders #SuccessfulConsultation #MulticulturalCommunity #Fairfield #Collaboration #CommunityEngagement #ThankYou #Partnerships

Celebrating the Mandaean New Year! 🙌 On July 20th, CORE Community Services had the pleasure of sponsoring the Mandaean New Year event organised by the Mandaean Women’s Union. Our Service Manager for Multicultural Communities, Shama Pande, delivered a heartfelt speech highlighting our longstanding partnership with the Mandaean Women’s Union. ✨ For the past 16 years, our collaboration has helped newly arrived Mandaean women settle in the Fairfield and Liverpool LGAs, maintaining their cultural, social, and religious integrity while building a new identity in Australia. 🤝 At CORE, we believe in approaches that build social fabric, strengthen communities, and foster cohesion. Meaningful engagement with community stakeholders like the Mandaean Women’s Union is critical for building thriving communities. We take immense pride in supporting the Union’s initiatives and look forward to our continued partnership. Thank you to everyone who attended and celebrated with us. 💙 Here’s to many more years of collaboration and community building! 🎉 #MandaeanNewYear #CORECommunityServices #MulticulturalCommunities #CommunityBuilding #Partnerships #CulturalDiversity

🎒✨ Exciting News: Back to School Packs Coming Soon! ✨🎒 We're thrilled to announce our upcoming Back to School packs, generously supported by Officeworks Warwick Farm, who donated $200 worth of stationery. Each pack includes: 📏 1 x ruler 🧼 1 x eraser ✏️ 1 x sharpener 🖍️ 4 x highlighters ✏️ 4 x pencils ✂️ 1 x pair of scissors 📌 1 x glue stick Thanks to Officeworks' generous contribution, our community's young learners will have everything they need to grow, learn, and succeed in their educational journey. Stay tuned as we prepare to distribute these packs and make a meaningful impact in our community! 📚 🍎 ✏ #CORECommunity #BackToSchool #CommunitySupport #EducationMatters

🌟 Employee Spotlight: Meet Debra! 🌟 We're thrilled to spotlight Debra, Manager of Children's Services, who joined CORE in March 2008.📚 Her proudest achievement was transforming a struggling Occasional Care service into a thriving Community Preschool in 2011, thanks to CORE's unwavering support and belief in its employees. ☀ Debra embodies CORE's commitment to excellence and community impact. ❤️🙌 #EmployeeSpotlight #CORECommunityServices #Leadership #CommunityImpact #ChildrensServices

We're thrilled to announce that for the second year in a row, the amazing charity Wrap With Love Inc has generously donated knitted and crocheted blankets to CORE. 🧶💙 These beautiful and cozy blankets mean the world to our community, especially during this cold weather. We can't express enough how much we appreciate this incredible support. 🤝 Thank you, Wrap With Love, for your kindness and generosity. Your contributions have a significant positive impact on those we serve. 🌟 Together, we’re building a warmer and more caring community. 🫶 #WrapWithLove #CommunitySupport #CORECommunity #ThankYou #KnittingForCharity

🌟 Employee Spotlight 🌟 Meet Muoi Trinh, a dedicated support worker for our Aged and Disability Care team at CORE Community Services. Muoi's experience and compassion make her an invaluable member of our team. We're fortunate to have such dedicated individuals who are deeply committed to our community. At CORE, we believe in giving back to our local community in the best way possible. Thank you, Muoi, for your outstanding contributions! 👏💙 #EmployeeSpotlight #CORECommunityServices #CORECares #SupportingOurCommunity

The Refugee Week Festival 2024 was organised by the Refugee Week Working Group of the Fairfield Emerging Communities Action Partnership (FECAP) on Wednesday, 19 June 2024 at Fairfield Youth and Community Centre, Led by CORE Community Services, FECAP is an interagency forum of government and non-government service providers that collaborate to increase access and improve the quality of service delivery to emerging communities in and around Fairfield LGA.⭐️ FECAP’s Refugee Week Festival 2024 brought together a diverse group of around 500 people, including refugees, migrants, First Nations people and the wider community to connect, share culture and celebrate the rich cultural diversity of the community. The festival featured live entertainment, cultural performances, community stalls and inspiring stories from refugees. On behalf of the FECAP Refugee Week Working Group, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to our partners organisations, community participants, stallholders from community organisations and performers from multicultural communities and First Nations people.🙌🏽 Special thanks to the event’s partners, sponsors, contributors and performers: Fairfield City Council , TAFE NSW, SSI - Settlement Services International , Navitas Skilled Futures, MTC Australia, NSW SERVICE FOR THE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF TORTURE AND TRAUMA SURVIVORS (STARTTS) Assyrian Resource Centre - Assyrian Australian Association , Services Australia , Multicultural NSW , @New South Wales Council for Pacific Communities, Iraqi Australian University Graduates Forum , @Afghan Peace Foundation, @Vietnamese Women's Association in NSW, @Fairfield Engaging Families of Aboriginal Heritage, Khmer Community of NSW - សហគមន៍ខ្មែរ រដ្ឋញូវសោធវែលល , @African Artefacts Downunder, @Kenya Diaspora Board NSW and @Cambodian-Australia Welfare Council of NSW.👏🏽

We're excited to share that our Advocacy Training for Community Leaders & Organizations wrapped up on June 15, 2024! 🌍 Hosted by the Community Capacity Building Working Group of the Fairfield Multicultural Interagency at Fairfield City HQ, the workshop was in partnership with the Diplomacy Training Program (DTP) of UNSW. 🙌 It brought together leaders and representatives from various CALD communities to explore engaging with government, communicating needs, and building trust! 💡 On behalf of the working group, Farhad Arian, CORE’s Stakeholder Engagement Manager would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the DTP’s dedicated trainers and facilitators who ensured the sessions were engaging, informative and highly beneficial. Additionally, we would like to thank all participants for their enthusiastic involvement and commitment to strengthening their advocacy capabilities. Special thanks to our partner organisations at the Community Capacity Building Working Group of the Fairfield Multicultural Interagency: Fairfield City Council ,TAFE NSW, SSI, NSW SERVICE FOR THE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF TORTURE AND TRAUMA SURVIVORS (STARTTS), Assyrian Resource Centre and South Western Sydney Local Health District ⭐