Current Bridges Projects
Willmot Indigenous Photovoice
Bridges worked with 15 Indigenous children attending Mt Druitt Indigenous Church and Willmot Public School. The students created a booklet of photographs titled “Why Wilmot is the best place to be.” The Photovoice project supported children to connect with their personal, cultural and community strengths and to increase their resilience to negative social pressures, including drug and alcohol issues. As a direct result of this project, Willmot Public School now has a whole of school pride project. The Photovoice project booklet continues to connect students to the broader community.
Click here to view the book. Click here for download help
Discovery Challenge DVD now on our website
- Inspiring documentary to increase awareness and understanding of issues and dreams that are important for the young people.
- Hearing the voices of young people, including young people from African and other CALD backgrounds.
- Collaboration between Blacktown Migrant Resource Centre, BADFS, Liverpool PCYC, Mission Australia Mt Druitt Links to Learning, Doonside Highschool and Blacktown City Council.
- Click here to watch and to read more.
Shalvey High School Film Project
Bridges engaged Short Black Films to work with students from Chifley College-Shalvey High, to write a script and then be actors in a film that is now a DVD called “Freddie Farquars Facts and Fictions”.The film uses humour while focusing on friendship, the school community and drug issues. One young person described the experience as “a chance in a lifetime”. Click here to watch the film.Kaleidoscope
- A group program for young people 5 - 17 year old, who have been affected by someone else’s alcohol and/or other dependency problem.
- Age group (3 year span) of the pilot program in May will be determined by expressions of interest.
- Collaborative project with Doonside Hub and Doonside Public School and BADFS
- Program designed and run by Holyoake
- Click here for more information and expression of interest form.
What helps kids grow strong program
- Training for workers and workshops for parents with Peter Slattery
- Collaborative projects with:
- Doonside Community Health (February / March 2008)
- Aboriginal Medical Service, Western Sydney Co-operative Ltd (May 2008)
- Flyer / Registration for Workers
- Flyer / Registration for Parents
- Links to collaborating agencies and speakers' websites
Mt Druitt Indigenous Church Youth Mentoring PhotoVoice Project
A collaboration between Mt Druitt Indigenous Church, Willmot Public School and BADFS
Stronger Kids
A collaboration between Doonside Community Hub, Doonside Public School and BADFS
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Outreach Counselling
Other Projects
- Clinical & Community Development Link
- Bridges Stories Project (under development)