The 2021 Community Chest Grants were presented by the City of Port Phillip Mayor, Cr Louise Crawford, on Thursday 11 November 2021, at the Mary Keogh Centre, Albert Park.
Organisation |
Program/Activity |
Albert Park College |
Music Scholarships for students in need |
Albert Park Bowls Club |
Young Lawn Bowlers Outreach Program, including The Emerald Hill Cup |
Anglican Parish of St. Silas & St Anselm |
Sunday Suppers, meals for the vulnerable program |
Christ Church Mission |
End-of-year celebration for volunteers; and monthly plant sale project |
Emerald Hill Mission |
Education Program: new books, uniforms and school supplies for year 12 students in need. |
Emerald Hill Toy Library |
Creative Play Toys project |
Fisherman’s Bend Gymnastics Club |
Outreach Program and Coach Education/Leadership Program |
National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (Victoria) |
Social Connection and and Physical Strength Living with COVID program |
Port Phillip Community Group |
Park Towers Digital Connect project |
Port Phillip Community Group |
Back to School Program |
Port Phillip EcoCentre |
Port Phillip Beachkeepers Project |
Port Phillip Men’s Shed |
Metal Workshop Relocation |
Port Phillip Specialist School |
Early Learning Program Playground Space Upgrade |
South Melbourne Life Saving Club |
Enhancement of Youth-specific Training Equipment |
SouthPort Community Centre, Make Your Mark |
Art Connect program |
SouthPort Community Centre, City of Voices |
Common Ground performance project |
Space2b Social Design |
Traine4work program |
St Kilda Police and Citizens’ Youth Club (PCYC) |
Girls Group program |
Vic Association of WW2 Veterans ex Soviet Union |
No one is forgotten – Nothing is forgotten – 2022 project |
Wild At Heart Community Arts |
Recording The Unheard Songs project |
Organisation |
Program/Activity |
Anglican Parish of St Silas & St Anselm |
Providing a meal every Sunday evening for locals doing it tough and food parcels every month for those in need. |
Christ Church Mission |
Assist the community centre garden monthly plant sale and end of year celebration for “Open House” participants and Christmas meals for volunteers. |
Emerald Hill Mission |
Educational support for 207 school students for the purchase of books. |
Emerald Hill Toy Library |
Purchase of special gross and fine motor skills toys such as a pikler climbing frame and manipulative toys. |
Fishermans Bend Gymnastics Club |
Establishing a leadership program to support older teenage gymnasts in a structured coaching program leading to a qualification. |
National Council of Jewish Women of Australia Vic |
Provision of emergency support during lock downs with food hampers, fruit baskets, culturally appropriate meals for special celebratory holidays and audio/video discussion to maintain connections. |
Port Phillip Community Group |
A “Back to School Program” assisting low income families with education costs-uniforms, books, computers, excursions and sporting equipment. |
Port Phillip EcoCentre |
Purchase of film and audio equipment to support more professional digital content including remote learning for schools and community members. |
Port Phillip Men’s Shed |
Development of a community garden; providing training courses on picture framing and lead lighting. |
Port Phillip Specialist School |
Assist with purchase of a trailer to transport equipment for sport, recreational programs and camps. Purchase a swimming pool floating floor. |
Russian Women’s Association ‘Ogonyok’ |
Conduct 26 bilingual programs covering art, English language classes and exercise through zoom for isolated Russian women. |
SouthPort Community Centre |
Assistance to deliver arts and product development workshops over 20 weeks for young people impacted by Covid. |
SouthPort Community Centre, City of Voices |
Development and performance of new theatre “Ballads from the Brink”. Personal stories of being “on the brink” using digital forms and workshops with guest artists. |
SouthPort Day Links |
Provide a Covid-safe transport program for people with a disability to enable independent living. Funds for PPE and training for volunteers, masks and additional cleaning of vehicles. |
Space2b Social Design |
Development of an online program for artists, designers and customers to come together to share their art, culture and cuisine from their kitchens. |
St Kilda Police and Citizens’ Youth Club (PCYC) |
Establishing a Girls Group for young women to come together, building self confidence and belonging using a Youth Worker facilitated program of activities and learning opportunities. |
Vic Association of WW2 Veterans ex Soviet Union |
Continuing support production of videos about WW2 veterans stories in particular enhancing their digital content creation and publishing. |
You can download the Word or PDF versions of the of the application form here.
To apply for a grant complete the SMCC Grant Application Form 2021 – email it to grants@southmelbournecommunitychest.org.au – or fill it out and post it as indicated on Section 4 on the form.
For further information please email grants@southmelbournecommunitychest.org.au.