What is a neighbourhood centre? A neighbourhood centre is a friendly and safe place to drop in and talk to someone. You can get support in times of difficulty. You can get helpful information. You can find out about other services to help you. You can connect with people by joining a group at the [...]
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How can I get things happening in my neighbourhood? The neighbourhood centre can support you to get things happening in your neighbourhood. Groups You might want to start a group that meets at the centre. This might be, for example, a support group or a chess club or a craft class. The neighbourhood centre can [...]
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How can I connect with other people to get things happening? You can use the neighbourhood centre as a way to connect with people in your community. Because the centre is trusted by the community, people are more likely to be interested in what you are doing. The centre is a good meeting place to [...]
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How can I run community activities successfully? The neighbourhood centre is a good place to find support and resources to help you run community activities. The centre can provide a meeting space and publicity. Workers at the neighbourhood centre may be able to put you in touch with like-minded people. The centre may be able [...]
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How can I link up with other groups and the wider community? The neighbourhood centre is involved in lots of community groups, services and networks. Through the centre you can link up with community groups such as: Groups based on the interests of young people or women or men or aged people Groups for people [...]
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How to volunteer at the neighbourhood centre Visit the neighbourhood centre and talk to someone about the possibilities for doing voluntary work. Volunteers at the neighbourhood centre do all kinds of work: Talking to people who drop in Working with groups of people who meet at the centre Answering the phone or doing office work [...]
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Who runs the neighbourhood centre? The neighbourhood centre is run by a management committee. The committee is made up of the chairperson, secretary, treasurer and other committee members. They are elected by the centre’s general membership at the Annual General Meeting according to the constitution or rules. The committee members are voluntary workers. They meet [...]
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How neighbourhood centres help the community Research shows that neighbourhood centres contribute to the health and well-being of the community. The centres give people a sense of belonging. They connect people of all ages who are isolated or disadvantaged. They connect people from diverse backgrounds and people from Indigenous communities. The experience of hearing other [...]
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