Greensborough FRC
79 Grimshaw Street
Greensborough VIC 3088
Ph: 03 9404 7800
Fax: 03 9404 7899
Email: Greensborough FRC
Hours
Mon, Wed, Fri 9am - 5pm
Tues, Thur 9am - 8.30pm
Services
- Family Dispute Resolution
- Information sessions and workshops
- Referrals
Note that this centre does not offer counselling.
To find out more or to book an appointment, contact the Greensborough Family Relationship Centre (details above).
Multicultural Programs
Greensborough FRC has as a dedicated Community Liaison Officer who engages with both the migrant and Indigenous communities. The centre has also appointed a Somalian Community Liaison Officer to build links with the local Somalian community, in particular to work with the Somalian Elders and Somali women group in the northern suburbs.
Current programs
Information sessions for Somali families
The centre provides information sessions and forums to the Somali community, intended to develop their capacity to better understanding parenting in Australian. This initiative complements the work being undertaken by the centre to develop a family dispute resolution model that meets the community's needs.
Family relationship information sessions
The centre provides information sessions to many different cultural groups on the role of FRCs and the wider service system.
Assisting Somali children through school
The centre runs a series of forums to assist Somali families with school preparation, ages and stages of development.
Further dates to be confirmed.
For more information on Greensborough FRC programs please contact:
Nur Osman
Community Liaison Officer
Ph: (03) 9404 7800
Fax: (03) 9404 7899
Email: nosman@greensboroughfrc.org.au
Past programs
Assisting Somali Children Through School
A series of forums to assist Somali families with school preparation, ages and stages of development.
Workshop for Somali women
Greensborough FRC facilitated a meeting with the Somali Women’s Group as part of its ongoing program to build cultural connections and enhance intercultural understanding in the Somali community.
Issues that emerged included:
• the need for parents to build strong self-esteem in their children
• parents need more information and assistance to know how the education system works or what assistance the children may have to access
• discrimination occurs when Somali children are separated from the mainstream children because of race or religion
• pressure on children as they are often the ones guiding the parents and acting as interpreters
• relationships between parents and children need to be based on support, encouragement and openness where children are able to explore the challenges they face with their parents.
Support for Somali Elders
The centre ran a number of workshops and meetings to educate and support Somali Elders, to utilise support systems that are available to them in the northern region
Refugee Week Celebration
The centre organised a refugee week celebration in partnership with Whittlesea Community Connection and Whittlesea City Council. More than 400 local people from different cultural backgrounds attended this colourful celebration.
There was regional music from different groups such as Kurdish, Macedonia, Burundian. Sierra Leone, Liberia, Vietnamese and Sudanese, as well as food shared from these different cultures.
Everyone Belongs Harmony Day 2011
In partnership with the African Resource Centre and supported by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, the centre celebrated Harmony Day on Sunday 27 March. The Harmony Day Cup football game and assorted other activities were held at Merrilands Community Centre in Reservoir. This involved members of a number of African communities; there was also some Aboriginal dancing and foods from both communities.
The Centre is managed by a consortium involving Relationships Australia (Victoria) as the lead, and partners Berry Street Victoria and Centacare Catholic Family Services.
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