Weaving the Nets forum groups Housing Choices participates in the Weaving the Nets forum group to partner with organisations that deliver services and support to Aboriginal people. This monthly group includes Partners in Recovery, Nunkuwarrin Yunti, Housing SA, Walk Along, SA Dental Service and Uniting Care Wesley. This forum provides networking and referral opportunities, sharing of knowledge and increases the cultural awareness and competence of all agencies involved. We provide our expertise on community housing and referral processes to deliver appropriate and safe housing for Aboriginal people in Adelaide.
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Housing Choices + Common Ground Community Garden In 2015, the Common Ground Community Garden moved into The Joinery, an environmental community hub managed by the Conservation Council of South Australia. This garden engages a broad range of community members including children, parents and older people through Housing Choices’ Common Ground Program. It is a place of creativity, healing and growth and the food produced is shared amongst the community and used in the weekly cooking program. In collaboration with the Adelaide City Council and the Joinery, the garden group introduced chickens to enhance the overall garden experience. This addition provided another opportunity for participants to engage and learn new skills in sustainable food production. Housing Choices hosted a ‘Salvaged Seedlings’ stall at the garden, as part of the Festival of Now, a collaboration with the Mental Health Coalition and the broad range of Mental Health Programs. The garden group prepared the seeds and led community workshops to transplant the seeds into self watering pots made from recycled milk cartons. Our resident music group also performed at this event.
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Writing Workshop for Housing Choices Residents The State Library Writer in Residence for BIG Ideas Project ran a writing workshop for Housing Choices residents in 2017. Ten residents participated in the workshop, which explored democracy and peoples’ place within this system. Residents created a body of work which will contribute towards an online publication.
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