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Escare Newsletter Term 2 2016

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Featured in this Issue

BrickClub
Dardy Grub
Inclusive Holiday Fun
Winter Warmers
Scam Watch
ABC - Youth Connector
Upcoming Ngala visit
Protective Behaviours:
Child Safety
Cyber Safety
Teenagers' Personal Safety
TPS for Professionals

Escare Service News


Community Notices

Keep Up With Us

Facebook
Website
Strategic Plan 2015-2017

Family & Community Service

Women Learning for Life

Keeping our Kids Safe - with Maggie Dent
Please reassure your children that most people are good and kind however there are some who are unsafe.
Some useful tips and esources can be found on Maggie's blog
http://www.maggiedent.com/content/blog/keeping-kids-safe-unsafe-people
"Please reassure your children that most people are good and kind however there are some who are unsafe."
Some useful tips and resources can be found on Maggie's blog
http://www.maggiedent.com/content/blog/keeping-kids-safe-unsafe-people
Escare's Family & Community Service offers a wide range of services to support and educate individuals and families with improved life skills, interpersonal relationship building, practical skills in non-judgmental, caring and supportive environment.
For more information on the services we have to offer contact Megs  on 90713110 or email family@escare.org.au
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Meerlilinga hosted by Escare, recently ran a successful workshop for staff in family services to better engage and involve fathers thereby improving father-child relationships.

NGALA - Parenting with Confidence held workshops in March in conjunction with the Early Years Network and Escare.
NGALA will be visiting Esperance again soon to present parenting workshops covering topics such as Introducing Solids, Sleep and Guiding Childrens Behaviour.  
Stay Tuned to our Facebook page, website and local media for more information.

Youth Service

Escare provides a part-time Youth Service that supports young 'at risk' people, aged between 12- 18 years through interactive activities promoting healthy living, building self confidence and learning life skills.
Contact Linda youth@escare.org.au for more information or ring 90713110

Financial Counselling Service

S C A M W A T C H 
ABC TV's "The Checkout" series "features many useful topics covering Australian consumer affairs
Episode Series 4 Ep 2 (link below)
features
Debt Relief and Financial Counselling Services
No such thing as a 'FAST BUCK'
Beware of any invitation to participate in a scheme to make some quick money.  The infamous Nigerian scams where you are offered money to help people transfer inheritances or release large sums of money trapped in overseas bank accounts have duped many people out of hundreds of thousands of their hard earned cash.  Don't be fooled!
Please visit www.scamwatch.gov.au for many examples of these fraudulent scams
Card Skimmers
Reports of locals falling victim to card skimmers raise the need to people to be vigilant when using bank cards.
What to look out for is well demonstrated on the video at this website
 http://thehackernews.com/2016/03/credit-card-skimming-hack.html
SCAM TRIVIA (under the guise of an ALDI store) Survey Competition COSTS YOU MONEY!
Beware of this scam currently doing the rounds under the guise of Aldi opening stores in WA - do NOT text ALDI to the 19911991 number provided - it will leave you being charged at $6.60 per text message sent to you 4 times a week - see the Scamwatch page for more information.  If you have inadvertently subscribed you can unsubscribe by texting STOP to 19911991
https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/types-of-scams/buying-or-selling/mobile-premium-services
Esperance Financial Counselling Service primarily asisists families on low incomes, facing financial difficulties providing a free holistic service to assist people to gain financial knowledge and control of their lives.
Contact Peta on 0713101 or email efcs@escare.org.au

One & All

        

Escare provides a part-time Youth Service that supports young 'at risk' people, aged between 12- 18 years through interactive activities promoting healthy living, building self confidence and learning life skills.
Contact Linda youth@escare.org.au for more information or ring 90713110
Term 2, 2016

Esperance Brick Club

Every Monday from 2nd May – 20th June (inclusive)
Builders (5yrs – 8yrs) & Designers (9yrs – 14yrs)  
3:30pm – 5pm
Held at the Esperance Community Arts building, 67 Dempster St (old hardware store)

$50 term fees 

$30 enrolment fee incl. shirt & badge (new members only, once off payment)
Total of $80 per child
 
We will be hosting an Exhibition Night at the end of the term where the children will put on display their amazing building skills. Family and friends will receive invites to participate, view and encourage.

Expressions of interest to enrol are now open. There will be limited places in each group and some children may be placed on a waiting list. If your child/ren currently attends, their enrolment will automatically continue. If successful, full payment of fees will be required on or before the first Brick Club session. Please contact us if you require financial assistance.
 
Please contact Samara Clark to place your interest via :
Email : esp.teamleader@gifsa.org        or Mobile : 0406 294 709
 
We thank you for your continued support with establishing Brick Club as a favourite in Esperance.

Ultimate Frisbee Fun 

The Esperance Inclusive Community Holiday Program held 11 - 15 April was again a successfully attended program. Over six sessions on offer there were 350 attendances.On average there were 45 participants per session across all ages and abilities.
Sessions offered included:
  • BrickClub – a Lego construction activity that builds to themes.
  • Circus was one theme and taking inspiration from the many arts and crafts on display in the Community Arts centre and “what do imagine is at the end of the rainbow”, were the other themes.
  • Indoor volleyball – basic skills and volleyball games.
  • Netball – basic skills and modified games. Had a great number of males involved in the session. One keen young man eager to join local netball.
  • Ultimate Frisbee – beautiful balmy autumn afternoon to be outside enjoying the activities associated with the game of ultimate Frisbee – including throwing and catching Frisbee skill activities as well as games of “Shticks” and Ultimate Frisbee.
  • Wheelchair sports – the most popular session, with around 80 attendees. Games were associated with learning and appreciating the use of the wheelchair and included obstacle relays, races and modified wheelchair basketball.
  • Golf – at picturesque Pink Lake Country Club. Participants enjoyed driving, chipping and putting activities aimed at giving them a taste of golf.

Esperance Ouside School Hours Care

Esperance Outside School Hours Care offers quality childcare for pre-primary and primary school age children after school in the afternoon, including pickup from your child's school, plus the vacation care program provides a safe and entertaining haven for your child during school holidays.
Child Care benefit fee relief is available through Centrelink.
Contact Lyn on 90717227 or eoshc@escare.org.au for more information.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

For more information on the Indigenous Liaison Officer Program for QLD & WA

please contact:

Sue Maytom
Tel: 0476 819 856
Email: 

sue.maytom@autismqld.com.au

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