Background to the Tasmanian Association of Community Houses The Tasmanian Association of Community Houses Inc. (TACH) is the sector peak body for Neighbourhood Houses in Tasmania. There are 34 TACH member Houses, 33 of which receive their core funding through the State Government’s Department of Health and Human Services. The TACH mission is to strengthen the capacity of Neighbourhood Houses to meet their community’s needs. The TACH vision is for highly effective Neighbourhood Houses to be contributing to creating supportive and flourishing communities. (NB. TACH network members are referred to as Community Houses, Community Centres, Neighbourhood Houses and Neighbourhood Centres. Within the Workforce Development Plan they will be referred to collectively as Houses.) Houses work at the grass roots within Tasmania’s most disadvantaged communities, with community development as their core business. They are guided in practice by the Tasmanian Government’s Neighbourhood House Program Strategic Framework 2013-2018. Within the Strategic Framework the following characteristics are identified as essential for the operation of a House: it operates with an ‘open door’ policy where all community members are welcomed and treated equally and with respect it increases life opportunities and pathways to enrich the quality of life in the local community by facilitating the social, cultural, learning and creative development of individuals and families in either an informal or formal atmosphere it fosters family support, community advancement and adult learning opportunities Houses are required to report annually to the Department, addressing the 4 key goals of the Neighbourhood House Program and their individual strategic plans. These key goals are: Build community Support people and families Enhance participation choices Local governance and management Houses provide and create opportunities for people disengaged from their community to make connections through a wide variety of social and volunteer opportunities: playgroups, community gardens, festivals, markets, non-accredited training sessions, volunteer community services etc. For many people in these communities formal education was a bad experience, and Houses play a vital role in bridging the gap back into formal education and learning environments.
Background to the Tasmanian Association of Community Houses The Tasmanian Association of Community Houses Inc. (TACH) is the sector peak body for Neighbourhood Houses in Tasmania. There are 34 TACH member Houses, 33 of which receive their core funding through the State Government’s Department of Health and Human Services. The TACH mission is to strengthen the capacity of Neighbourhood Houses to meet their community’s needs. The TACH vision is for highly effective Neighbourhood Houses to be contributing to creating supportive and flourishing communities. (NB. TACH network members are referred to as Community Houses, Community Centres, Neighbourhood Houses and Neighbourhood Centres. Within the Workforce Development Plan they will be referred to collectively as Houses.) Houses work at the grass roots within Tasmania’s most disadvantaged communities, with community development as their core business. They are guided in practice by the Tasmanian Government’s Neighbourhood House Program Strategic Framework 2013-2018. Within the Strategic Framework the following characteristics are identified as essential for the operation of a House: it operates with an ‘open door’ policy where all community members are welcomed and treated equally and with respect it increases life opportunities and pathways to enrich the quality of life in the local community by facilitating the social, cultural, learning and creative development of individuals and families in either an informal or formal atmosphere it fosters family support, community advancement and adult learning opportunities Houses are required to report annually to the Department, addressing the 4 key goals of the Neighbourhood House Program and their individual strategic plans. These key goals are: Build community Support people and families Enhance participation choices Local governance and management Houses provide and create opportunities for people disengaged from their community to make connections through a wide variety of social and volunteer opportunities: playgroups, community gardens, festivals, markets, non-accredited training sessions, volunteer community services etc. For many people in these communities formal education was a bad experience, and Houses play a vital role in bridging the gap back into formal education and learning environments.
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