Redbank Plains Community Centre Social Impact Report 2022

Volunteering As a further measure of community capacity, respondents were asked if they had volunteered or assisted with any community groups in the past 12-months. 38.98% of respondents indicated that they had recently volunteered in the community. Despite this result reflecting a slight decrease (by 6.94%) compared with previous survey results, more than a third of survey respondents had volunteered in the past 12-months.

Have you volunteered in the community or assisted with community groups in the past 12 months? (Respondents: Jun ‘18 = 113, Dec ‘18 = 104, Jul ‘19 = 110, Jul ‘20 = 98, Jul ‘21 = 118)

80.00%

72.12%

71.06%

70.00%

61.02%

59.09%

60.00%

54.08%

50.00%

45.92%

40.91%

38.98%

40.00%

28.94%

27.88%

30.00%

20.00%

10.00%

0.00%

No

Yes

■ June 2018 ■ December 2018 ■ July 2019 ■ July 2020 ■ July 2021

Volunteering opportunities that survey respondents were engaged in at the Community Centre included: Project Nourish (4) General volunteering at the Community Centre (3) Balance Project

Other volunteering that respondents were engaged in included: Charity organisations e.g. Salvation Army, RSPCA, Heart Foundation (3) Church groups (3) Redbank Plains Youth Hub (3) Hobby and recreation groups/events Scouts Tutoring at TAFE / school

FutureFIT program Photography group Playgroup

Walking group Women’s group Conversational English Link & Launch school leavers program Men’s group Morning tea PCYC Braking the Cycle Driving program yourtown Get Set for Work program

Disability group Family groups Safe School Travel program School’s Out event.

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