The Aims of COACH Whitehorse

Aims
To improve the lives of families in the City of Whitehorse who are suffering from the impact of social exclusion.

Specific Aims:-

•To see families transformed so that their lives will positively impact others.
•To empower families to reach their full potential and make a difference in their communities.
•To equip parents in parenting skills, financial management and social skills so that they will leave a legacy to their children to be good parents.
•To break the cycles of generational poverty and its social consequences by helping families with communication, finances, employment, mental and emotional health and social skills.
•To encourage children to be active in family and school and thereby avoid early school leaving and social problems thus breaking the cycle of dependence on statutory agencies.
•To increase self confidence and self esteem in families being mentored, so that some may be equipped to become mentors themselves.

COACH Community Mentoring Whitehorse

Vision, Mission and Values

• Our vision: To eradicate the causes and effects of social exclusion on families. 
• Our mission: To help transform the lives of families who are suffering from the impact of social exclusion through committed mentoring. This will empower families to achieve their full potential by creating opportunities and strengthening community ties. To encourage community participation by helping families to access further support services within their communities. To give families hope.
• Our Values:-

1. Transformation takes place in families as a result of addressing physical, emotional, relational and spiritual needs.
2. Families have the right to make their own choices.
3. Families have the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
4. Families can be empowered to reach their full potential.
5. Families have the right to receive quality support and care.
6. Families have a right to hope for a brighter future.

The Poverty Trap

There are many reasons why people find themselves in debt.  It may be due to unemployment, divorce, illness, low income, addiction or the struggle to manage a budget. 
The root causes of poverty are linked to a lack of money management skills, low income and unaffordable, rising debt repayments.

Whatever the reason, the consequences can be hunger, stress, shame, family breakdown, eviction, bankruptcy or even suicide.

CAP systems and procedures can overcome the root causes of poverty using a staged approach.
The CAP Solution. CAP offers a unique and practical solution to debt through debt management, financial education, budgeting and insolvency services.

Through this system, we help release families from the oppression of debt. CAP’s unique approach empowers people to help themselves out of poverty.

Vital financial and budgeting life skills are developed through CAP services thus ensuring poverty relief is sustainable.

Christians Against Poverty Australia

Christians Against Poverty Australia (CAP) is a national debt management charity that offers a face-to-face, comprehensive solution to those struggling under the burden of debt.  A unique combination of budgeting advice, creditor liaison, provision of a CAP Account and personal support we empower people to work themselves out of debt and transform their finances.

The Vision of Christian City Care

Christian City Care is about connecting people with their dreams for the relief from poverty of body, mind and spirit. To connect someone with their dream means to see it become a reality.  To do this we have two key programs, CAP which focus’s on financial poverty and COACH which is about the wide ranging poverty a family can face through things such as parenting skills, employment prospects, engagement with school and their wider community.