PACIFIC ISLANDERS STRENGTHENING SUPPORTING MENTORING & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
AUSPICE BY RIVERWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE General Manager (Greta Vallance)
working and linking with CANTERBURY HARMONY GROUP INCORPORATED Secretary/Co-ordinator and PISSAM network (Anne Latu)
Program Director Principal Researcher Kalo Sikimeti (Tongan)
Deputy Program Director (Director of Nursing Ramona Johansson) Tongan/Samoan
SUPPORTED and SPONSORED BY CANTERBURY COUNCIL
PUNCHBOWL EX-SERVICEMAN' S CLUB , EARLWOOD/BARDWELL PARK RSL HOUSING NSW, IMMIGRATION DEPT , ATTORNEY GENERAL AND DOCS
CHGI established 2007
Funding
Pacific Islanders Strengthening Supporting Advocating Mentoring & Learning Network is auspice by Riverwood Community Centre that relies on donations,
membership, fund-raising and government funding to help Pacific Islanders children, parents and people who
have difficulty learning, special need which affected their performance in school and their everyday life. PISSAM provide education to students with special needs due to disadvantages of new arrival and other factors. Overall government funding represents
approximately low % of our operational budget, while children, parent and the people's needs
represent 75 or more % and fundraising is not yet achieve.
Currently government funding support the following services:
Early Childhood Services:
Homework Classes:
Music Classes:
Arts & Cultures
SPORTS and Recreation
Social events
Forums
Counselling one to one and group Counselling
Court Support
interpreter & translator
Researches
Future programs will be funded by:
| • | NSW Department of Community Services |
| • | NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care |
| • | NSW Department of Education and Training |
| • | Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
Family Services:
| • | NSW Department of Community Services |
| • | NSW Department of Education and Training |
| • | NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care |
PISSAM has done a lot of programs with the tremendous support of Service providers and professionals at this time. PISSAM offer subsidised services to financially disadvantaged families. You must be a member of PISSAM NETWORK to access its' fee subsidies. Some PISSAMs' services are fully funded, others have fees and others are free. If you have difficulty affording fees for any of our services, please inquire on our website or Email: annelatu@hotmail.com, or 0401 305 877. Any inquiring on this number are welcome.
The owner of this website and publication is PISSAM NETWORK, which is under the umbrella of Canterbury Harmony group Inc. auspice by Riverwood Community Centre and its working partner. Content may not be reproduced in any format or changed, sold or used to promote or endorse any product or service, inappropriate or misleading context.. Acknowledgment to the PISSAM NETWORK & Its auspice body Riverwood Community Centre
PISSAM NETWORK MANAGED BY ANNE SIKIMETI LATU
