Each year the Eaglehawk Community House reports to our peak body Neighbourhood Houses Victoria and our main funding body, the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. From our statistics a Community Value report is generated which provides us with a figure that equates to the impact we have within our Community through our activities and support.
In 2019, our Community Value Report stated that the Eaglehawk Community House provided the equivalent of $1.335 million of support to our Community. In 2021, this figure rose to equate to around $1.5 million.
In 2020, and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eaglehawk Community House transformed to become a vital essential service to some of our most vulnerable citizens. Throughout the year our volunteers were kept incredibly busy preparing, cooking, packaging, labelling, storing and home-delivering more than 19,000 meals.
The Eaglehawk Community House Inc provided in excess of $3,791,393 of value to the community for 2023. This is based on data provided through the Neighbourhood House Survey 2023.
This is figure includes the value of:
· Improved quality of life through social connection: based on 389 participants in programmed activities per week
· Volunteer contributions: based on 230 volunteer hrs per week
· Food and groceries: based on 85,800 kgs of food relief provided in 2023
· Food vouchers: based on an average of $0 of vouchers provided per month
· Cash/prepaid or gift card: based on $0 cash/card value provided per month
· Bill payments: based on $0 of participant bills paid for per month
· Fuel Vouchers: based on an average of $0 of vouchers provided per month
· Public transport cards: based on average $0 of travel cards value per month
· Clothing: based on $2,000 of clothing provided per month
· Personal care & hygiene items: based on $5,000 of items provided per month
· Emergency accommodation: based on XXX provided per month
· Internet usage: based on 8 hrs of individual computer/internet use per month
· Facilities use or hire: based on 10 hours per month valued at $65/hr
· Resume assistance: based on assisting with 1 resume’s/ month
· Tax help: based on completing $0 tax returns for 2023
· Auspicing other organisations: based on auspicing 1 organisations or groups in 2023
· Community lunch, frozen or other meals: based on providing 580 meals/ month
· School aged breakfast programs: based on providing 0 breakfasts/month
· Fee for service activities: based on $1,525 fees paid for unsubsidised activities in the period covered by the applicable annual report
· Power Saving Bonus based on 87 $250 payments claimed for community members
· Government subsidised Adult Community Education: based on $0 of ACE funding from ACFE and/or DET and $0 Federal Government Be Connected funding
· Childcare provided: based on $0 total annual childcare income
· 4-year-old kindergarten: based on $0 total annual kindergarten income
· Social enterprise goods & services: based on $0 enterprise sales income in the latest annual report
Additionally:
· Community value for every $1 of 2023 Neighbourhood House Coordination Program funding based on 25 funded hours/week
· Community value for every $1 of income based on $205,100 annual income
· Community value for every hour the Neighbourhood House is in use based on Neighbourhood House buildings in use for 38 hrs per week
Direct and indirect full-time equivalent employment positions created based on 70 hrs total weekly paid hours of employment.