Up to 20 Shepparton adults will get extra help to improve their English skills, while 50 secondary school students will learn to become more savvy with money, in two educational support programs co-ordinated by The Smith Family and funded with a United Way Goulburn Valley Community Fund grant of $10 400.
The Each One Teach One program will help adult migrants improve their survival English skills, while financial literacy courses in secondary schools will help migrant students avoid being scammed or getting into debt.
The Smith Family's Shepparton-based Learning for Life worker Janet Green said the organisation was grateful to United Way Goulburn Valley Community Fund for supporting The Smith Family and recognising the importance of education in creating better life opportunities for children and adults.
``This partnership is a great example of what can be achieved when community organisations work together to help people overcome disadvantage and go on to achieve their potential,'' Janet said.
The Smith Family is seeking up to 20 volunteer tutors to take part in Each One Teach One, which matches tutors with adult migrants who need extra support to develop their conversational English skills.
Tutors will take part in a six-week training course at Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE before being matched with a student, with whom they will communicate once a week either in the student's home or a community setting.
``We are looking for caring volunteers who are interested in other cultures and want to understand where people have come from,'' Janet said.
``Volunteers will also have the satisfaction of helping an adult to improve his or her English skills and be able to have conversations with a wide range of people in their daily lives.''
To find out more about volunteering with The Smith Family's Each One Teach One program in Shepparton, contact the Volunteer Co-ordination Unit on 1300 397 730 or email volunteer@thesmithfamily.com.au
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