Tuesday morning Pool Group

Our pool group has a ball or should I say eight ball. Every Tuesday morning the 139 Club Pool Group have a friendly competition of eight ball. The participants laugh, joke and share some fun times and stories together. The competition runs for most of the morning with great prizes, 1st prize is $20 worth of meals at the 139 Clubs Kitchen, 2nd prize is $15 worth of meals and 3rd is $10 worth of meals. Points are kept of the winners and at the end of 6 months the overall points winner will have their name engraved on the 139 Club Inc pool competition plaque. 

Just rock up and join in its free to play everyone is welcome!!

WOW  a Computer Class for People Experiencing Homelessness

People experiencing homelessness engage in computer classes at the 139 Club.
The 139 Club Inc and Red Cross are working together to up skill people in computer literacy who are experiencing homelessness, disabilities and other marginalised groups within the Inner City and Inner Northern suburbs of Brisbane. The first group commenced on Monday the 10th of August 2009 and is a basic introduction to computers. From this first course we are intending to offer an intermediate and then an advanced course.  A Red Cross trainer Krystn Dawson will be traveling to the 139 Club Inc to outreach support to people who access the daily service of the 139 Club Inc.

People who experience homelessness, disabilities, mental health or other living stresses find it hard, if not impossible to travel to places to access such educational services. This is why the 139 Club Inc and Red Cross will work together to bring these services to the people. The vision for this experience is to give people computer skills to aid them in job hunting, and access to communication with family and friends. 

139 Club Inc Kids Skills for Parents Group

All parents welcome!!!!! The 139 Club Inc’s Family Support Program will be running enjoyable, fun and friendly parenting skills groups 4 times per year. The group will be facilitated by our trained Family Support Worker Muriel Quaife. The groups are for up to 10 mothers and fathers who have their children living at home or the children may be in care. Groups are run each school term for 5 weeks 1 day a week from 10am – 12noon and lunch is provided.

It is the aim of these groups to support parents to gain practical solution focused skills in a number of ways to support their childrens' development. The other great outcome of these groups is that people get to build their own support groups and meet other parents with similar issues and successes.

If you are interested in coming along to our groups please contact Muriel on  3254 1144 for more details and enrolments.

On from the start of the group Street Smart have now sponsored this group to help parents break the isolation and treat them to some outing.

Play group QLD are also supporting this group now with the faciliation of sing and group and the parents and young children just love it.

Our first art workshop commenced on Monday the 3rd of August.
We have been given a very generous donation by a wonderful community minded entrepentuer and business women to start art workshops for people experiences homelessness.

The 139 Club Inc has engaged the skills of an accomplished artist by the name of Louise Lawrence. Louise has produced and sold many art pieces across Australia and has had numerous solo and joint exhibitions. Louise has a passion for supporting, encouraging and educating people who would not usually get the opportunity to investigate their arty side. There are up to 12 people in the art group from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures with many interesting stories to tell.  These people all have varying levels of art skills and knowledge and will produce some magnificent are pieces.

The vision for these workshops is to create art that will be sold at auction in late November with a percentage of the proceeds going to both the participants involved in the workshops and the 139 Club Inc. It is expected that the 139 Club Inc will utilize the proceeds to refund similar type workshops and further celebrations in the future. Keep an eye on this space for the dates and times of the auction to purchase some original art pieces that will both be spectacular and support our community.

Purchase the art on postcard or products @ www.redbubble.com.au/people/139club