10.10.06

Where's Wickham?

Wickham, is somewhere in Qld.
I think it's in, or near, Brisbane. I am going to have an expedition to this suburb. Why? Because I've just been reading about the initiative undertaken by Mission Australia: Cafe One.

This is an excerpt from what I was reading;
"From Community Cafe to Cafe One
After spending years serving hot soup to locals in need and giving warm clothes to the homeless, we came to realise that while our work at the Brisbane City Mission was essential, there were better ways to empower and serve the disadvantaged," explained Sheryl Chappell, co-ordinator of our well-known Cafe One....previously known as The Community Cafe. Cafe One will continue to support homeless people but will also open to the wider community. Changes ...include a new name, Internet access, a larger cooking area and serving space, and outdoor dining. The cafe offers training in Cert III Hospitality and work experience in a busy cafe setting, as well as access to Mission Australia's employment services ....Cafe One is an example of a social enterprise where business savvy is used for a social benefit. As such, it will ultimately be self sustaining, recovering costs through good business management and the support of the business sector and wider community."

I let you know what I think, once I've been. On paper sounds great. It will be interesting to see it in practise.

1 Comments:

At 12:07 am, Anonymous Anonymous said...

what happened to quality over quantity. i think you've got the quantity down pat but the quality is now highly questionable.

 

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