News – Page 9 – Emerald Community House

Inspiration for Emerald from our Kiwi neighbours

A community kitchen feeding 2500 people a day is the ambitious plan of a Lower Hutt group in New Zealand that has taken over an old plaster factory. A band of volunteers have spent three months converting the factory, which dates back to 1943, into a hub featuring 18 enterprises including the Common Grocer. https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/96204878/community-kitchen-aims-to-feed-2500-lower-hutt-residents-every–day

Healthy End of Life Program (HELP)

Next Meeting: Wednesday 26th July 2017 Time: 7-9pm Venue: Emerald Community House Hall End of life care has many dimensions not restricted to the person facing their own mortality, but also family members and carers and their extended family and friends. A terminal diagnosis due to an incurable disease which might be short or long, […]

Building Resilient Communities VCOSS 2017

“Seen as a trusted source of information for vulnerable and disadvantaged people in particular, neighbourhood houses can act as an informal or formal community hub during and after an emergency. Organisations provide information, advice and referrals on a wide range of emergency-related issues. In addition they provide enhanced social, educational, recreational and support activities to […]

Power to the People

On Sustainable House Day, September 8, 2014, Emerald Community House launched the Emerald Community House Going Solar Rooftop Appeal campaign, inspired by the projects of Dandenong Ranges Renewable Energy Association (DRREA). The goal matched our own unique Centre of Resilience (CoR) strategy that underpins every ECH project with a commitment to environmental, built, social and […]

ECH awards Morwell Neighbourhood House as a Centre of Resilience

Morwell Neighbourhood House and Learning Centre (MNH) has proven to be an organisation that exhibits the qualities of a Centre of Resilience by showing leadership and community strength in social, economic, natural and built environments. As a community-led centre, MNH has shown commitment to an empowering and capacity-building framework in their community. Their organisation listens to people, finds out what they need and works in partnership to achieve outcomes through […]

EMV Case Study: Dig-In Community Cafe

Community Resilience Framework for Emergency Management for Dynamic and diverse local economy – Employment, Income and wealth, Skills and Business continuity planning Case study: “The Dig In Community Cafe The Emerald Community House (ECH) team of volunteers creates meals from food donated by local businesses and community through a food collection/donation partnership on a regular […]

The Age of Resilience [Film]

“…Resilience emerges from what we do as a community….We don’t have to wait for a disaster to happen before we give a damn…” – It starts in our neighbourhoods.

Healthy End of Life Program (HELP)

Next Meeting: Wednesday 24th May 2017 Time: 7-9pm Venue: Emerald Community House Hall End of life care has many dimensions not restricted to the person facing their own mortality, but also family members and carers and their extended family and friends. A terminal diagnosis due to an incurable disease which might be short or long, […]

Design for Living Forum (#2) – 10am-2pm March 25, 2017

This “Design for Living” forum is the second of 3 focused on small, sustainable housing alternatives, affordability and the environment. The first forum held at Emerald Community House, we explored tiny houses, off grid living and flexible creative approaches to housing design. The forums are intended to generate positive action and outcomes. In this second […]

ECH adopts the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)

We invite other community actors engaged in community development activities to adopt appropriate standards such as the CHS which are recognized throughout the humanitarian sector