Embrace Education has recently appeared in Pro Bono News Australia in a piece covering Embrace's work predominately in the Homework Clubs. 

http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2011/11/uni-students-help-refugees-embrace-education

Embrace Education is run by a committee of University students with the aid of two paid support personnel, one of which being the position of Homework Club Coordinator. The position is funded by a grant received from the Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) and in partnership with Keysborough Secondary College and Wellington Secondary College.

This position funded by NAB Schools First Impact award held by Embrace Education and Keysborough Secondary College, will aim to greatly expand the services offered by Embrace to disadvantaged students in Melbourne. For all necessary details and application procedures please download the Position Description.

The Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences is commencing a new program in 2011 to assist local high-school students from a range of underprivileged backgrounds. 

The Hands on Health Program aims to offer encouragement and practical support to students studying in the Greater Dandenong and Casey regions. The program will involve hands on experience in local hospitals, as well as free VCE preparation lectures and the provision of free tutoring to promising but underprivileged students with an interest in the Health Sciences.

In conjunction with Keysborough Secondary College, Embrace has won an 'Impact Award' through the National Australia Bank (NAB) Schools First Program. This will provide Embrace and Keysborough S.C. with $50,000 to spend on improving the program in 2011 and beyond, as well as recognition for the work Embrace has been doing with the school since the program's inception in late 2006.

It's almost time for this year's Orientation Week activities, all you new (and old!) Uni students out there keep an eye out for Embrace volunteers promoting the cause! We are currently looking for people keen to help man the O'Week Stall at Monash Uni Clayton. The stall hours of operation are 11am-3pm on Tuesday Feburary 23rd, Wednesday February 24th, and Thursday February 25th. Please let us know at admin@embrace-education.org if you can assist on any of the days.

Embrace has again paid for year 12 students to attend revision lectures run by TSSM. Last year we sent students along to what amounted to $4872 worth of lectures. With TSSM's support we have been able to extend this relationship this year. Thanks to Embrace and TSSM, students across Melbourne have attended $8099 worth of lectures this year. This was only possible thanks to the generous discount afforded by TSSM. Please visit their website at http://www.tssm.com.au/ and recommend them to people you know who are doing VCE.

The new website is up on the web for all to see! This is all thanks to Katat Choi, a Monash Uni IT student who graciously offered up his time to help design a website that more suited our needs. Have a look around, see what you think, and don't forgot to let us know what you think works well or can be improved upon. We'll be gradually adding new images and content, so don't be surprised to see a few more changes the next time you visit! See below for a quick rundown of some of the new features......

Embrace has paid for $690 worth of textbooks for VCE students still without textbooks. A big thank-you to Endeavour Books for the generous discount they offered us, which will allow us to assist more students in need this year. Please visit the Endeavour Books website and recommend them to those you know who are in need of textbooks.