Maylands Peninsula Inc

About Maylands Peninsula Inc

Soroptimist International Maylands Peninsula acknowledges that they meet on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people, and pay their respect to elders past and present. We also acknowledge the contributions of Aboriginal Australians and non-Aboriginal Australians to the education and empowerment of women and girls in this country we all live in and share together.

Projects

SI Maylands Peninsula is proud to be the first Australian Soroptimist club to have a Reconciliation Action Plan endorsed by Reconciliation Australia.

Our current projects include:

SOS (Starting Over Support): A practical support agency of People Who Care
Starting Over Support (SOS) is a not-for-profit organisation that provides free furniture and household goods to people who are moving from crisis care into their own homes. People are referred to SOS by crisis refuges, government and non-government agencies. SOS is run predominately by volunteers and funding is via donations, sponsorship and grants. Our members help by sorting goods that arrive at the SOS warehouse, providing assistance on the donations line and providing items that are in high demand with SOS clients.

‘MyHome’ – Making a House a Home 
The ‘MyHome’ project provides housing for homeless people or those at risk of homelessness. Soroptimists are contributing household items to make their new house into a home.

CARAD
CARAD is a provider of essential services for asylum seekers, refugees and detainees. We support CARAD through donations of food and personal items, as well as funds to support participation in extra curricula activities

Women in Prison
This is a joint initiative with SI on the Terrace and SI South Perth and originated from concern about the deplorable condition of women’s incarceration in Western Australia. The overarching aims of the project are:
• To improve the conditions for women in Western Australian prisons, and
• To reduce the number of women incarcerated