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| Monday, 27 September 2021 |
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| Deirdre Coghlan Bursary 2021 | | Applications close this Friday, 1 October |
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| Applications for the 2021 Deirdre Coghlan Professional Development Bursary close this Friday, 1 October. |
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| What is the Deirdre Coghlan Bursary? |
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| In 2016, one of Q Shelter’s founders and lifelong members, Deirdre Coghlan, passed away. In honour of her memory, Q Shelter established a bursary to help those in the housing and homelessness sector access professional development they might otherwise miss out on. | | Each year Q Shelter provides up to $5,000 in bursary payments to applicants. Usually, this amount has been split amongst several applications. Q Shelter has distributed $20,000 in bursary payments since 2017. Applications for the 2021 Deirdre Coghlan Bursary are now open! | | Deirdre firmly believed that housing was a human right and was passionate about helping those in the sector gain skills in: | | → Community development | | → Grassroots and lived experience engagement | | → Advocacy | | → Challenging structural and systemic issues |
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| If you or your organisation are a Q Shelter member and you need special funding to grow your skills in one of these areas, then you are eligible to apply for the 2021 Deirdre Coghlan Bursary. Applications close 1 October 2021. | | The winners of the 2021 bursary will announced at Q Shelter’s Annual General Meeting. | | Not a member? Consider joining us as we work towards a shared vision: seeing every Queenslander with a home. | | We have membership options for individuals and organisations. Learn more. |
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| Last year, recipients were given Indigenous message sticks hand-painted by local artist Jo Kirk to commemorate their achievement. Recipients included: |
- Lesley Leece, on behalf of 3rd Space volunteers, who used their bursary payment for mental health first-aid training
- Lynette Piotrkowski of Jacaranda Housing, who will attend CPA training
- Poppy Annear of Whitsunday Counselling & Support, who will attend an early intervention training program for parents and children
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| "Our volunteers were able to complete mental health first aid training—which is so very useful. Thank you for the financial support to do so." | | Lesley Leece, 3rd Space, 2020 recipient | | | | "I was able to attend the 2019 National Housing Conference. Working for a small NFP organisation, this would not have otherwise been possible. The experience was invaluable." | | Allan Mitchell, BABI Youth and Family Service, 2018 recipient |
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