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By Dr Bibiana Chan I’m thrilled to share some exciting news with you: through my work with CFS, our Youth Mentoring Program has been shortlisted for this year’s Mental HealthContinue reading “Learning Life skills that aren’t taught at school”

By Andrew Gebert (Member of CFS Youth Action Group) I arrived early at the Chatswood Youth Centre with my siblings to assist Dr. Bibi in preparing for the workshop, helpingContinue reading “I Felt Proud of My Creativity”

by Dr Bibiana Chan The Community Flower Studio (CFS) turned five this month, and we have been invited by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) at UNSW to partner onContinue reading “From Blossoms to Impact: CFS’ Next Five Years”

Global Standards set by the Social Enterprise World Forum are relevant and useful for Australia too and are collectively embracing them:

By Jan France (the coordinator at Warners Park Community Garden). I’ve now lived in Willoughby for 40 years! I grew up in an Australian/Greek household and had a wonderful roleContinue reading “The ‘Fruit’ of Volunteering”

Why Transcendent Thinking is good for young people? by Dr Bibiana Chan As a child, I enjoyed contemplating deeply. Perhaps I was naturally inclined toward introspection, or maybe I absorbedContinue reading “Transcendent Thinking”

By Dr Bibiana Chan This month’s Laughter Yoga class was affected by sickness, with small classes due to flu and COVID-19. However, the small class size brought a sense ofContinue reading “Laughter Yoga 2024 Autumn Program”

 By Dr Bibiana Chan & Anthony N. Anthony and Bibi attended this workshop to learn what are the characteristics of today’s leaders. Rabia Khan, the CFS Social Impact Consultant, wasContinue reading “Reimaging Leadership Workshop”

By Carol Sudul We had a table of 10 from CFS for the street work dinner one male and nine females he said he was the thorn between the rosesContinue reading “Messages I learn from StreetWork Dinner”

By Dr Bibiana Chan Live in Harmony’ Pop-up Stall CFS will be hosting a ‘Live in Harmony’ Pop-up Stall on Sat 13/3 to celebrate the 22nd year of this Harmony DayContinue reading “Live in Harmony’ Pop-up Stall”