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DH Social Enterprise Café

People + Food + Social Enterprise Café = Employment Opportunities + Social Innovation
Project details
Who will benefit from this project?
Budget
$47,750.00
Project Size
Spread the word
How will the funding be spent?
The $47,750 will be spent on recruiting a Project Officer for 26 weeks ($33,670 inc oncosts) & set-up costs ($14080) to refurbish the Café premises & purchase kitchen equipment. The Project Officer’s role will include developing a business & marketing plan, marketing research, securing other funding streams ($125,000) for 12 months operational funds, developing policies, procedures, marketing promotional strategies, risk management plan, ensure compliance with federal & state regulations.
How will the project be delivered?
The Café will specialise in selling affordable, healthy Vietnamese food. It will contribute to improving community health & wellbeing through achieving economic, social, cultural & environmental change & will benefit the target group especially increased employment. The Café will open 5 days per week 10.30am to 7.00pm daily & will be launched in September/October 2017. Working towards being a financially viable & sustainable business within 2 years.
How many people will directly benefit from this project?
10 employees, 24 + volunteers & trainees, 1000’s of healthy food eaters & customers & local businesses.
How will you measure the impact of this project?
DH Social Enterprise Café will conduct an evaluation at 6 months & 12 months of operation to measure that the objectives of the project are achieved, also the impacts of the project & that the café has commenced operation which will include :
• Development of the business & marketing plan
• Coordinating marketing research
• Secured $125,000 funds for 12 months operational funds
• Developed policies & procedures for implementation
• Developed marketing & promotional strategies
• Ensure all legal, federal & state regulations are identified & complied to
• Assist in creating job descriptions
• Assist in recruitment of staff
• Secured & refurbished a suitable venue in The Port.
• Promotion to businesses & potential customers prior to opening and ongoing promotion
• Gathering statistics of the number of regular customers on a weekly & monthly basis
• Conducting employee & customer satisfaction surveys
• Monthly financial reports
• Monthly progress reports
• End of project report
• The Café has commenced operations
How will the project fit this year's theme of ‘Connect, Grow, Build, Belong’?
DH Social Enterprise Café will prepare and sell Vietnamese style take away food in the commercial sector of the Port providing 10 employment placements for socially & economically disadvantaged people in the first 12 months of operation. We aim to reduce stigma associated with mental illness through raising community awareness. The Café will enable people to work productively, change, learn, grow & connect socially while building their skills & confidence & enhancing a better quality of life.
Project details
Who will benefit from this project?
Budget
$47,750.00
Project Size
Spread the word
Organisation details
Organisation Name
Clubhouse SA Inc.
What does this organisation do?
Clubhouse SA Inc. is a not-for-profit, non-government, non-clinical community mental health organisation that facilitates community-based psychosocial rehabilitation day & group programs for people with lived experience of mental illness at Diamond House (DH) since 1996.
Diamond House incorporates the internationally accredited Clubhouse Model into programs designed to address the psychological, emotional, physical and spiritual needs of people with lived experience of mental illness. Membership is open to people aged 16-65, people who are psychologically, socially and economically disadvantaged including people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Our primary goals are to provide support & advocacy services that will develop people’s independent living and coping skills, enhance a person’s general wellbeing, help reduce stigma associated with mental illness, improve social inclusion & reduce social isolation, significantly reduce hospital admissions, increase employment pathways and community connection.
Visit us at
Website:
clubhouse.org.au
Facebook:
facebook.com/DiamondClubhouse
Other:
vimeo.com/167659999
Get in touch
Join our database
comunit@clubhouse.org.au
Subscribe to our newsletter
comunit@clubhouse.org.au
Give a donation
clubhouse.org.au
Find out how to volunteer with us
comunit@clubhouse.org.au
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I believe this is not only money well spent but an investment in our shared valued clients. The UCWPA SRF West clients and staff enjoy and value having such a wonderful space to share and engage in. The Café Meals are amazing and always served with a warm smile.
Lets all get behind them !
I will definitely get behind it Mark.
As a business owner and with the mission statement of Business Diversification and Fair Trading, I find the DH plan to be a wonderful example of a group of people attempting to create a commercial venture that encompasses healthy eating, integration and support of people with various problems.
Well done to all who support them.
I think this a fantastic venture as it will not only benefit people with a wide range of disadvantages, health issues or people from culturally diverse backgrounds but the people involved in this project.
Very well said Cathy.

People with a disability or chronic health issue
Living with a disability or long term or chronic health issue can severely affect our wellbeing through unemployment or underemployment, social isolation or exclusion and poor mental or physical health.

Low income families and the long term unemployed
Employment is a significant factor in our wellbeing. Employment provides financial independence, improves our physical and mental health, expands our social networks and builds our skills.
On the flip side, long term unemployment or underemployment negatively impacts our wellbeing. It contributes to poor mental and physical health, social isolation and poverty. And it can negatively impact the wellbeing of our children.
Steven Parker
17 May 2017
What a Great project this is. I hope this works due to the positive outcomes for so many. If this project is able to provide an outcome for many who have mental health, physical, cultural, age or intellectual issues. It is a real positive for the disadvantaged in our society. I know many of those at Diamond House and the food that is prepared is fantastic, the people are amazing and I think the venture would be of benefit to Adelaide in general.