NCCH SCHOLARSHIPS

REPORT FROM THE CEO YEAR IN REVIEW

We have seen our NCCH Scholarships program grow from strength to strength since it was first introduced in 2013 as a Bursary Scheme. NCCH has been able to support a number of our tenants and their families to help them achieve their goals and aspirations offering two rounds of the Awards each year.

During the 2020-2021 period, we had a record number of applications submitted, with twelve of our well-deserving tenants successful in the Scholarship Award categories of Creative Arts (Primary & Secondary), Education (Primary & Secondary) and TAFE/University. Our NCCH Scholarship recipients use their Award money for a number of purposes - to purchase laptops or equipment for education, towards music lessons or dance lessons, and towards TAFE/University courses/tuition costs. In the past, NCCH Scholarship recipients have put their Award money towards sporting registration fees or to cover ancillary costs associated with their category, such as sporting uniforms.

We are very proud of all Scholarship Award recipients and we congratulate them all on their achievements. We also look forward to being kept up to date with their progress. Some of our successful Award recipients are pictured at right.

Some of our Scholarship recipients

TENANT SCHOLARSHIPS STORIES

VERONICA

Veronica is one of our successful NCCH Scholarship recipients and a Byron local who is passionate about giving back to her community. Having already completed a Diploma of Community Service, Welfare and Counselling, Veronica is currently studying a Diploma of Counselling and plans to then undertake a Bachelor of Psychology. Veronica sees the growing need in the community for social services and counselling and wants to ‘pay forward’ the kindness and support she has received by helping others. The NCCH Scholarship Program has enabled Veronica to continue her studies to pursue this goal.

Veronica with her certificate

NCCH SCHOLARSHIPS HELP FAMILIES

Our scholarships also make a difference to the families we house. Viv and her children have been successful recipients this year with her son, Amon using the funds to build his own computer which he uses for school and has also allowed him to pursue his interests in website building – at 15 Amon designed a website for a friend’s parent who runs an electrician business! Arwyn was able to use her scholarship funds towards ballet and her intermediate exam costs including pointe shoes and ballet shoes. Viv was also able to put her scholarship funds towards a TAFE course to assist her in achieving her goal of becoming a TAFE Teacher, using her existing skill base and knowledge in beauty therapy.

“The NCCH Scholarship Program is the best – I love it. It took so much pressure off me having to come up with this money for my kids and

now I can pursue my dreams as well” – Viv.

Viv, Amon and Arwyn accept their certificates from John McKenna