Brothers in Need has recently been engaging school students in their programs, as part of the Board of Studies’ shift towards project-based learning rather than classroom-based learning.
Unity Grammar’s Year 12 Legal Studies class accompanied Brothers In Need on their Homeless Outreach Program on 23 August 2022. The students gave up their Saturday night for a tour of the Brothers in Need headquarters, packed non-perishables/toiletries into bags, and then ventured out to Martin Place to distribute the items as well as hot meals.
Other schools which have recently participated in the Warehouse Program include Irfan College and Punchbowl Boys’ High School.
The students brought donations of non-perishables and toiletries which they enthusiastically packed into bags for distribution to the homeless community this coming Saturday night.
The students from both schools were keen as mustard and it was our pleasure to host them here. They learned about the work of Brothers in Need and Project Quran and finished off by playing games in the mezzanine.
“I felt that the students really enjoyed themselves, were well-behaved and felt that they’d really made a difference. One guy asked if our warehouse is always open and if he could come back, although that was whilst playing in the games section upstairs! I’d forgotten how much energy teenage boys have!” says, Dahlia, a staff member for Brothers in Need.
Further information about the school programs, as well as the other work of Brothers in Need, can be found at https://brothersinneed.org.au/appeals/school-workshop/
Brothers in Need is a Muslim not-for-profit organisation/charitable organisation which was established in 2015. It acts as a family for Australia’s forgotten and aims to transform Australian communities one life at a time. Their largest focus is to assist the homeless community, refugees and asylum seekers.
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