Director of Mary Bailey House

Working with Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation

The Mary Bailey House Aboriginal Reconciliation Action Plan has an action to build relationships with our local Aboriginal community that are built on mutual respect, trust and inclusiveness.

Last month, to work towards this action, Jane Sulis and I visited Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation in Emerton to meet with Sr Naomi and the Young Mums and Bubs Group Leader Janaya. The purpose of our visit was to deliver donations of children’s clothes and toys from our families to give Janaya funds that our preschoolers had raised from their recent cupcake stall. The children made posters and cupcakes for the stall, sold the cupcakes and then later counted the funds they raised. It was a huge venture that taught the children about how we can work with local communities.

Janaya was very thankful for the large number of donations and said that the much-needed funds would be sent on delivering the Young Mums and Bubs Group program. The Group aims to engage young families in the community with local services and support. We hope to strengthen our connection with the Young Mums and Bubs over the coming year.

Jackie Baxter
Director of Mary Bailey House