Everybody wants to know how they can help. The cost of basic consumer goods rose by 31% during the last decade, and the cost of feeding a family has gone up by 40%. This is why what we do at A Gesture is more important than ever, and we need you’re help! At A Gesture [...]
At A Gesture, we provide a dedicated team training experience in an active working warehouse through traineeships, SBATs (School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships), and job-seeker training programs. In 2012, 300 students participated in A Gesture’s training program. That means 300 lives changed for the better! Sunshine followed by Dandenong, have Victoria’s highest unemployment rates of [...]
In Wyndham Council, 4.9% and in Hume 6.1% of the population are at risk of not eating food every day, falling below the acceptable poverty indicators for Australia (Source: 2012 Food Insecurity Report) Our community partners in the North West between 2011 and 2012 have seen a 30% increase in ‘at-risk’ families accessing them for [...]
At A Gesture, we are focused on the community, and so we partner with organisations within our community to feed, educate and train our friend and neighbours of Victoria.
By working with local community employment providers, food rescue organisations, and training facilities, we have the opportunity to engage in our educational programs, help job seekers get back to work, and get fresh food to those in need.
A Gesture has a new learning facility to help our students learn the skills required for warehouse operations! Thanks to the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, we have completed construction on our new classroom at our training facility in Sunshine. Students will be able to use the space to study for their forklift training and warehousing [...]
A Gesture is honored to accept the SBAT Employer of the Year Award from Hume Whittlesea and Hume Valley School We will be accepting the Hume Whittlesea VET/VCAL/SBAT Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 to accept the award Congratulations to our team for this incredible recognition of your hard work and dedication!
A Gesture students can now participate in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program! Duke of Ed allows young people to move beyond their comfort zones and gain a real sense of achievement and self confidence. It’s available to all and is about connecting and developing. It’s not a competition; it’s a marathon, not a sprint; it’s [...]
We would like to thank the team at A Gesture. It’s you guys that have made A Gesture what it is today, your hard work and dedication has resulted in A Gesture receiving Hume City Council Business Awards 2012 – Corporate Social Responsibility Award! Not only have we received this positive feedback from the community, [...]
