What is Dixon House?

Dixon House is a neighbourhood centre located in the heart of Clayton, in the City of Monash, Victoria, Australia. We have a range of programs and services that cater to the needs of those in the local community.  Our hope is that this is a place where you can make friends, learn new skills, volunteer your time, and get support.

‘Compassion, Equity and Justice in Society’

History

Dixon House has been around for quite a long time - over 25 years to be precise. It started from a group of members from All Saints Anglican Church who set out to address the needs of the local community through compassion, innovation, advocacy, and capacity building. 

Mission

As a way of experiencing and showing God’s love, Dixon House Neighbourhood Centre aims to benefit residents of Clayton and surrounding areas through providing:

• educational, recreational and welfare programs to foster learning, personal wellbeing and social connectedness
• community development opportunities for individuals, groups, and organisations to collaboratively address needs in the local area 
• opportunities for volunteers to improve their skills and support their local community

Core Values

1. Inclusion: Dixon House will demonstrate dignity and respect for each person through affirmation of the uniqueness of each individual, no matter their culture, age, gender, lifestyle or background.
2. Reciprocity: There is an intention to address people’s needs as well as encouraging participants to give back, through their abilities, knowledge and culture to the organisation and wider community.
3. Empowerment: Participants are encouraged to build on their own strengths and skills, along with working on strategies to address personal and community challenges.
4. Education: Dixon House will encourage life-long learning: Opportunities will be provided to develop new skills and identify pathways to further study or employment.
5. Advocacy: Dixon House will advocate for those who are unable to do so at the both a personal, organisational and community level.
6. Sustainability: this will be expressed in the setting up and continuance of programs, utilisation of resources, equipment and infrastructure management.
7. Partnerships: Dixon House is based on a partnership with Anglicare and All Saints Clayton. Integral to working in this community is endeavouring to collaborate with other agencies and services for effective and efficient service delivery.

Governance

Dixon House operates under the name Dixon House Neighbourhood Centre Inc., established under the auspices of Consumer Affairs Victoria and reporting annually to The Department of Health and Human Services. Any person who supports the purposes of the Association and agrees to comply with the rules of governance, is welcome to become a member of the Dixon House Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Application Forms for membership are available from the Dixon House office. The annual fee is currently $5. Members receive a quarterly newsletter with up to date information about Dixon House activities and they are also invited to the Annual General Meeting (AGM). At the AGM they will receive financial and other reports for the year past and they can be both nominated for and elected as members to the Committee of Management.