{"id":81,"date":"2023-12-12T06:47:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T06:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communitysoccerhub.org.au\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2023-12-31T07:05:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T07:05:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/communitysoccerhub.org.au\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"81\" class=\"elementor elementor-81\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9584ebf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9584ebf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d86953 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d86953\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244a4f02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"244a4f02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4ba950 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f4ba950\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722c142d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"722c142d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0278e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f0278e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-573da9f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"573da9f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:1,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc59409 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bc59409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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These benefits include social benefits such as trust building, capacity building, community understanding, developing social contacts, building relationships, belonging, social cohesion and providing an entry point for broader social participation.<br>Positive health outcomes for sport participation are also well-known including physical fitness, general wellbeing, self-esteem and psychological benefits such as stress and depression reduction and increased confidence. Sports clubs can also facilitate settlement and transitional support in a supportive environment where information regarding services can be shared among participants and community leaders.<\/p>\n<p>However, many people of refugee, migrant and low socioeconomic background can face significant barriers to sport participation such as access to transport, financial restraints, language barriers, lack of culturally sensitive facilities and lack of communication between mainstream sporting clubs and community organisations.<br>Consultation with community groups, organisations and Brimbank City Council highlighted the lack of low cost, centrally located, easily accessible, inclusive, and regular sporting programs available for people in the area. The CSH was formed to address these unmet needs with Brimbank City Council offering Selwyn Park in Albion as the perfect location.<\/p>\n<p>The Community Soccer Hub\u2019s unique co-location model enables opportunities for so many participants who would otherwise be excluded.<br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dfc3c97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2dfc3c97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b65185 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72b65185\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bfdc4 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" 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