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PROGRAMS

We have co-designed our place-based programs to be holistic and support children and young people as they navigate their education journey and beyond across multiple domains:

 

  • in the home

  • in the neighbourhood and school environment

  • by navigating systems and services

 

This approach is based on the understanding that a young person’s experience of growing up, and how this shapes them, is based on interactions they have in a variety of settings. It is therefore important to provide positive and supportive influences in a proportionately appropriate way to all domains of a young person’s life and at key intersections of their developmental journey. 

 

And we do this with culture at our core. 

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Early years support

Focus on​

  • Supporting families through coaching and mentoring programs 

  • Connecting families with services and others with young children

  • Providing practical tools for learning and development

Outcome

  • Confident parents with access to support and services

  • Happy, healthy, school-ready children

  • Parental engagement in a child’s development and education

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School engagement and retention

Focus on​

  • Community engagement and celebration events

  • In-home support for struggling families

  • In-school support, including buddying, mentoring and teaching assistance

  • Rewarding attendance, engagement and participation

  • Connecting children and young people with health services and regular health checks

  • Camps and excursions

  • Provision of practical resources that support school engagement and readiness (e.g. uniforms, stationery, shoes)

Outcome

  • Children and young people and their families feel comfortable and confident in the school environment

  • Fewer young people leave school early

  • Attendance improves

  • Children and young people are screened for chronic health conditions, and their social and emotional health and wellbeing is better managed, leading to better health and learning outcomes

  • Young people experience life outside of community

  • Developmental and educational parity

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Strong transitions

Focus on​

  • Supporting young people to access tools that are needed for work and further study (e.g. identification documents and micro-credentials) and linking them with training and ongoing mentoring

  • Exposure to workplaces and industries

  • Supporting young people to settle and thrive in boarding school and studying away from home

  • Provision of practical resources that make transitions successful (e.g. uniforms, linen, toiletries etc)

Outcome

  • Young people and their families feel prepared, confident and determined as they transition to boarding school, work or further study

  • More young people are employed or engaged in further education

  • Increased hope

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Neighbourhood support

Focus on​

  • After school and school holiday programs

  • Community events and youth work programs

Outcome

  • Children and young people feel connected to others, have ample recreational options, and have access to support for issues affecting them

  • Issues such as hunger are addressed, and a consequent reduction in justice issues is achieved

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Community development

Focus on​

  • Community leadership and development programs 

Outcome

  • Thriving, vibrant community

  • Emerging leaders are supported 

  • Children and young people are a voice of change

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