Disadvantaged Children

Ballarat Gardens Association Incorporated (BGCS)

Northern Centre for Excellence in School Engagement – an ambitious collective pilot initiative established to respond to the alarming levels of disengagement affecting increasingly younger students.

$750,000 (over 3yrs)

Royal Women’s Hospital (RWH)

First Thousand Days Clinic pilot project to provide follow-up support and care to babies born at risk of future developmental delays because of drug exposure during pregnancy.

$88,905 (over 3yrs)

Beyond the Bell

Stepping Stones to School – working with individual children and families to increase learning readiness for school and advance engagement and completion.

$250,000 (over 3yrs)

Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative (BADAC)

Aboriginal Youth Cultural Engagement worker – Connecting vulnerable/at risk children and youth to Aboriginal culture, BADAC services, education and housing, before they are (further) enmeshed in the justice system

$50,000

Geelong Youth Engagement

Geelong Kokoda Youth Program student support – At risk young people participating in 20 weeks of physical training and mentoring to ultimately walk the 96km Kokoda Trek in Papua New Guinea.

$50,000

Banksia Gardens Association Incorporated

Northern Centre for Excellence in School Engagement (NCESE) – Initiative to address disengagement increasingly affecting younger students in the Northern region.

$50,000

MacKillop Family Services

Positive Pathways to Leaving Care – Preparing young people coming out of care to develop independent living skills through employment (FareShare charity kitchen) and mentoring

$50,000

Little Dreamers Australia

Young Carer Intake and Support – Working closely with young carers and their families to make sure the young carers are receiving tailored support.

$50,000

Beyond the Bell

Stepping Stones to School – Working with individual children and families to increase learning readiness for school and advance engagement and completion.

$91,210