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Youth Foundations Victoria

Youth Foundations Victoria offers genuine opportunities for young people to make a real difference to their communities.

Youth Foundations are based in eleven locations around the state. The Foundations are made up of young people looking to be involved in fundraising and funding youth-lead activities that are needed in their local community.

Who is involved?

The Office for Youth and the Bendigo Bank Group are working with key organisations to build the Foundations and select a group of young people to lead it in their community.

What does Youth Foundations Victoria fund?

Various projects that benefit local communities can be funded by Youth Foundations Victoria. For example, funded projects could include (but are not limited to):

creating on-line virtual community/oral history;
supporting young people’s access to education/training;
developing a local e-zine;
producing a mural on a community centre; and
developing a local youth landcare group.

Youth Foundations Victoria locations

YFV - Laverton
Fiona Williams
Phone: (03) 9932 3805
Email: fwilliams@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au

YFV - 3219 (Whittington, Newcomb and Thomson)
New facilitator to be announced soon

YFV - Upper Yarra
Zephlyn Neilsen
Phone: 0413 501 211
Email: zephlyn@bridgebuilders.com.au

YFV - North Bellarine (Portarlington, Drysdale and Clifton Springs)
Rob Evans
Phone: (03) 5251 2291
Email: revans@glastonbury.org.au

YFV – West Heidelberg
Andrea Rieniets
Phone: (03) 9459 1193
Email: andrea.rieniets@banyule.vic.gov.au

YFV – Trafalgar and District
Narelle Algie
Phone: 0427 541 931
Email: nalgie@berrystreet.org.au

YFV – Ashwood/Ashburton/Chadstone
Verity Nicholson
Phone: (03) 9885 7789
Email: youth.services@craigfc.org.au

YFV – Neerim District
Christine Del Busso:
Phone: 0408 344 301
Email: cdelbusso@berrystreet.org.au

YFV – Cobram and District
Facilitator to be announced soon

YFV – Narre Warren South & Hampton Park
Facilitator to be announced soon

YFV – Boronia
Facilitator to be announced soon

How do young people benefit?

The local group of diverse young people are supported by a part time facilitator and an adult advisory group to:

conduct research and community mapping activities
assist with managing and developing a pool of funds
assess and participate in providing recommendations to the YFV Trustees for making grants for charitable purposes for the benefit of young people
link to a state-wide network of Youth Foundations Victoria and a global network of similar organisations

The young people will build skills such as:

working in leadership and decision-making roles
developing networking and community planning skills
volunteering based on stronger community connections
project management
communications and marketing
developing the attitudes and values that will enable them to effectively contribute to their communities

For more information contact the Youth Foundations Victoria Project Officer or the
State Co-ordinator
Youth Foundations Victoria
Bendigo Bank on 1300 304 541.

The Youth Foundations Victoria brochure provides further information on how the Foundations will work.

Youth Foundations Victoria brochure (PDF 601 kb)
Youth Foundations Victoria brochure (Word 52 kb)

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