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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 seven regions 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?

Projects seeking funding must benefit local communities. These include:

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
developing a local youth landcare group

Youth Foundation locations

Laverton
Kealy Smith
Phone: (03) 9932 3805
Email: kesmith@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au

Whittington (including Newcomb and Thomson)
Cas Langdon
Phone: (03) 5221 8933

Upper Yarra
Helena Bates
Email: helena@bridgebuilders.com.au

Portarlington, Drysdale and Clifton Springs
Rob Evans
Email: revans@glastonbury.org.au

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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