Education First Youth Foyer helps Nate thrive culturally and academically
Guided by Country and community, Nate shines in learning and life Grounded in a strong connection to Country, Nate came to the Education First Youth
Impact Measure 8
Guided by Country and community, Nate shines in learning and life Grounded in a strong connection to Country, Nate came to the Education First Youth
How the Education Pathways Program bridged the gap after homelessness “I remember when Mum told me to pack my favourite things. I was 7 then.”
Our Education First Youth Foyer empowered Chrissy to find community and a future beyond isolation During her final year of school, Chrissy was overcoming mental
Then Studied VCE Now Clinical Trials Coordinator 2014 – Kayla I was one of the first students to move into the foyer. I was 16
Increase in proportion of children and young people in education and employment at exit from Launch Housing support programs Summary Analysis We’ve re-engaged more children
For the confidentiality of the family involved, all names and some details have been changed for this story. When Tayla and her five children first
Increase in number of children participating in school/early childhood education. When children grow up in disadvantaged households, they are more likely to have disrupted education
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we live and work. As we create safe and welcoming homes, we honour the people of the Kulin nation and their enduring connection to their home we call Naarm, Melbourne.
We pay our respects to all First Nations Elders, past and present.
It is important that we acknowledge that the contemporary housing experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people cannot be separated from their historical experience of dispossession and dislocation. Aboriginal Victorians are overrepresented in the population experiencing homelessness, with census data confirming that Aboriginal Victorians experience homelessness at over five times the rate for non-Aboriginal people.
We support the development of a culturally safe Aboriginal housing and homelessness sector based on principles of self-determination and will continue to do what we can to help make this happen.
We are committed to understanding how our services are impacting Aboriginal clients and, where relevant, we have disaggregated our 10 Impact Measures to report Aboriginal client outcomes.