StreetWork team refreshes First Aid qualifications to ensure youth safety. Prepared for emergencies - because every young person’s well-being matters.
When you're working with young people, their safety is always a key priority.
So the Streetwork team refreshed their First Aid qualifications today, to ensure they're prepared for medical emergencies.
Tyson's adult dummy appears happy to be taking a break from CPR practice. What do you think - is that a smile?
#turningyounglivesaround together
North Shore Mums offers parenting support & local resources. Thank you, Rachel Chappell, for your ongoing support of StreetWork & our mission.
North Shore Mums is all about support and inspiration for parenting, mum-life, and family events across Sydney’s North Shore, from Balmoral to Berowra.
The website’s Founder and Publisher – Rachel Chappell - is a long-term StreetWork volunteer and we are grateful for her ongoing support.
Here's a sample of the valuable, community-based content that North Shore Mums share on their website:
www.northshoremums.com.au
Need a chemist on the North Shore that’s open late? https://nsm.pub/3LAc4UC
Looking for a local babysitter or nanny? https://nsm.pub/3v2azbZ
Want to find a restaurant with a kids’ play area? https://nsm.pub/3uSPeSb
North Shore Mums stands for all things family.
#turningyounglivesaround together with North Shore
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A big thank you to Sefton High School and their 2022 secondary school prefects for their support of StreetWork.
Working to a ‘whole of school’ approach, the prefect body is co-ordinating Sefton High School’s students, teachers, and parents and staging a range of fundraising events with StreetWork as the beneficiary.
Their 2022 program revolves around supporting members of the young community by 'lifting school spirits'. The fundraising events cater to student-teacher engagement and the celebration of special holidays.
Thank you, Sefton High School! Your fundraising supports StreetWork’s youth mentoring programs. Get involved & help at-risk young people thrive.
Like StreetWork, Sefton High School values the positive wellbeing of young people, so in term three, they will dedicate each period of the school day to a different aspect of youth health – social, emotional, mental, and physical.
If your High School wants to be involved in StreetWork’s youth for youth initiatives, raising much-needed funds for our early intervention and prevention program, please get in touch with info@streetwork.org.au. Every $50 donated funds a mentor session for at-risk, 11-18-year-olds.
#turningyounglivesaround together with Sefton High School #westandforyouth #youthfundraising #breakthecycle
Thank you, Westfield Chatswood & our North Shore Board. Your support helped fund 100 youth mentor sessions through holiday gift wrapping donations.
Thank you to our North Shore Board members - including Denise Tan, Annette Nazaroff, Dean Dezius and Wayne Rowley - who wrapped Christmas gifts throughout December, in return for a donation to StreetWork.
And a very big thank you to Westfield Chatswood for organising the event, donating the wrapping paper and also to your Christmas shoppers for their generous donations.
Working together as a community, we raised funds to support 100 youth mentor sessions. What a great outcome!
#turningyounglivesaround together with Chatswood Westfield #donatetoyouth #youthcharity #volunteerforyouth#ittakesacommunitytoraiseachild
Thank you, Balgowlah Rotary!
Your recycling efforts funded 600 mentor sessions for at-risk youth while improving the environment - a double impact.
Across the summer holidays, the club's energetic members collected approximately 1,000 bottles/cans per week and converted them to $$$s under the NSW Government's Return and Earn program.
Balgowlah Rotary Club’s recycling efforts improved the local Northern Beaches environment, and they funded 600 one-on-one Streetwork mentor sessions for vulnerable 11-18-year-olds. That's a double impact and a holiday well spent!
#turningyounglivesaround with Balgowlah Rotary Club
Join StreetWork for Be Kind Sydney Appeal 2021. Every $1 donated is doubled to support vulnerable youth. Give where you live & make an impact today.
Please join us and give where you live! Every $1 you donate becomes $2 with matched funding - this appeal DOUBLES your impact.
#BeKindSydney #turningyounglivesaround
Streetwork welcomes Westpac as our 12+12 cycling event sponsor! Join us on December 4 at Sydney Motorsport Park. Register now & ride for a cause.
We’re proud to announce Westpac as our event sponsor and are looking forward to welcoming Westpac cycling teams to our event.
#turningyounglivesaround together with Westpac #youthcharity #youthearlyinterventionandpreventionprogram
Support StreetWork while trading. Trade For Good donates to charities with every trade. Invest with impact. Learn more today.
Trade For Good is the first ever Australian online share trading platform that is dedicated to raising money for a selection of charities, including Streetwork.
#turrningyounglivesaround together with Trade For Good
Thank you, KFC Foundation! Their donation funds 3,000 mentor sessions, helping young Australians build confidence & break free from risky behaviors.
Sarah Collier - KFC Australia, Social Impact and Media Relations – said of the donation, “With around 3/4s of common mental health problems emerging before the age of 25, our youth are under more pressure than ever. Couple this with the fact they’ve faced two ‘once in a lifetime’ events in their lives, there’s never been more need to support StreetWork and the mental wellbeing of young Australians”.
The KFC Youth Foundation’s donation to Streetwork will give our young people the confidence and mental wellbeing skills that they need to live their best life. #turningyounglivesaround together with KFC Foundation #youthmentalwellbeing
Thank you, Waratah Education Foundation!
Your grant funds 1600 mentoring sessions, helping at-risk youth re-engage with education & build brighter futures.
Across the next two years the foundation’s generous grant will allow StreetWork to support vulnerable young people to return to school and re-engage with their education. The 1,600 mentoring sessions funded by the foundation’s grant will make a meaningful and lasting difference to young lives. “Education plays a vital role in economic empowerment and the transition to meaningful work” says Helen Banu Streetwork’s CEO.
When asked why the foundation chose StreetWork, Geraldine Campbell, CEO of Waratah Education Foundation explained, “We selected Streetwork because their education outcomes are very much aligned to our goals. Waratah Education Foundation’s priority is around breaking the cycle of destructive behaviours that result in young people leaving school early and limiting their potential to grow, develop and live their best life ”.
Thank you, Westpac Foundation! Your support funds 2000 mentor sessions for at-risk youth, creating life-changing opportunities. Together, we empower youth.
Westpac Foundation is a charitable organisation that has been helping people for the past 140 years.
The foundation provides funding to help social enterprises and community organisations take a fresh approach to complex social issues and create jobs and opportunities for those who need it most.
#Turningyounglivesaround together with Westpac Foundation
Join Pete Slattery’s free webinar on youth stress & anxiety at 7:30 PM. Learn strategies to support young people. Register now.
Pete Slattery - a subject matter expert on how to have conversations with young people - is offering us free attendance at a webinar focusing on handling anxiety, stress and worry in young people. If you're a youth worker, a carer, a parent of an 11 to 18 year old or a young person you might like to attend.
Tonight: 15 September - 7.30pm
We all get anxious, worried or feel stressed occasionally. Some of us worry more than others. And for some of us life throws up challenges that increase all three of the above! In tonight's webinar, Pete Slattery will share ideas about how we can manage some of these hard-to-avoid parts of life. And for those of us who work with or parent young people, we'll look at what we can do to help them manage the hurdles in their lives. Attendance is free, but you need to register. http://ow.ly/TKOW50Ga7H1
Peter works in Australia, Asia, Europe and North America. Among the many resources he has published is ‘Youth works' - a practical book about working with young people.
#Turningyounglivesaround together with Peter Slattery
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Thank you, Transurban! Your support funds 200 mentor sessions for at-risk youth, creating a $160K community impact. Together, we change lives.
As one of the world’s largest toll-road operators, Transurban Group works to get people where they want to go, as quickly and safely as possible – from designing and building new roads to researching new vehicle and road safety technology.
#turningyounglivesaround together with Transurban
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Thank you, Asquith Rugby League Club! Your support funds 200 mentor sessions for at-risk youth. Join the Magpies & be part of a great community.
Established 1953, the Asquith Magpies Junior Rugby League Club play in the North Sydney competition from Under 6 through to Under 18 as well as Under 20 and Under 23s. If you'd like to join the Magpies family-friendly club, register here https://www.asquithmagpies.com.au/register/
#Turningyounglivesaround together with Asquith Rugby League Club
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16-year-old Chloe shares a message of hope & confidence through her work experience at Streetwork. See how mentoring transforms young lives.
The people that volunteer at Streetwork find us at different stages of their life and career. Their personal stories are diverse and they join us for long or short periods of time for a variety of reasons. A strong emotional connection with youth is often at the core of their selfless commitment. For the past month we’ve been working with 16 year old Chloe, a high school student who applied for a work experience placement at Streetwork. “I wanted to experience a work environment where I could make a real difference. It was important to me to use my creative skills to communicate a meaningful message" says Chloe. Here's Chloe's digital design - her expression of the hope, confidence and acceptance a vulnerable young person feels after they enter Streetwork's mentor program. Thank you Chloe for an inspiring 4 weeks.
#Turningyounglivesaround together with Chloe
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Vote for Streetwork’s Tom Dent in Westfield Local Heroes! Help us secure a $10K grant to support at-risk youth. Vote by Aug 30 & make a difference.
Westfield Local Heroes is a recognition program that celebrates people in Australia and New Zealand who make a positive impact to their local community or environment.
If Tom is selected as one of three Hornsby Westfield finalists, StreetWork receives a $10,000 grant.
Voting closes 30th August. Please support StreetWork and vote for Tom at:
http://ow.ly/Pboy50FXAEd
#Turningyounglivesaround together with Westfield
Thank you, Chatswood RSL!
Your support funds 600 mentor sessions for at-risk youth, creating a $480K community impact. Together, we change lives.
#turningyounglivesaround together with Chatswood RSL
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This International Women's Day, Streetwork celebrates gender equity & empowers young women to challenge bias & build confidence for a brighter future.
We work with vulnerable young women, and many have mentioned that they have been adversely impacted based on gender. It's important that these young women develop the skills and confidence to challenge gender inequities and biases now and into the future. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive society where young women are respected and regarded as equals by challenging others when we hear or see things that are bias.
Each of us has a hand up high - we choose to challenge!
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StreetWork met with FSG’s Adeeb Mahmud for pro-bono coaching, gaining insights to strengthen our corporate partnership program in 2021.
Adeeb is Managing Director of FSG, a for purpose, consulting firm for leaders in search of large-scale, lasting social change. Through a combination of customised consulting services, fresh thinking, and learning communities, FSG helps foundations, funders, businesses, NGOs, and governments around the world reimagine social change.
FSG works with more than 40 of the top U.S. foundations by asset size - Citigroup, and Microsoft - and top NGOs including Save the Children. Adeeb's suggestions for StreetWork's corporate partnership program helped us clarify our direction for 2021. Thank you Adeeb for sharing your expertise and time so generously.
#turningyounglivesaround together with FSG #purposedrivenlife #investingingood
This International Youth Day, we celebrate resilience & Streetwork’s efforts in supporting vulnerable young people to overcome challenges & thrive.
Today marks International Youth Day, a day that is important every year, but this year even more so, given the impact of COVID. Many young people would not have experienced the kind of adversity that we are currently going through and similarly may not have developed the kind of resilience that is needed to survive and thrive through this period.
On this International Youth Day, we want to acknowledge the hard work delivered by the Streetwork youth services team who continue to support vulnerable young people in community to turn their lives around.
#turningyounglivesaround #youngpeople #empowerment #mentoring #youthwork