Stepping Forward - Sharing What Works

Recommendation 18

The taskforce recommends that:

• the Commonwealth Government work with State, Territory and local governments, in building local partnerships with schools, employers and other community agencies, to ensure that young people at risk of becoming disconnected have access to a range of cultural, sporting, recreational and community service activities.

• schools, community agencies, cultural, recreational and sporting bodies should actively engage with each other to ensure that young people at risk of disconnection have real opportunities for participation in their programmes.

Below is a compilation of initiatives, listed by State/Territory and Commonwealth, that contribute to building the foundations of support needed to promote the wellbeing, participation and identification of young people in vulnerable circumstances. In addition, you are encouraged to look at the current selection of Snapshots gathered for the State/Territory and Commonwealth initiatives targeting Recommendation 18.

| Queensland | Victoria | Northern Territory | South Australia | New South Wales | Tasmania |
 | Western Australia | Australian Capital Territory | Commonwealth |

Department of Innovation and Information Economy - Sport and Recreation

• Traineeships Assistance Package
• Get Active Queensland Sports Program
• Protective Behaviours Workshops
• Regional Sports and Recreation Conferences

Education Queensland

• Croc Eisteddfod Festival

Queensland Government

• Queensland Government Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy

Department of Housing

• The Community Renewal Program – Fostering Self- Esteem Project

Department of Corrective Services

• Peer Support System
• The Elder Visits Program
• Literacy Program

Department of Families

• Social and Economic Development Services for Young People
• “Which Way You Mob” Project
• Prevention and Early Intervention Services
• Youth Crime Prevention Services
• Regional Youth Crime Prevention Projects

Arts Queensland

• Arts and Cultural Grants for Young People
• A-Venue and TUTE Contemporary Music Initiatives

Queensland Health

• Youth Drug Summit and the Marginalised Young People’s Project
• Rumble in the Jungle
• 100% IN CONTROL

Rock Eisteddfod Challenge Pty Ltd

• Rock Eisteddfod Challenge Sponsorship

Indigenous Festivals of Australia Ltd

• Croc Festival Sponsorship

Disability Services Queensland

• Moving Ahead Post School Services Program
• Local Area Coordination
• Friendship Program

Victorian Qualifications Authority

• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) Pilots

Department of Human Services

• Community Strengthening Initiative

Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development

• My Connected Community

Department of Employment, Education and Training

• Aboriginal and Islander Tertiary Aspirations Program (AITAP)
• Partnerships and Communications
• AITAP Extension (proposed)
• Partnership (proposed)

Northern Territory Police

• NT Police Juvenile Pre-Court Diversion Scheme

Department of Health and Community services

• Out of school hours activities (proposed)

Department of Human Services

• Community Health Services
• Kumungka Youth Service
• Second Story
• Youth Web
• Ceduna - Memorandum of Understanding: Service Provision to Young People in Ceduna and Surrounding Areas
• Coober Pedy - Iwara Kutju, Youth Activities Program (FACS)
• Independent Living Program
• Mentoring, Moving on Program
• Reboot
• Special Programs for Youth
• Aboriginal Youth Accommodation Options Working Group (Bail Options)
• Family and Community Development Program
• Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP)

Department of Education, Training and Employment

• active8 Premier's Youth Challenge
• Monarto Zoo Project
• Operation Flinders

SA Arts

• Young People, Crime Prevention and the Arts Initiative

Office of Consumer and Business Affairs (OCBA)

• Youth initiatives

SA Police

• Blue Light
• Navigator Project

Department of Education and Training

• Industry Education Advisory Committees
• e-Summer Schools Project
• Links to Learning Community Grants Program

Office of Sport and Recreation

• Sport and Recreation Projects

Housing Tasmania

• Community Partnerships

Department of Education

• Various educational programs e.g. Mission Impossible, We Want to Work Programme, No Dole Programme and MARSS Programme

Department of Education

• Students At Educational Risk  (SAER) Strategy, Making the Difference
• Vet In Schools
• Regional Access
• Competitively Training (CAT)

ACT Department of Education and Community Services and DEST

• Full Service Schools

ACT Department of Education and Community Services

• Gugan Gulwan Indigenous Youth Centre
• Extension of Youth Connection Youth Work Service
• Reclink - Recreation Support Program for At-Risk Youth

Department of Education, Science and Training

• Deadly Vibe promotions
• ECEF - WADU Indigenous Youth Partnerships Initiatives
• CROC Eisteddfod Festivals
• Discovering Democracy

Department of Family and Community Services

• Stronger Families and Communities Strategy
• Australians Working Together – Better Assessment and Early Intervention
• National Youth Week
• Reconnect
• Youth Activities Services Program
• Innovative and Collaborative Youth Servicing (ICYS) Pilots
• Jobs Placement Employment and Training (JPET)
• The Mentor Marketplace
• Centrelink Personal Advisers

Department of Family and Community Services and Department of Transport and Regional Services

• National Awards for Local Government - Youth Services Category

Department of Family and Community Services, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, and Department of Education, Science and Training

• Australians Working Together

Department of Family and Community Services, and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

• Preparing for Work Agreements

Department of Family and Community Services, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and Department of Education, Science and Training

• Mutual Obligation

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

• Australians Working Together - Work for the Dole
• Australians Working Together - Community Work

Department of Health And Ageing

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Health

Attorney-General’s Department

• National Crime Prevention Program

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