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E-Bulletin of the Youth Coalition
Included in this edition
News from the YouthCoalition
Monthly Youth SectorUpdate
Sector Development
Training & ProfessionalDevelopment
Policy & Reports
Media
Sector Activities &Events
For Young People
Employment
Grants & FundingOpportunities
Anti-Poverty Week 14 - 20 October2007
Carers Week 15 - 21 October2007
Click on the headingsabove to go to each
section
News from the
Youth Coalition
National Youth Week 2008Grant Applications Are
Now Open!
Held between 5 - 13April 2008, the
theme will be SHOUT. SHARE. LIVE. UNITE.
There are many ways young people and youth
services can getinvolved:
Start thinking about what events youwould
like to host next year. Maybe an open day, forum,
competition,performance, expo, sporting
event
anything to involve, support andpromote
young people
Be involved in NYW Talent Competitionsthrough
design, photography, music, writing and film
Nominate a young person (or yourself!)to join
the Youth Committee, and be involved in organising
NYW in theACT.
Apply for a NYW Grant to help pay foryour
event.
Contact us to be involved in NYW eventssuch
as the Film Festival, or Expo in Civic (performers,
craftmarketplace etc).
To download the Grant applicationinformation
in PDF click here, and in Microsoft Word
format, click here. To see a list of previous
recipients, click here. For more information,
contact the Youth Week Coordinatorat the Youth
Coalition of the ACT on 02 6247 3540 or
youthweek (at) youthcoalition.net. Making Contact
(www.makingcontact.net.au) is the website of
Youth Week in the ACT. Visit it regularly tocheck for
more information.
Talking Practice: Workshop4
Listening and Responding toAboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Young People: Learnings
from the Out ofHome Care Forum
Recently the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Services Unit inthe Office for
Children, Youth and Family Support (DHCS) and
theInstitute of Child Protection Studies (ACU)
met with Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander
young people to learn about their experiences, and to
findout how the Out of Home Care system can be
improved. The findings werepresented to
workers at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Out of HomeCare Forum in September 2007.
Some key findings from the project will be presented
at thisworkshop. We will look at implications
for Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander young
people, services and youth participation. We will
alsodiscuss some learnings on to how to better
work and engage with Aboriginal andTorres
Strait Islander young people. Workers will participate
in aworkshop that looks to further improve our
practice in working with Aboriginaland Torres
Strait Islander young people, families and
communities.
When: Thursday 15 November, 2007
Time: 11am 12.30pm
Cost: Free
Where: 46 Clianthus St, OConnor (Youth
CoalitionOffice)
Food: Morning tea will be provided
Bookings Essential: By Monday 12 November.
Only 20 placesavailable. Contact Steve on 6247
3540 or steve (at) youthcoalition.net
Notes: Priority will be given to Youth
Coalition members,the YSP and YSAAP.
Evaluation and seminar summary will be written,
andresources will be available on the day.
Click here for the flyer. (PDF)
Yogie AwardsNomination Package 2007
The Yogie Awards recognise, celebrate, promote
andreward outstanding practice in working with
young people in the ACT andsurrounding area.
The Yogies are a Youth Coalition of the ACT initiative
andawards will be presented by Katy Gallagher
MLA, Deputy Chief Minister,Minister for
Children and Young People, Minister for Health,
Minister forWomen, Minister for Disability and
Community Services.
How to submit your nomination:
You can submit your completed nomination by:
Email: steve (at) youthcoalition.net
Fax: (02) 6249 1675
Post: PO Box 5232, Lyneham ACT 2602
In person: 46 Clianthus St, OConnor
Nominations close: Friday 9 November 2007
For questions / assistance contactSteve Byrne
on:
Phone: (02) 6247 3540
Email: steve (at) youthcoalition.net
Award ceremony: Thursday 13 December 2007
Proudly supported by: Department of
Disability, Housingand Community Services
To download the nomination package in word, click
here, and pdf, click here.
What Young People Want fromYouth
Support Workers: The Big Red Book
Each week we profile a section of the Big Red
Book, the firsthandbook and directory for
people who work with young people in the ACT.
Inaddition to providing service profiles, the
handbook also providesstrategy-based
information for workers, key service contacts and
other helpfulresources.
A diverse range of youth organisations are necessary
to promotehealth lifestyles, develop a sense
of pride, responsibility and purpose,and
assist young people to become active members of the
community.
In the Youth Support section of The Big Red
Book you will find:
Some tips on supporting young people;
A range of youth support services; and
Resources including more services, information and
a date foryour diary.
To view or download Version 2 of the Big Red Book go
to youthcoalition.net/public/Projects/BRB.html
See also The Rack in SectorDevelopment.
Monthly Youth
Sector Update
Once a month we report back on informationshared
by services, programs and workers who attend the
Youth CoalitionForum. For futher information
about youth services visit the Big Red
Bookyouthcoalition.net/public/Projects/BRB.html
Anglicare Youth& Family Services - CYCLOPSACT
Organisation Spokesperson: Alice Boyle
Phone: 6232 2435 Email:
alice.boyle (at) anglicarecg.org.au
It is Carers Week. For more information regarding
young carerscontact CYCLOPS or Carers ACT.
Young Carers Lunch on this Saturday
Open for referrals for individual, support
brokerage oractivities
Can come to any group and do a presentation on
young carers andhow they can be supported
Young Carer support groups occuring in partnership
with YouthCentres and High Schools across
ACT, contact CYCLOPS to find one nearyou
Hidden Corners Group - Drop in theatre for Young
Carers Mondays4-6pm at Uniting Church Reid
Anglicare Youth & FamilyServices - Youth
Education Program
Organisation Spokesperson: Alison Lawrence
Phone: 6232 2433 Email:
alison.lawrence (at) anglicarecg.org.au
YEP will be hosting a Peerskills Program with
Lifeline. Held onthe 23-24 October, contact
if you would like to attend
YEP is a youth education program for young people
aged 15-19years who would like to study Yr
10 & 12 certificates. YEP enrolsstudents
throughout the years so please call.
Participating in the Practice Talking conference,
running asession on engaging young people in
education
YEP's Graduation will be on 22 November this year
and all youngpeople who have been involved
with YEP this year are invited toattend
Canberra Rape CrisisCentre
Organisation Spokesperson: Courtney Nalder
Phone: 6247 8071 Email:
education (at) rapecrisis.org.au
Reclaim the Night - Peaceful protest against
violence againstwomen and children
Where: Petrie Plaza, Civic
Date: Friday 26 October
Time & events: 5.30pm - Start for entertainmentand
service stalls; 6.30pm - Formal proceedings;
7.30pm - March held
After party held at Tilleys Cafe, Lyneham featuring
DJ ToriMac.
For more information contact Canberra Rape Crisis
Centre on6247 8071
Tumladden
Organisation Spokesperson: Courtney Nalder
Phone: 6231 3475 Email:
tumladden (at) optusnet.com.au
Tumladden has a vacancy for a semi-independent
Male(16-18yo)
Position Vacant: Residential Youth Worker, 25 hours
per week.Call for info. Applications close
next Thursday. (See Employment section of
eBulletin)
YWCA of Canberra -SCOPE
Organisation Spokesperson: Megan Munro
Phone: 6257 1640 Email:
megan.munro (at) ywca-canberra.org.au
Queer Youth Advocates Network - Is open to all
youth workers towork on issues for same-sex
attracted young people. First meeting willbe
in November
In Our Own Write - Resource produced by the Aids
Action Councilwith help from SCOPE. Stories
of young gay, lesbian, bisexual,transgender
and intersex young people coming out
Stepping Out Workshop coming up - See Sector
Activities & Events for details
YWCA of Canberra - Mura LanyonYouth Centre
Organisation Spokesperson: Shy Watson
Phone: 6294 4633 Email:
shyanne.watson (at) ywca-canberra.org.au
Holiday Programme wrapped up
Two young carers groups in operation at Lanyon High
and CalwellHigh
Transition programme at Kambah High
Youth Committee & Drop in - Taking an active role
inReclaim the night, marching and running a
BBQ on 26 October
Week Without Violence activities coming up
During Anti-Poverty Week the Drop in has had a
focus onBudgets, making cash and keeping
cash, and getting and keeping jobs
Sector
Development
See also YWCA of Canberra RelationshipThings
Poster Launch in Sector Activities &Events.
Update of TheRACK
The Youth Coalition is updating The RACK,
which is a list ofcurrent networks and
committees for the ACT youth and community sectors.
The RACKcame about following a consultation
with the youth sector to determinewhy the
sector is finding it difficult to attend networks. One
of thefindings of this consultation was that
workers were not aware of existingnetworks and
committees in the ACT. The RACK aims to address this
need.
The RACK provides basic information about networks
(includingemail networks) and committees for
workers and organisations in the ACT youth
andcommunity sectors. If you would like to
include your network or committee inthe
updated version of The RACK, e-mail
erin (at) youthcoalition.net or call the Youth
Coalition on 6247 3540 to provide the
followingdetails:
Name of the Network/Committee
Brief description - purpose of the network,
targetgroup/membership and when meetings are
held (if known)
Contact person for the Network/Committee,
including: phonenumber, fax number, e-mail
address and web address (for e-mail networks,an
e-mail address and/or web address will suffice)
Please submit details of your network or committee by
Friday 2November.
Click here to download the previous
edition of The Rack forreference.
Training &
Professional Development
See also Talking Practice: Workshop 4 in News
from the Youth Coalition.
Comorbidity ProfessionalDevelopment Scholarships:
For Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health
Workers inNon-Government Organisations
The Australian Government has allocated $17.9
million overseven years from 2003 04 to
2009-10 for the National ComorbidityInitiative
(NCI). The National Centre for Education and Training
on Addiction(NCETA) has $1.9 million in
funding to be awarded for ComorbidityProfessional
Development Scholarships as part of this
initiative.
The Comorbidity Professional DevelopmentScholarships
are open to Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental
Health workersemployed in incorporated,
non-government organisations. The initiative aimsto
enhance workers professional skills and knowledge
across thecomorbidities of AOD and Mental
Health by providing funding to support eligibleworkers
to undertake relevant professional development
and/ortraining.
Two Scholarship rounds are scheduled for2007/2008:
Round One:
Opens Monday 15 October 2007,
Closes Monday 12 November 2007.
Round Two:
Opens Monday 5 February 2008,
Closes Monday 3 March 2008. Further
information can be obtainedfrom
www.nceta.flinders.edu.au
Mental Health Short CourseOffered
ACT Health is bringing the comprehensive
VicHealth 'The ShortCourse: Promoting Mental
Health and Wellbeing' to Canberra. Together
withhealth, many sectors of the community play
a major role in improving mentalhealth and
wellbeing. Participants are sought from diverse
sectors as thiscourse is designed to increase
their skills and capacity to undertakesuccessful
mental health promotion activity. The 2-day course
will be held on22-23 November 2007 and the
cost of the course is $300 per person.Registrations
are essential as places are limited. For more
information or toregister your interest please
contact Melissa Lee on (02) 6207 5994 or
emailMelissa.Lee (at) act.gov.au
Postgraduate Study at the University of
Melbourne
Do you work with youth? Are you on the right
course? The Universityof Melbourne is
currently accepting applications for 2008 entry
intothe following courses:
Master of Youth Health and EducationManagement
The MYHEM provides professional development
for leaders, managersand practitioners in the
youth field, working as coordinators, youthworkers,
nurses, teachers, counsellors and administrators
in school,hospital, community and management
settings. More information can be found
atwww.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/futurestudents/courses/postgraduate/programs/studhealth/index.html
Student Wellbeing courses
The social and emotional wellbeing of students
is directly linkedto academic learning.
Studies in the field of student wellbeing are designed
tobuild the capacity of teachers, and others
working in education-relatedsettings, to
address the emotional and social health needs of
students.Studies in Student Wellbeing seek to
build the capacity of teachers toaddress the
emotional and social health needs of students. More
informationcan be found at
www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/futurestudents/courses/postgraduate/programs/studhealth/index.html
CSPs (formerly known as HECS) places available and a
choice ofpart-time or full-time study. The
University of Melbourne invites you toattend a
postgraduate study information evening on Thursday 18
October,5.30pm 7.00pm, at which you can
explore the range of postgraduatecourses
available, including the MYHEM and Student Wellbeing
courses.Details of the event can be found at
www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/grad/news/pgradinfo.html
and registrations are essential.
Workshop: 'Working Towards BetterCoverage
of Mental Health Issues in the Media'
Do you want to play a vital role in working
with the media toreport mental illness and
suicide in a responsible and engaging manner? This
freeworkshop will be conducted by Jaelea
Skehan and Jo Piggott from theMindframe project
team at the Hunter Institute of Mental Health, in
partnership withSimon Tatz from The Mental
Health Council of Australia and localjournalists.
The Half Day workshop is designed to provide:
Research about the impact of media reporting on
suicide andmental illness
What you need to know when talking to the media
about suicideand mental illness
An introduction to effective ways of working with
themedia
Opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues
A workshop to explore opportunities for
collaboration withother Canberra
organisations
When: Friday 16 November 2007
Venue: Conference Room, Quality Hotel, Cape
Street (CnrBadham Street), Dickson ACT
Time: 9:00am 1:00pm (Morning tea provided)
To reserve a place in the workshop, please contact:
Irmgard Reidon 0437 144 146 or
Irmgard (at) ozhelp.org.au by C.O.B. Wednesday 14th
November 2007. For further informationabout
Mindframe for the Mental Health Sector please visit:
www.mindframe-media.info
Policy & Reports
Youth Coalition PolicyFocus: Children and
Young People's Health in Quamby andBimberi
The health needs of children and young people
at Quamby and Bimberiare complex. ACT Health
figures show that 70 per cent of young peoplewere
intoxicated at the time of their last offense and
that in almostall cases drug use preceded
crime. Further, these same figures show that 60per
cent of male children and young people and
two-thirds of femalechildren and young people
in detention meet the criteria for diagnosis witha
mental illness. Thus it is also evident that
there is a high level ofcomorbidity in the
prison population. Together, these figures indicate
that theproper management of detainee health
at Quamby and Bimberi is paramount tothe
welfare of children and young people in detention. The
YouthCoalition advocates a policy that
emphasises the independence of healthservices
and health service providers, and argues for the
implementation ofeffective long- term case
management in Quamby and Bimberi through
greatercoordination with the youth sector.
Further, the Youth Coalition argues thatprison
staff should be trained to be able to properly
identify drug,alcohol and mental health issues
in the prison population.
The Youth Coalition recently made a policy submission
to ACTHealth on the Children and Young
People's Justice Health Plan2007-2010. Our
submission is available on www.youthcoalition.net.
For further information contact Sid Chakrabarti,
on sid (at) youthcoalition.net or 6247 3540.
Election 2007: Affordable RentalHousing
Julian Disney / Australian Review of Public
Affairs
Two key proposals for improving the supply of
affordable rentalhousing - a National
Affordable Housing Agreement and a National
AffordableRental Incentive - are the principal
focus of this paper.
Click here to download the report
(HTML).
Indigenous Housing Indicators2005-06
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This report includes national data collected
by the AIHW onIndigenous community housing and
state-owned and managed Indigenous housing.Detailed
information is presented on a range of Indigenous
housingindicators including overcrowding,
dwelling condition, affordability, connection
toservices and recurrent and capital
expenditure.
Click here to download the report
(PDF).
Recidivism in Australia: Findingsand Future
Research
Jason Payne / Australian Institute of
Criminology
What policy makers would like to measure is
often not the same asresearchers are able to
measure, given the limitations on appropriate data
andavailable information. This is driven
primarily by a lack of clarity about anappropriate
definition of recidivism and clear articulation of
researchmethodologies. This report examines
ways of measuring recidivism and evaluatingits impact.
Click here to download the report
(PDF).
Stepfamilies: Understanding andResponding
Effectively
Margaret Howden / Australian Family
Relationships Clearinghouse
Stepfamilies in Australia are beginning to be
recognised as aunique and important
contemporary family form. This paper combines
literatureand research with the experiences of
staff at the StepfamilyAssociation of Victoria
(SAVI) in delivering counselling, support and
education tostepfamilies over the past 25
years.
Click here to download the report (PDF
& HTML).
What's the Score? A Survey ofCultural
Diversity and Racism in Australian Sport
Human Rights and EqualOpportunity
Commission
This report sheds light on what existing
strategies and programshave been adopted by 17
national sporting organisations, federal andstate
governments, various non-government sporting
agencies and humanrights institutions to
combat racism within sport. The report also looksat
what steps have been taken to develop an
inclusive, non-discriminatoryculture within
sport by players, spectators and the broader
viewingpublic.
Click here to download the report
(PDF).
Media
Australia's Refugee Program ShouldBe Based on
Resettlement Need Not "IntegrationPotential"
The Forum of Australian Services for Survivors
ofTorture and Trauma Media Release - 10
October 2007
FASSTT is concerned about the recent debate
regardingintegration potential ensuing from
comments made by the Minister forImmigration,
Kevin Andrews, regarding African refugees. The idea of
choosingrefugees with the highest potential to
integrate into theirnew country is
antithetical to the principle that refugee programs
should bebased on resettling those with the
greatest humanitarian need. There isno credible
test that could be appropriately applied to refugees
living indesperate situations that could be
used to determine their ability tosuccessfully
integrate. Such an approach would inevitably generate
a highlysubjective and speculative system of
selection that would lack fairness andconsistency
and would lead to unfair discrimination.
Click here for further details.
Facebook to CrackDown on Sexual
Predators
ABC News - 17 October 2007
The social networking site, Facebook, has
agreed to new safeguardsto protect young
people from sexual predators and inappropriatecontent.
The move has come after legal action from the
New York StateAttorney General, which claimed
safety protocols were not tough enough. Thesite
will now have to respond to any complaints from users
within 24hours and allow independent examiners
to monitor compliance. Facebook has47 million
members around the world, with Australians the
fourthlargest group of users.
Click here for further details.
Internet Project Helps Gay Youth'Come
Out'
ABC News - 16 October 2007
Increasing numbers of young people are talking
about theirsexuality on personal blogs or
through social networking sites. For young gaypeople,
just coming out to friends and family can be a
difficult thing. Nowa new online project is
encouraging people to tell the world abouttheir
sexuality by uploading video images.
Click here for further details.
Sector Activities
& Events
See also Anti-Poverty Week 2007, Carers Week
2007 and the For YoungPeople Section.
Gold Creek SchoolStudent Services Launch
On Wednesday 31st October, Gold Creek Senior
School islaunching our new Student Services
initiative. Here at Gold Creek we providean
alternative model to the traditional welfare team, by
providing aholistic approach to Student
Support. The team involves Careers and WorkExperience,
School Counsellor, Youth Worker, Special
Needs, Case ManagementExecutive and Deputy
Principals of both the Middle and Senior
School.Additionally, we are keen to further
develop our links with the Gungahlincommunity.
Wed like to invite you to celebrate thelaunch
of our new service, by attending a special whole
school assemblythat will be followed by a bbq
lunch on the school concourse withentertainment
from students and other services.
Date: Wednesday 31st October
Time: 12:30 for 12:45pm
Location: Gold Creek Senior Site Kelleway
AvenueNicholls
Please rsvp to
studentsupport (at) goldcreek.act.edu.au or
Adelaide.jones (at) ed.act.edu.au by Friday 26th
October or by phoning 6205 8827.
Click here to download an invitation
(PDF).
If One in Ten are Missing Out On a Fair Go, is
Australia Fair?
Australia Fair
If one in ten Australians are missing out on a
fair go, isAustralia fair? Now that the
election has been called, take action today and
emailyour local candidates at
www.australiafair.org.au and ask them what
they will do if elected to ensure a fair go forall.
Get all candidates to support a national action
plan with targetsto address the disadvantages
faced by more than one in ten Australians.
Australia Fair has produced a participation kitwith
ideas about activities you can be involved in to
highlight a fairgo for all in Election 07.
Join with thousands of others around thecountry on
every 10th day of the election campaign to show
your support forthe one in ten Australians who
are missing out on a fair go. You may alsohave
your own ideas and events and we encourage you to post
them on thesite so that others can find out
about them. Wear your thongs as asymbol of
fairness throughout the election but especially on day
10 when allsupporters will be asked to wear
their thongs - if you can't wear thongs onyour
feet, then get a new Australia Fair thong badge and
wear it withpride.
Mountain BikingPrograms
PCYC & Reclink
PCYC and Reclink are looking to setup a
mountain biking programover the summer. This
program is a paid program through PCYC for
absolutelyanyone, so yourself, clients,
friends family, whatever. At this stage theyare
getting expressions of interest to the program to do
a sound outfor who would be interested in
coming. It will probably be an afternoonkind of
thing, going for a spin after work. Prices etc will
come when weknow how many will be on the
program and what kind of program it willbe. Also
Equipment can be supplied if you would need to
access that too.
In parallel to this they will also be running ayouth
mountain biking program (which will be in school
hours).The youth program will have 5 spaces
for Reclink members (free underReclink
membership) and 5 spaces for paying youth. If you know
of anyonethat would be interested in being
involved contact Bo Percival (YouthWorker) at
Reclink, Ginninderra PCYC on 61016937 (w), 0424 843
162 (m) orboreclink (at) hotmail.com
Click here to download the flyer for
the program. (JPEG)
Parenting Between CulturesCourse
Woden Community Service & Centacare
Assisting parents from diverse cultural
backgrounds to:
Help their children balance between their culture
of originand life in Australia
Maintain their familys strong ethnic identity
Develop a holistic understanding of Australian
society andknowing where to get help when
its needed
Understand parents rights and childrens rights
Where: Room J08, CIT, Reid ConstitutionAve.,
Reid
When: Monday, 6:00pm 8:00pm
Commencing: Monday 15th October
How often? Weekly for six weeks
Cost: $60.00 (Concessions Available)
Contact: Jackie (Woden Community Services
Inc.): 6282 2644or Simin (Centacare): 6162
6144
Click here to download the flyer.
Stepping Out
AIDS Action Council of the ACT
Lesbian? Bi? Confused?
A free and confidential group for women
attracted to other women.Next workshop takes
place all day Saturday 27 October, and Saturday
3November. Bookings are essential!
For more info call Kobie at the AIDS Action
Council of the ACT on6257 2855 or email
kobie.howe (at) aidsaction.org.au
Click here to download the flyer. (PDF)
YWCA of Canberra Relationship ThingsPoster
Launch
The YWCA of Canberra is launching the
Relationship Things posterseries Respect,
Communicate, Choose, based on the Relationship
Thingsbooklet, aimed to encourage young people
to develop respectfulrelationships, with the
broader goal of preventing sexual assault and violence
againstwomen. They will be launching the
Relationship Things posters at thisyears Reclaim
the Night, Friday 26 October, Garema Place
5:30-7:30pm. The launchof the Relationship
Things posters is part of the YWCA Week
WithoutViolence 2007. Week Without Violence is
a global initiative of the YWCAwhere communities
are encouraged to consider the impact violence and
abuse has on thelives of women and contemplate
the possibilities for peace, security anddignity.
It is our intention that the posters bedisplayed in
schools and youth venues where young people can
seek further adviceand referral and poster can
also be used in conjunction with theRelationship
Things booklet. Please contact the YWCA of Canberra
Central Officeon 6239 6878 if you would like
copies of the Relationship Thingsposters to
display in your service or copies of the booklet.
Click here to download a flyer. (JPG)
For Young People
See also Mountain Biking Programs and
Stepping Out in SectorActivities &
Events,Youth Change Maker Grants in Grants&
Funding Opportunities, Anti-Poverty
Week 2007 and Carers Week 2007.
Opportunities with the OaktreeFoundation
The Oaktree Foundation is currently recruiting
for summer internsand two significant
leadership roles within the organisation. These
arerare opportunities to gain significant
professional experience, to makea meaningful
to contribution to the community, and to expand your
skills andunderstanding of global issues.
Summer Internships information at
www.theoaktree.org/Public/Home.aspx?Page=zEJ6vzFHieg=&opt=l2cPX1ABHI4
These are 5-6 week unpaid internships taking
place in Jan/Feb, andare open to young people
aged 18-25 as at November 30, 2007.
National Projects Team Leader (positiondescription
at
www.theoaktree.org/CmsUserFiles/ProjectsTL-PD.pdf).
National Fundraising Team Leader
(positiondescription at
www.theoaktree.org/CmsUserFiles/FundraisingTL-PD.pdf)
These are stipended volunteer positions,
require a 2 yearcommitment, and are open to
young people aged 18-23 as at November 30,2007.
The Oaktree Foundation is Australia's first entirely
youth-runoverseas aid and development agency.
We believe passionately that educationoffers
the best solution to breaking the cycle and poverty.
By mid-2008,Oaktree will have invested more
than $800 000 on development projects in 6countries,
providing educational opportunities to more than
40 000 youngpeople. In Australia, Oaktree has
worked with thousands of young people asvolunteers
to fundraise and advocate, leading the 2006 Make
Poverty HistoryConcert and 2007 Make Poverty
History Zero Seven Roadtrip.
Applications for all positions should include a CV,
and coverletter outlining suitability for the
role. Applications close 5pm October29th and
should be sent to Simon Moss, s.moss (at) theoaktree.org.
Questions may be directed to the same address.
Participants Aged 16 - 24 Required -Online
Mobile Phone Use Study
A PhD student at the Queensland University of
Technology isconducting research investigating
psychological factors influencing mobilephone
use amongst Australian youth. They are looking for
people aged 16 -24 to complete an online
survey. The address is mobilephonestudy.com.
Participation is anonymous, takes 10 - 15 mins, and
there are 5 $20shopping vouchers to be won.
For further details contact Shari Walsh, Schoolof
Psychology and Counselling, QUT by email
sp.walsh (at) qut.edu.au, or mobile 0400 197 133.
Volunteer with the Foundation forYoung
Australians
The Foundation for Young Australians is
seeking volunteers who wantto work towards
positive outcomes that benefit young people and
theircommunities. The Foundation for Young
Australians is a national grant makingorganisation
funding and working in partnerships with young
people. Each yearapproximately $4 million of
funding is allocated to young peoplesprojects.
Volunteers will have the opportunity to undertake a
variety ofactivities such as decision making
on projects to fund, as well as promotingprojects
and initiatives that enable young people to reach
their fullpotential. The Foundation invites
expressions of interest from individuals,especially
young people aged 12-25. Details and expression
of interest formsare available at
www.youngaustralians.org or calling 1800 252
316. Closing date is 8 November 2007.
Young Leader Development Programme
Scouts ACT
This programme incorporates Scouting method
with recognisedleadership qualifications. It
is catered to the individuals desiredoutcomes,
and over three years will involve working within the
ScoutMovement. After three years, an
individual will hold a Certificate III in
Business(Front Line Management) and Leadership
Support (if holding a current FirstAid
qualification); and Certificate IV in Business (Front
LineManagement) and Leadership (if holding a
current First Aid qualification), aswell as, a
qualification as an Outdoor Guide (Leader) in
bushwalking,canoeing or abseiling.
Scouts ACT is looking for individuals, external to
Scouting, forjoin this Programme in 2008. The
Programme is offered as part ofScoutings
commitment to providing the community with leaders
equipped tooperate in the modern environment.
For further information on the YDLPplease
contact Scouts ACT Communications: Elliot J Stein at
media (at) act.scouts.asn.au or phone 0402 647 363.
Click here for further details.
Youth SustainabilityWorkshops
ACT otherWISE
Are you aged between 15 and 25? Become part of
an existing andgrowing network of young people
in the ACT committed to making positivechanges
to their individual and community consumption patterns
by attendingthe next workshop in November. The
workshops are designed to educateand inform
young Australians on sustainability and inspire them
to reducetheir individual and community
consumption patterns. For more information, see
ozotherwise.wordpress.com
Workshop dates: 14, 21 and 28 of November 2007
Workshop times: 6.30 - 9pm
Workshop location: Meeting room 7 (first
floor) in theGriffin Centre, Genge St Civic
Also: an optional site visit to local
sustainablecommunity projects will be held on
a Saturday, either the 17 or 24 November (to
beconfirmed). Workshop places are limited, and
participants need to formallyregister at least
a week before the workshops begin. For
registrationinformation and general enquiries
contact the project officer, Rachael Millsom,at
otherwise (at) consact.org.au or on (02) 6229
3211.
Employment
Casual YouthWorker
Canberra Youth Refuge
Position Available: Casual Youth Worker, must
have someevening, weekend and weekday
availability.
Good conditions, supportive staff team. Please
phone Kim or Nicoleon 62470330, or email
cyrefuge (at) webone.com.au
Youth Worker - 25 hours perweek
Tumladden Medium Term Youth Accommodation
Tumladden is seeking a suitably qualified
residential youth workerfor our medium term
youth accommodation service (SAAP funded).Employment
is on a rostered shift basis and this position
has been classifiedas a SACS level 4.1 (shift
work penalties, on call allowance andsalary
sacrificing apply).
For position description and selection criteria please
call 62313475 or email
tumladden (at) optusnet.com.au
Applications are to be directed to the
Tumladden Coordinator at POBox 1391,
Tuggeranong, ACT 2900. Applications close Thursday
25October.
Grants & Funding
Opportunities
ACT Health Promotion Grants FundingOpportunity
From ACT Health Promotion mailing list
The ACT Health Promotion Grants 2008-09 Health
PromotionSponsorship Funding Round will open
on Saturday 20 October 2007. Health
promotionsponsorship funding of sports,
recreation, arts and cultural activities willhelp
organisations deliver the priority health messages
of smokingreduction, physical activity,
healthy eating and sun protection.
Sponsoredorganisations are also expected to
work towards becoming a health promotionorganisation.
Applications close on 3 December 2007 and application
forms willbe available from 20 October 2007 on
the ACT Health Promotion Grantswebsite at
www.health.act.gov.au/hpgrants or by contacting
the ACT Health Promotion Grants office on (02)6205
1325.
An INFORMATION SESSION regarding this funding round
will be heldon Wednesday 31 October 2007 from
12.30-1.30PM in Training Room 1, Level 1, ACTHealth
Building, 1 Moore Street (Cnr Moore and Alinga
Sts), Civic.Registration is not required and
all are welcome. For details of other
trainingassociated with this funding round see
item 3 below.
A FREE training session for prospective applicants to
the 2008-09Health Promotion Sponsorship
Funding Round (see item 2) will be held onTuesday
13 November 2007 from 9.30-11.00AM. At this
session, an independentfacilitator experienced
in health promotion, will work with participants on
keypoints in the application to best describe
their sponsorship objectives.Please bring
sponsorship ideas and/or draft application. Bookings
areessential, so please RSVP by Friday 9
November 2007 to ACT Health PromotionGrants on
ph (02) 6205 1325.
Youth Change MakerGrants
The Foundation for Young Australians Youth
Change MakerGrants are closing soon. Closing
date for Applications is Monday 29October 2007.
Youth Change Makers is a funding opportunity that
responds to theneeds of young people who are
advocates for change in their communities.Youth
Change Makers will support individuals and small
groups of youngpeople who have identified an
issue in their communities and havedeveloped an
advocacy response which aims to take action and
create a positiveimpact and/or change in
relation to that issue. Youth Change Makers grantswill
support initiatives up to $10,000 per
applicant group. Applicationforms and
guidelines are available now on the website
www.youngaustralians.org or call 03 9670 5436.
Anti-Poverty Week
14-20 October 2007
Anti-Poverty Week is from 14 - 20 October 2007. It
wasestablished in Australia as an expansion of
the UN's annual InternationalAnti-Poverty Day
on October 17. It aims to: strengthen public
understanding ofthe causes and consequences of
poverty and hardship around the worldand in
Australia; and encourage research, discussion and
action to addressthese problems, including
action by individuals, communities,organisations
and governments.
Anti-Poverty Week Calendar of Events
Below is a link to the calendar of
events for Anti-Poverty Week, an invitation tothe
launch, and the link to the website.
ACT Calendar (PDF): click here
Website:
www.antipovertyweek.org.au/events.php?State=ACT
Carers Week 15-21
October 2007
Carers Week is a national awareness week held across
Australiaeach year, in the third week of
October. This year it runs under the theme ofAnyone,
Anytime, which is about recognising that
becoming a Carer isoften unexpected and can
touch anybody. The activities planned present aspecial
opportunity for Carers to take a break from
their caring role, meetand speak with
politicians and to socialise with other Carers. It is
atime for Carers to feel proud about the
quality of life they give theircared-for
person, which would not be possible without them.
About YoungCarers
Sometimes young people take on additional care
responsibilitiesbeyond their age, and become
young carers within families affected byillness,
disability, drug or alcohol and/or mental health
issues. In 2001Carers Australia conservatively
estimated that there were at least 388,000young
carers in Australia. Young carers may experience
positive impactsof caring including feelings
of pride and a sense of accomplishment. Howeveryoung
carers may experience negative impacts of caring
includingfinancial hardship, exclusion from
opportunities and activities, and an overall impacton
the wellbeing of the young person and their
families. Research alsofound that only 4% of
young carers aged 15 to 25 were still engaged inthe
education system.
Young carers have historically been forgotten, ignored
or excludedfrom processes, programs, services
and supports. Workers may sometimesfeel they
lack the skills or resources to support a young person
caringfor a parent and/or family member,
however it is everyonesresponsibility to work
to remove the barriers that exclude young carers
fromaccessing the opportunities they deserve.
Young Carer Support Services inthe ACT
There are three young carer specific services
in the ACT.These are Carers ACT Young Carers
Program, CYCLOPS ACT, and St.Nicholas Young
Carers Program. Together, these services provides a
range ofprograms and opportunities to young
carers and their families, includingrespite,
personal support, tutoring, information, social and
recreationalactivities, advocacy, emergency
relief and case management. A range of youngcarer
support groups are also run across the ACT in
collaboration withsome Youth Centres and a
number of schools, contact CYCLOPS ACT for
moredetails. Further details about the
following programs and other relevantsupport
services and programs can be found in the Big
Red Book.
Carers ACT - Young CarersProgram
Phone: (02) 6296 9900
Email: youngcarers (at) carersact.asn.au
Website:
www.carersact.asn.au/young-carers-website.html
CYCLOPS ACT
Phone: (02) 6232 2438
Email: cyclops (at) anglicarecg.org.au
Website: www.cyclopsact.org
St. Nicholas Young CarersProgram
Phone: (02) 6121 2955
Email: therese.haywood (at) stvincanb.com.au
Website: www.stvincanb.com.au
Training and ProfessionalDevelopment
Carers ACT and CYCLOPS ACT can provide
training to raiseawareness of young carers
issues and how to better support them, see abovefor
contact details. Boths services have resources
for schools on how toidentify and support
young carers.
Resources
The Coloured Kit
Youth Coalition of the ACT and the Children of
Parentswith a Mental Illness Project, Mental
Health ACT
The Coloured Kit aims to support young people
and their familiesaffected by mental illness /
dual diagnosis (mental illness and alchol andother
drug issues) develop a care plan. It is an ACT
specific resourcewith heaps of up-to-date
resources and services.
Web:
www.youthcoalition.net/public/Projects/coloured.html
or www.health.act.gov.au
Who Cares? We Do
Carers Australia
A resource pack containing Information and
advice foryoung carers. Available through
Carers ACT.
Phone: 1800 242 636
www.youngcarers.net.au
Carers Australia
Information and resources for young carers, as
well as alinks to information for parents and
primary school teachers.
Web: www.youngcarers.net.au
Calendar of Events
Below is a link to the calendar of events for Carers
Week fromCarers ACT.
ACT Calendar (Doc). click here
Website:
www.carersact.asn.au/special-events.html
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