Thankyou for your support
With your contribution we can provide professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring, create strong, enduring connections that build resilience, restore hope, and support young people to thrive.
There are over 900 children and young people on our waiting list.
What makes us unique? We are not a short-term solution —these are long-term relationships that grow over time. Many last well beyond the formal program and become lifelong.
🔹 For every $1 invested, our mentoring delivers $23 in social return
Why Long-Term Mentoring Matters
Young people referred to our program are often dealing with:
- Family conflict or domestic violence
- Parental substance use or incarceration
- Long-term school disengagement
- Mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression or traum
- Disconnection from culture or community
- A single consistent adult can help break the cycle—but it takes time. That’s why we commit to long-term mentoring that builds real trust and makes a lasting difference.
Our Impact
Mentored children and young people show:
- Improvement in self-confidence
- Improvement in classroom behaviour and school engagement
- Fewer symptoms of depression and social anxiety
- Long-term reductions in violence, drug use and crime involvement
How Your Donation Helps. Your donation supports:
- Recruitment, screening, and training of safe, culturally aware volunteer mentors
- Local Program Coordinators who carefully match and support each mentoring relationship
- Ongoing evaluation to track long-term outcomes
- Expansion into high-need areas like Western Melbourne, Ballarat, and Sydney’s west
You’re not just giving money—you’re giving a young person a stable, trusted relationship that helps them feel seen, heard and supported—sometimes for the first time.
