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Northern Community Connections Program
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About Whitelion Victoria
Whitelion has been supporting young people in Victoria since 1999.
Programs
- Housing Support Service (H3)
- Community Connections (Better Futures)
- Community Integration Program
- Deadly Lions
As part of the H3 (Health Homelessness and Housing) Alliance, Whitelion provide housing-focused and targeted interventions, connecting young people to housing options by supporting them with service coordination, advocacy, coordination of paperwork and budgeting required for renting, assisting with and exploring avenues of community support as appropriate, short-term/crisis options as required, and establishing strategies to ensure housing is sustainable once attained. This is an outreach-based service, and Whitelion can also work to address other contributing situational and co-existing factors to homelessness or housing instability such as mental ill-health, AOD and unemployment or education disengagement.
16-24 years of age living, staying or connected in the Wyndham Local Government Area
west.outreach@whitelion.asn.au
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Western Community Connections Program (Better Futures)
Whitelion Community Connections is a key component of the Better Futures approach, which was rolled out by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on 1 November 2019. This new approach is focused on improving outcomes for young people transitioning from care to supported independence. Whitelion has been contracted by DHHS to deliver the Community Connections service offer featured in the Better Futures model with the aim to build networks of supportive relationships for young people in their local community. Whitelion is providing a hybrid model which encompasses the following key services:
- Community engagement and capacity building
- Harness community effort through a place-based partnership approach
- Mentoring
From 15 years and 9 months, in OOHC on a Care by Secretary, Long-Term Care Order or a Family Reunification Order
ccwestvic@kidsfirstaustralia.org.au
Whitelion is looking for mentors in the western metropolitan region. If you are interested in becoming a mentor please visit: Volunteer: Explore rewarding volunteer roles with Kids First! (kidsfirstaustralia.org.au)
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Community Integration Program
The Community Integration Program connects young people who have a current experience in the Out of Home Care system with volunteer community-based mentors whose role it is to support young people into activities of interest, and to engage in communities of choice. Activities might include sport, dance, art and more. These links create important connection between young people and community to reduce isolation and disconnection by increasing social skills and confidence through supported social participation.
10-17 years of age who are in OOHC or on a current Child Protection order at time of referral in the Northern and Western metro region
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Northern Community Connections Program (Better Futures)
Whitelion Community Connections is a key component of the Better Futures approach, which was rolled out by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on 1 November 2019. This new approach is focused on improving outcomes for young people transitioning from care to supported independence. Whitelion has been contracted by DHHS to deliver the Community Connections service offer featured in the Better Futures model with the aim to build networks of supportive relationships for young people in their local community. Whitelion is providing a hybrid model which encompasses the following key services:
- Community engagement and capacity building
- Harness community effort through a place-based partnership approach
- Mentoring
Program eligibility
Referrals will be accepted for young people between the ages of 15-18 years currently on a Family Reunification, Care by Secretary or Long Term Care Order or 18-21 years having been on either of the above three orders between the ages of 16 to 18.
Contact
Contact ccnorthvic@kidsfirstaustralia.org.au
Program supporters
The Northern Community Connections Program is an initiative of the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services.
Get involved
Whitelion is looking for mentors in the northern metropolitan region. If you are interested in becoming a mentor please visit: Volunteer: Explore rewarding volunteer roles with Kids First! (kidsfirstaustralia.org.au)