Youth Empowerment grants to strengthen community safety
4 March 2025 • via ministers.ag.gov.au
AI Summary
- $28.3 million allocated to 35 organisations under the Youth Empowerment Program.
- Focus on assisting at-risk youth aged 10 to 17 to strengthen community ties and reduce criminal involvement.
- Initiative complements the U25-GO program for youth under 25 at risk of engaging with the justice system.
The Australian Government will provide $28.3 million to 35 organisations across Australia to support at-risk youth through the Youth Empowerment Program.
This investment will make a positive impact on the lives of young people aged 10 to 17 by promoting connections with family, education and community, and help to break their involvement in criminal and anti-social behaviours.
The Youth Empowerment Program complements the Albanese Government’s U25-GO program which supports crime prevention and drug diversion programs for youth under the age of 25 at risk of engaging with the criminal justice system.
The Albanese Government is committed to tackling crime and is delivering significant investments to strengthen community safety and improve access to justice for all Australians.
The successful organisations have been selected in an open and transparent process, based on their demonstrated commitment to the community and supporting young people at risk of engaging in the criminal justice system.
| Organisation | Location |
| Berry Street Victoria Incorporated | Ballarat, VIC |
| Byron Youth Service Inc | Byron Bay, NSW |
| Cairns Regional Community Development & Employment Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation | Biboohra, QLD |
| Civic Assist | Kearneys Spring, QLD |
| Concern Australia Welfare Inc. | Dandenong, VIC |
| Coota Girls Aboriginal Corporation | Haymarket, NSW |
| Dismantle | Burswood, WA |
| Douglas Shire Community Services Association Ltd | Mossman, QLD |
| Drummond Street Services Inc | Collingwood, VIC |
| Edmund Rice Centre Mirrabooka Inc | Mirrabooka, WA |
| Himilo Ltd | Heidelberg West, VIC |
| Jagun Alliance Aboriginal Corporation | Lismore, NSW |
| Junction Support Services Ltd | Wodonga, VIC |
| MiCare Ltd | Sunshine North, VIC |
| Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania Inc | Glenorchy, TAS |
| Palmerston Association Incorporated | Coodanup, WA |
| Purple Hands Foundation Ltd | Cockburn Central, WA |
| Regional Youth Support Services Inc | Gosford, NSW |
| Running Wild...Youth Conservation Culture Inc. | Russell Island, QLD |
| Selectability Ltd. | Ayr, QLD |
| South East Australian Aboriginal Justice Services Limited | Preston, VIC |
| Streetwork Australia Limited | Chatswood, NSW |
| SYC Ltd | Edinburgh North, SA |
| Sydwest Multicultural Services | Blacktown, NSW |
| Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council | Tamworth, NSW |
| Top Blokes Australia Limited | Redcliffe, QLD |
| Traction For Young People Ltd | Brassall, QLD |
| Tribal Warrior Aboriginal Corporation | Redfern, NSW |
| Urapuntja Health Service Aboriginal Corporation | Utopia, NT |
| Victorian Flexible Schools | Sunshine, VIC |
| Women And Mentoring - WAM Limited | Frankston, VIC |
| Worldview Foundation Limited | Queanbeyan East, NSW |
| Younity Community Services Ltd | Deception Bay, QLD |
| Youth Insearch Foundation (Aust) Inc | Gunnedah, NSW |
| Youth Off The Streets Limited | Blacktown, NSW |
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MD
Mark DreyfusALP FederalMember for Isaacs (VIC)