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The Bridge Project

The Bridge Project. Community Leadership in Action. Peter Burns Chief Executive YMCA Victoria. YMCA & Youth Justice – an unique opportunity . For 17 years the Y has been the only non-statutory agency in contact with every young person in custody daily.

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The Bridge Project

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  1. The Bridge Project Community Leadership in Action Peter Burns Chief Executive YMCA Victoria

  2. YMCA & Youth Justice – an unique opportunity For 17 years the Y has been the only non-statutory agency in contact with every young person in custody daily.

  3. Transition support = The Bridge Project

  4. YMCA Bridge Project? • Mentoring • Education & Training • Employment • Housing • Advocacy • Reoffending rate cut from 66% to 3% • Victorian community saves $8 million per annum

  5. YMCA Bridge Project – excellent collaborative leadership

  6. YMCA Empowerment for Change Model

  7. The Bridge Council

  8. Passionate, adaptive collaboration…

  9. Empowered Leadership

  10. Thank you  Peter Burns Chief Executive, YMCA Victoria peter.burns@ymca.org.au To lead people, walk beside them ... …as for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence… When the best leader's work is done the people say, ‘we did it ourselves!’ Lao-tsu

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