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Youth Services ‘Inclusion, Opportunity and Choice – Every young person is a citizen

Youth Services ‘Inclusion, Opportunity and Choice – Every young person is a citizen. Youth Services team. Youth Engagement Strategy vision – ‘Inclusion, Opportunity and Choice’ Our role is to: Deliver programs and services to meet young people’s needs

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Youth Services ‘Inclusion, Opportunity and Choice – Every young person is a citizen

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  1. Youth Services ‘Inclusion, Opportunity and Choice – Every young person is a citizen

  2. Youth Services team • Youth Engagement Strategy vision – ‘Inclusion, Opportunity and Choice’ • Our role is to: • Deliver programs and services to meet young people’s needs • Support young people’s participation in decision-making • Support Council departments to engage with young people • Raise profile of young people and youth issues across Council and the community • Our target group is12-25 years of age

  3. Programs and services • Counselling and individual support • Youth Voice committee • Youth Foundations grants program • L2P Learner Driver Mentor program • Loop • Short-film and web series program • FReeZA events, including National Youth Week events • School based programs, including dance workshops and Drumbeat • Place-based activities and outreach across Moonee Valley, including Flemington, Ascot Vale and Avondale Heights

  4. Young people in Moonee Valley • Young people make up 16.5 percent of Moonee Valley’s population – nearly 19,000 young people • Data published recently by the State Government shows some of the key issues for young people (aged 10-17 years): • 20 percent reported very high levels of psychological stress (higher than Victorian average of 13 percent) • 60 percent reported that they had a trusted adult in their life (lower than Victorian average of 70 percent) • 73 percent reported that they were satisfied with the quality of their life (lower than Victorian average of 77 percent)

  5. Next steps • Cross-promotion of activities • Training – supporting young people • Set up referral protocols • Sub-group to plan activities for next 12 months

  6. Questions? Contacts • Ryan Coonan, Co-ordinator Youth Services • rcoonan@mvcc.vic.gov.au 9243 1002 • Silvana Lettieri, Youth Counsellor/Team Leader • slettieri@mvcc.vic.gov.au 9243 8877 • Anna Duff, Youth Project & Policy Development Officer • aduff@mvcc.vic.gov.au 9243 8715

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