M&MV LLEN Example proposal: User Guide

1. M&MV LLEN Example proposal: User Guide

2. Maribyrnong & Moonee Valley LLEN and AA Special Events Forming an important partnership

3. Agenda • Why we are here today • Who is M&MV LLEN • Alignment of interests • The opportunity • The benefits • Risks • Our commitment • Summary

4. Why we’re here today • No sector can tackle deep-rooted social problems alone • Explore the potential for a partnership • What are the benefits to: • Young person • Our community • Your business

5. Our organisation Maribyrnong & Moonee Valley (M&MV) LLEN’s purpose: To ensure that all young people in our region have the capacity to engage fully in education and training (until year 12 or equivalent) and move successfully into employment

6. Why we operate Tom’s Story • Tom was in year 10 • He was always in trouble at school and at home and had decided leave both • He was really interested in cars • Tom was provided with a mentor, through LLEN, from a local auto repair shop • They discussed Tom’s interests and worked to build his skills to gain work • Tom to apply for some work experience at the auto repairers • They offered him an apprenticeship if he continued at school to complete year 10 • He got his apprenticeship, and is doing really well

7. Who we assist M&MV LLEN focuses on young people (15 – 19 y.o.) who: • Are at risk of disengagement from education, training and employment. • Have already disengaged from these opportunities. “Before being with my mentor, I didn’t know what questions to ask about jobs I wanted. Now when I see a good job, I ring up and get the information I need. My mentor gave me the skills to do this” Year 10 student

8. Who we areOur structure

9. Who we areOur Board

10. Our Networks

11. Our YMAP Program Youth Mentoring Assistance Program (YMAP) specialises in facilitating partnerships that will improve outcomes for 15–19 year olds in our region Why is this important? • Youth unemployment can be as high as 57% in our region (ABS) • Our schools report some of the highest levels of disadvantage in Victoria (SFO) • Large numbers of our youth qualify for Youth Allowance (Centrelink)

12. What makes us different • We invest in the individual: We see improvements to achievement, life skills, personal development and social skills as essential means to an end • We focus on long term sustainable change: that targets increased participation in education, training and employment • Retention Strategy is crucial: YMAP is a retention strategy to provide youth with these skills • Context is key: All of our work is designed to meet the needs of young people and the community in which they live – including local industry

13. Our Activity “This Program is one of the best programs that this school has ever taken on – it works, it helps our kids enormously, it keeps them connected and increases their confidence to deal with life’s adversities. Every school should have mentoring. It’s FABULOUS!” Teacher at a school involved in program YMAP has serviced 173 young people across the region in 2007, all of whom were deemed to be ‘at risk’. We have a total of 120 volunteer mentors involved: • In 2007 we recruited and trained 57 new mentors; • Of the 57 volunteers 22 were males and 35 were females; • The student/mentor ratios were 1.56 young people per mentor. Overall attendance at mentoring sessions in 2007 was 79.3% when the overall school attendance rate by the same 173 students was just 69.4%

14. Our Resources 07/08 Our People • Staff = 2 people • Volunteer mentors = 130 • Mentees = 180 pa Our Funding • Total income = $100 000 • Dept of Education and Early Childhood Development • Schools • Helen MacPherson Smith Trust Other Essential Partners • Victoria University • RMIT • Kangan Batman TAFE

15. Our impact Key Performance Indicators: Increased retention in education, training and employment As a direct result of being involved in the YMAP Program: • 78% transitioned to VCE - all of these young people had intended to leave school • 23% negotiated the work experience component of their studies • 10% of designated secondary school ‘exit’ students enrolled for further education, mostly at a TAFE level • 4% were offered immediate employment opportunities • 91% was the maximum class attendance rate, well above the overall student rate of 86%

16. Our value to community • The value our program offers is represented when you: • add the estimated annual costs to society of a disengaged young person (ignoring important social capital costs), and • net out the annual cost per student of our program $31,000pa $28,000pa $18,000pa Estimated value created by our program when we have ‘success’: $30,500 Total Estimated Cost to Community Estimated costs to our region of a young person remaining disengaged Youth Welfare Payment (Approx) Loss of Productivity Negative Behaviours Cost of Our Program Our value to community

17. Our strategic aspirations We want to: • Improve and expand the current YMAP program • Expand our scope to include: • Young people transitioning to post-school • Young people who are disengaged from education, training and employment

18. AA Events Supports charities and organisations in communities in which it operates Promotes ethical and responsible decision-making Is committed to improving the way you engage with your staff to provide opportunities and career development. Actively supports employee participation and involvement with not-for profit organisations. M&MV LLEN Works with employers in Maribyrnong and Moonee Valley to develop opportunities for young people. Acts in a fair, honest and accountable manner, with provision for open and responsible governance Develops high quality education and training opportunities to increase participation and attainment in education, training and employment by all young people Aligned interests

19. Working together We work together with a range of volunteers and organisations but to maintain a program requires ongoing support. We are seeking a partner to assist us to raise funds through an annual event that becomes synonymous with YMAP

20. What we are seeking We want to develop an event that will: • Capture the imagination and support of the corporate sector as well as community and providers • Involve young people in its’ design, development and implementation. We need a partner to: • Provide a donation towards the estimated $10,000 event cost • Work with young people to develop and implement the event • Provide 5 employees to mentor students • Share design, marketing and event management skills • Approx 2 hrs per week for 10 weeks

21. Benefits Through working with young people your employees are likely to gain: Improved communication skills A better understanding of adolescent youth An increased capacity to negotiate and problem solve Raised public profile through our recognition on any materials produced for this project A stronger local community with more young people as active members – both socially and economically Access to talented young people within your local area that could be potential employees Costs Employee time Approximately 2 hours each week for 10 weeks to develop the event with the young people A resource within your business to coordinate the program Donation to the event Reduced productivity - young people may interrupt your workplace Working in partnerships is our core business – it’s what are established to do and have done it well for 8 years. Business benefits

22. Risks

23. Our commitment We will ensure that a staff member will manage the partnership. You will receive: • Recognition and promotion of your contribution through use of logos and quotes on marketing materials • Training of all volunteers to work along side our staff and mentors • Invitations to events in which M&MV LLEN participates, including launches with minsters and their staff • Community access to the many networks that we convene or in which we participate

24. Summary We can work together to create a great event to benefit your business, our young people and our community. • Next Steps: • Internal discussions • Agree date for follow up