Brophy Family and Youth Services
Education
A collaborative response to youth disengagement in regional Victoria
ProjectIncreasing Life Opportunities - The 2-Generation Approach
Amount$197,000
Date2017
ProgramEducation
TRUST OBJECTIVES | PROJECT OBJECTIVES |
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This grant was approved under previous grants policy (2014-2017) | |
Reducing inequality | Ensuring young children are given skills essential to future education, maintaining youth in education/training, and helping parents gain employment skills and work |
Building organisational capacity | Building a collective impact model that strengthens the capacity of the partner organisations to provide effective and efficient wrap-around services. |
Collaboration and partnership | Creating a comprehensive partnership involving all agencies and community facilities necessary for each member of the family to have their needs met under the one roof. Connections@Craigieburn partners include 11 social service providers and the Jindi and Epping Hub partners include 13 social service providers |
Children whose parents are employed have improved life chances
The 2-Generation Approach boosts educational achievements in young children so that they start school well prepared and remain engaged with education, while simultaneously assisting their parents to acquire the skills necessary for them to gain employment. The ultimate goal is to enable family economic success, which will in turn support the children’s cognitive, physical and psychological development and keep the family on a positive trajectory.
Based on a successful USA model, the 2-Generation Approach integrates a full range of services in children and adult programs under the one roof to comprehensively address the needs of all family members. Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) has achieved this by spearheading partnerships to create community centres where multiple service providers assist with referring families to the respective services available in one place.
Snapshot:
"I want a career that will give my family some stability." Kylie, participant in the 2-Generation approach
Education
A collaborative response to youth disengagement in regional Victoria
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