Brophy Family and Youth Services
Education
A collaborative response to youth disengagement in regional Victoria
ProjectThe Placement Circle Pilot
Amount$30,000
Date2020
ProgramEducation
TRUST OBJECTIVES | PROJECT OBJECTIVES |
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Reducing inequality | Extending opportunities for financial and employment equity for women by linking them to a place based peer support model that supports them to undertake vocational study and then employment |
Enabling financial sustainability | Enabling The Placement Circle to remain viable while its income earning social enterprise, WomenCAN Australia builds capacity and becomes profitable |
Building organisational capacity | Piloting a new program to support women back into the workforce |
Collaboration and partnership | Chisholm TAFE; Regis Aged Care; Wellsprings Centre Dandenong; Dandenong Neighbourhood House; Victoria University; and volunteers |
A novel education and employment pilot specifically targets financially vulnerable women via a peer supported model
Women from diverse backgrounds are often excluded from the workforce due to caring responsibilities, time out of the workforce and being unable to find suitable work for their existing skills. A pilot program supported by a new social enterprise is working with women to help them gain vocational qualifications leading to meaningful employment, links them to financial literacy training, and creates a community network of peers.
WomenCAN Australia is a new social enterprise dedicated to assisting women and girls gain financial independence and autonomy through education, employment and the encouragement that comes from a shared lived experience. It does this through the work of its charitable arm, The Placement Circle which is supported from the income generated by WomenCAN.
Increasing women’s participation in the workforce leads to better living standards for individuals and families, improves the bottom line of businesses and is a significant driver of national economic growth. At an individual level, enhancing women’s participation in the workforce not only results in greater financial security for women and their families, it provides additional social, health and wellbeing benefits. Research shows that economic independence can empower and assist women in deciding to leave violent relationships. It can bring financial security, confidence and ultimately, safety.
Snapshot:
"The ladies in the program and the peer support have helped me to become an empowered woman, to become independent... to find Elizabeth again." Elizabeth, a participant in the Dandenong pilot.
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