Deadline: 31-May-23
The Yarra City Council is pleased to announce an open call for the Youth-Led Grant Program.
Strategic Priorities
- Strategic Priority 1: The diversity and uniqueness of children, young people and their families is welcomed and celebrated
- Increase opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and their families to engage in culturally safe services in Yarra.
- Council services are responsive to culturally linguistic and diverse children, young people and their families.
- Promote inclusive practices to address needs of LGBTIQ children, young people and their families.
- Provide opportunities for promoting a positive sense of identity and confidence for children and young people.
- Encourage community engagement that builds community harmony, social cohesion and celebrates Yarra’s diversity.
- Strategic Priority 2: Support children, young people and their families to be strong, resilient and resourceful
- Progress the work of Yarra Communities that Care.
- Support parents raising children through provision of information, building skills, confidence and networks.
- Strengthen engagement of parents in Council programs and services.
- Strengthen referral pathways for vulnerable families to appropriate supports and services.
- Strategic Priority 3: Services for children, young people and their families are coordinated, responsive and evidence based
- Contribute to local area planning to improve services for children, young people and their families.
- Strengthen sector leadership in joint planning, advocacy and improve coordination of service delivery with local early years and youth service agencies.
- Provide professional development opportunities for people working with children, young people and their families.
- Progress the provision of evidence-based information and programs and commit to the evaluation of new initiatives.
- Strategic Priority 4: Improve participation of children, young people and their families in learning, employment, education and training
- Increase participation in 4 year-old kindergarten.
- Contribute towards improving literacy and numeracy outcomes for children and young people.
- Promote and support family engagement in learning for children and young people.
- Contribute towards improved transitions of children and young people to school, training and further education.
- Advocate and partner to create pathways for young people and parents into employment, education and training opportunities in Yarra.
- Strategic Priority 5: Improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families
- Continue to emphasise the importance to families for the first 1000 days of a child’s development.
- Advocate for and encourage improved health outcomes for children and young people.
- Promote positive mental health outcomes for children, young people and their families.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of services responsive to the safety of children, young people and their families.
- Strategic Priority 6: Strengthen inclusive and engaged communities through promoting participation of children, young people and their families
- Improve access to and coordination of information about activities, events and services relevant to children, young people and their families.
- Strategic priorities and strategies in Yarra’s 0-25 Plan inform relevant Yarra Annual Community Grants programs.
- Enable children, young people and their families to have a greater say in Yarra.
- Strategic Priority 7: A child friendly city provides for everyone
- Promote a built environment that is inclusive of the needs and aspirations of children, young people and their families.
- Advocate for pedestrian and cycling friendly environments for children, young people and their families.
- Advocate for a well-linked, equitable and functional open space network for children, young people and their families.
- Promote the needs of families, children and young people in planning for new and existing open space.
Funding Information
- Young people in Yarra can apply for a Youth-Led Grant of up to $3,000 from a total funding pool of $32,000 allocated for 2022/23.
Eligibility Criteria
You can apply individually or as part of a group. To be eligible, you must:
- be aged 16 to 25 years
- live, work, study or have a strong connection to the City of Yarra.
Criteria
- All applicants need to be sponsored and mentored by an incorporated not-for-profit organisation or school.
- Projects will need to be completed by 31 December 2023.
- The final report and acquittal for the projects must be submitted by 29 February 2024.
- All applications from young people aged 16-17 years must have parental consent.
- Applications will be assessed by Council officers and priority will be given to projects, activities or events that can support the key priorities in their 0 – 25 Years Plan.
For more information, visit Yarra City Council.