NEWSBOYS FOUNDATION 6 NEWSBOYS FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Vision That all Victorian young people have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Mission To fund community organisations to provide programs and activities for young people experiencing disadvantage in Victoria. We will do this by: • Maintaining a strong financial strategy • Building a best-practice model of a philanthropic foundation • Ensuring rigorous assessment of grants • Honouring our Newsboys Club heritage by paying particular attention to ages 11-21 years • Maintaining high awareness of emerging community needs • Being expert at working with other organisations • Building organisational capacity Grant-making priorities The Newsboys Foundation provides grants to community organisations working with disadvantaged young people aged 11-21 in Victoria. In particular, it supports initiatives that meet the diverse education needs of these young people. The Newsboys Foundation encourages grass-roots organisations to apply. A variety of strategies will be considered for support, including programs involving the arts, outdoor education, sport and social enterprises. Priority is given to initiatives that help disengaged young people re-engage with education, with an emphasis on one or more of the following: • Successful transition from primary to secondary school • Completion of secondary school • Successful transition from secondary education into further education, a trade, training or suitable employment The Newsboys Foundation focuses on supporting: • Young people from low socio-economic circumstances • Young people in rural and regional Victoria • Young Indigenous people • Young refugees and asylum seekers • Young people with disabilities Since 1893, the Newsboys Foundation has been working to make a difference in the lives of young people. We need your help to continue to fulfil this mission. Please donate to the Newsboys Foundation Trust to help support young people in Victoria who are experiencing disadvantage. We are working hard to ensure all young Victorians have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Each year, Newsboys Foundation supports community organisations that are making a lasting impact on thousands of young people in our community. By donating to the Newsboys Foundation Trust, you can make a positive difference in the lives of many young people. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.  You can donate online at newsboysfoundation.org.au/ donations Alternatively, you can send a cheque or money order to:  Newsboys Foundation Trust Suite 206, 153-161 Park Street South Melbourne, VIC 3205.  If you would like to discuss making a bequest to the Newsboys Foundation Trust, please call Sandy Shaw, CEO, on (03) 9682 4077 or email sandyshaw@newsboys.org.au With thanks to our 2017/18 donors: Louise Bell Reece Burgess Robin Daubeny Baillieu Myer AC Sandy Shaw Zich Zichy-Woinarski QC How you can help