b'GRANTSWestern Edge.Photo: Damian VincenziSTREAT WESTERN EDGE AND POLYGLOTThyme Out Partner Up for Youth Mental Health A STREAT caf at the Parkville Youth Justice PrecinctThis collaborative program aims to provide the best possible provides intensive hospitality and horticulture training andcare for young people between the ages of 11-21 who have employment to enable young people who are exiting thebeen severely impacted by the pandemic, as the number juvenile justice system to build their lives.of young people with mental health issues is at an all-time high. The program provides mental health training, VERY SPECIAL KIDS resources and support for Western Edge and Polyglot artists Sibling Program and Youth Advisory Group and arts workers who are employed to provide safe, positive, Providing opportunities for siblings to meet and connect,and uplifting arts experiences for young people. through their shared experience of living with a brother or sister with a life-threatening condition or dealing with theWESTERN EDGE YOUTH ARTSloss of a sibling. The program comprises a variety of plannedStronger TogetherEdge to Edgeactivities in a caring and safe environment and is guided byThis youth-led Community Youth Theatre program is the newly established Youth Advisory Committee. open to young people across Melbournes western suburbs, especially those from diverse and multicultural WELLSPRINGS FOR WOMEN backgrounds, and those experiencing structural Girls on the Move disadvantage. It runs for 20 weeks of weekly two-hour Working with young women aged 15-21 years fromcreative theatre workshops, across Footscray, Werribee, migrant and refugee backgrounds to create pathways forSt Albans and Laverton North culminating in a public participation in sports and physical activities. performance outcome.NEWSBOYS FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 202315'