b'STREATSTREAT Co-Founders Rebecca Scott OAM and Dr Kate Barrelle at the STREAT Parkville Caf.Photo: Guy Lavoipierre STREATs Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer, Dr KateThe young people that STREAT seeks to help have had Barrelle, tells a powerful story of watching a young manplenty of years of being told all the bad stuff.deliver a coffee to a customer in STREATs Parkville caf.STREATs Thyme Out program offers six weeks of real The young man had made the caff latte, and nowwork in a real caf as well as tailored support at the brought it to the customer who took a sip. The customerParkville Youth Justice Precinct. It involves a suitable said thanks, thats good coffee, or simple words to thatyoung person coming out of youth detention on effect and Im not kidding, you could see him grow two orsupervised day release where they are making and three centimetres taller, Kate recalled. serving coffees to customers.Sometimes in that moment, Kate said, a trainee will beNewsboys support for this program provides young unable to talk, or will develop ridiculous swagger, or justpeople in the criminal justice system an alternative path; smile and shake their head. one that develops strengths instead of accentuating the behaviours, habits and ecosystem that leads back to Why? Because this Nice coffee is often the first genuinetrouble. compliment in their lives; their first ever encouragement for doing something well. Think about that for a moment:Given the recidivism rate of young people in Victoria arriving at 18 or 20 years of age, having never received areturning to prison is estimated at between 50 and 80 per single piece of positive reinforcement. cent, the economic and social benefits of lowering that figure are compelling.8NEWSBOYS FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2025'