Category: Press Release
Newsboys-funded program reduces youth depression: study
New research, conducted in partnership with Ocean Mind – a charity supported by Newsboys Foundation since 2019 – has shown that “surf therapy” can help reduce mental illness symptoms. Researchers at Deakin University studied 36 young people at Ocean Mind aged between eight and 18 who had reported symptoms of anxiety, depression or ADHD. Researchers…
Newsboys-supported group wins major award
A group supported by Newsboys Foundation has won the prestigious Victorian Government Group Achievement in the Community Award at the 2025 7NEWS Victorian Young Achiever Awards. Newsboys has been supporting the Very Special Kids Youth Advisory Group (YAG) since 2023. “We are proud to support the Youth Advisory Group and are delighted that the group’s…
How basketball helps young people bounce into life
Helping Hoops’ Teuila Reid is fun to be near in the stands, watching basketball. Teuila’s eyes shine and there is pure enjoyment in her voice as she observes a teenager standing still on the baseline, hands half in pockets, with his eyes glued to a training drill being run by Coach Omar. “When he first…
Berry Street Education Model expands overseas
A decade ago, Dr Tom Brunzell was new to Victoria, pushing a big idea. He had emigrated from New York because he was inspired by work the Australian charity, Berry Street, had been doing in developing an evidence base charting the neurobiological impacts of childhood stress and childhood trauma on children’s growth and school Engagement….
Cycling greats Cadel Evans and George Hincapie in online conversation at 8pm on 4 July 2020
On July 4, to mark what should have been the start of one of cycling’s greatest annual events, the Tour de France, two great cyclists will discuss the highs and lows of their cycling careers and experiences. In an online charity event hosted by SBS cycling commentator Matt Keenan, Australia’s Cadel Evans and America’s George…
Skyline Education Foundation featured in The Age
Congratulations to Skyline Education Foundation on an excellent article in The Age featuring former Skyline students Shehelah Dassenaike and Gypsy Akhyar. Check out The Age article here….