Providing support and hope for young people, that’s how Burke & Beyond and Hand Brake Turn established a valuable partnership in 2019 that helps vulnerable young people transition into adulthood with all the elements required to thrive.
Did you know that in Australia, there are more than 3.24 million people living below the poverty line? That includes 774,000 children. This is unacceptable, and at Concern Australia we will continue to advocate to do something about it.
As more families find themselves in stressful situations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risks to children grow. The 30th anniversary of Child Protection Week is an important reminder about protecting children in these unstable times.
Concern Australia welcomes the Andrews Government’s ongoing investment in caring for the most vulnerable people in our community by providing more support than ever before for at‑risk children, their families and their carers as part of a massive $1.2 billion boost for the children and families system in Victoria.
It is heartbreaking that in the lead-up to Anti-Poverty Week, the Federal Government chose to deliver one of the harshest Budgets on record for young people and families doing it tough in Australia .
As more families find themselves in stressful situations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risks to children grow. The 30th anniversary of Child Protection Week is an important reminder about protecting children in these unstable times.
Solomone’s death is a tragic signpost to the critically urgent work needed with young people who are disengaged and vulnerable.
Concern Australia Board, Staff and Volunteers were deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of Rev Dr John Smith, the founder of Concern Australia (previously Care & Communication Concern), the founding President of the God’s Squad Christian Motorcycle Club, Melbourne, Truth & Liberation Concern and St Martin’s [...]
We are proud to know that Anne Mitchell, Program Manager of Steps Outreach Service, is still being recognised across Australia on our television screens. She is being congratulated due to winning the “Unsung Hero” category of the HESTA National Community Sector Awards. Watch her story now in 90 seconds. [...]
