A powerful youth mentoring movement creating thriving communities across Australia.
To impact youth wellbeing and engagement through early intervention mentoring programs in schools and communities.
To ensure young people feel heard, valued and supported.
In Australia, 1 in 6 people are aged 12-24
Suicide is the highest reason for death of young people
1 in 3 are without adequate work (ie either un- or under-employed)
Young people face unemployment rates at over twice that of the general population
1 in 10 are completely disengaged from education, employment and training
1 in 4 have a mental health condition
Only 36% of young people will seek professional help
Australia has the fourth highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the western world
Courage – we are imaginative, driven, progressive, confident
Heart – we are kind, passionate, sincere, empathetic
Respect – we believe in acceptance, equity, inclusivity
Integrity – we operate with authenticity, accountability, transparency
Vitality – we are positive, fun, energetic, inspiring
Excellence – we are evidence-based, responsive, consistent, experts in our industry
Raise Foundation received Business Achiever Awards – Community Contribution of the Year and overall Best Community Service Non Profit Organisation.
Raise Foundation received the Members of Parliament National Volunteer Award from The Hon Tony Abbott MP, who then become Prime Minister of Australia.
Raise Foundation was chosen as a Finalist in the NSW Volunteer Awards, our Raise Team was nominated for a Pride of Australia Medal in the Community Spirit Category, and our CEO was chosen as a NSW Finalist for the Pride of Australia Medal in the Inspiration category.
Raise Foundation won the Silver SWECO Award from the Australian Centre for the Leadership of Women for Sustaining Women’s Empowerment in Communities and Organisations, our long-time mentor Maureen Pollard won the NSW Mentor of the Year Award from the Australian Youth Mentoring Network, and our group of mentors from NAB were nominated for the NSW Corporate Volunteer Team of the Year Award.
David Gonski AC agreed to become our Patron, selected as one of four contractors to deliver the Youth Frontiers program for the NSW Government across whole of NSW, our VIC Program Director presented on Evaluation at the Australian Youth Mentoring Network annual conference, and our group of mentors from First Solar were nominated for NSW Corporate Volunteer Team of the Year Award.
Raise was a Finalist in the NSW Telstra Business Awards in the Charity category, we set up our Patron’s Advisory Committee, and our mentor, Chris Bond from Macquarie Group, won the NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year Award for his work with Raise.
Raise corporate partners VM Ware and Pandora were selected as Finalists in the NSW Corporate Volunteer Team of the Year Awards.
McKinsey and Co donated a seven week pro-bono project to assist with the development of our 5 Year Strategic Impact Plan. Our CEO was named the Australia Day Citizen of the Year for Mosman, and was a Finalist in the Blackmore’s Women + Wellbeing Awards.
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Muir, K., Butler, R. and Powell, A. (2015) A whacking stick is not enough to get young people into work, The Conversation [Online]. www.theconversation.com/a-whacking-stick-is-not-enough-to-get-young-people-into-work-38710
Centre for Social Impact (forthcoming) Australia’s Social Pulse. Sydney: Centre for Social Impact.
Mission Australia, 2018 Youth Survey, published 30 November 2018
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2008) National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing: Summary of Results. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2014) 3303.0 ABS Causes of Death, Australia, 2012. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
