- Youth Engagement Grants Program promotes community participation
- Grants up to $10,000 to fund and support engaging projects for young
people
- Aim of
the grants program is to empower young people
Local governments
and community service organisations are invited to apply for grant funding to
implement creative projects that will engage young people in their community.
The WA Youth
Engagement Grants Program provides up to $10,000 for recipients to engage young
people, aged 10 to 25 years, in original ways that achieve positive outcomes for
their community.
The grants will
fund youth engagement initiatives and projects that empower young people,
support them to develop skills, knowledge and confidence and help them achieve
their goals.
The grants will
further support organisations to meaningfully embed National Principle 2 for
Child Safe Organisations: "Children and young people are informed about their
rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously."
Applications for the Youth Engagement Grants Program open today and close
on Friday 2 February 2024.
Previous grant recipients include the Moorditj Koort Aboriginal
Corporation, which used funding for its youth cultural camp, and the Shire of
Broome for its Remote Youth Exchange Project.
For more information: https://www.wa.gov.au/government/publications/wa-youth-engagement-grants-program
Comments attributed to Youth Minister Hannah Beazley:
"The Cook Government is committed to working with local
governments and other groups to support young people's participation in their
local communities.
"The Youth Engagement Grants are a fantastic opportunity to include
young people in the development of projects that support their needs and
empowers them to be part of decision-making processes."
