Crime Prevention Grants
The former Department of Youth Justice offered the Community-based Crime Action (CBCA) and Targeted Responses to Youth Crime (TRYC) grants. Funding for the Crime prevention grants will conclude on 30 June 2025.
The Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support’s new Kickstarter grants program will replace these two grants programs and will support at-risk young people and improve community safety through a strong focus on early intervention.
Visit Kickstarter grants to learn more an apply.
Targeted Responses to Youth Crime grants
Successful 2023–2024 grant recipients
Congratulations to the following successful 2023–24 recipients:
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Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District
COMPASS provides case management support for young people at risk or in contact with the youth justice system. Up to 40 young people aged 10–17 and their families will receive support for up to 6 months, with focus on addressing the underlying causes of offending, helping young people and families navigate complex challenges.
Location: Moreton Bay
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Mareeba Community Centre Inc.
Youth Connections & Night Patrol Service provides intensive case management support and night patrols targeting at-risk young people in Mareeba. It includes intensive Monday to Friday case management for around 30 young people aged 10–25, providing guidance and support, as well as night patrols three nights a week between 7–10pm, offering a safe presence in the community.
Location: Mareeba Shire
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Mission Australia
Deadly Me offers a 14-week cultural capability program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth aged 8–17 in Mareeba Shire and Tablelands. The program is facilitated by First Nations staff and strengthens young people's engagement with, and connection to, cultural identity, family history and heritage, Country, community and concludes with an on country camp. The program provides meaningful and positive alternatives in the community for young people to engage with. It focuses on young people, including young women, transitioning from detention, on youth justice orders, engaged in the youth justice system, or at risk of offending, aiming to support at least 40 participants annually.
Location: Mareeba Shire, Tablelands
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BUSY at Work
BUSY Step Up is an adolescent family violence intervention program addressing youth violence and abuse towards family members or intimate partners. The program supports a minimum of 40 young people aged 10–17 over 12 months, offering one-on-one case management and outreach. Sessions include making a safety plan, understanding warning signs, assertive communication, and problem-solving.
Location: Townsville
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Save the Children Australia
Specialist Youth Violence Prevention (SYVP) is a 12-month project in Mt Isa and Doomadgee that targets young men aged 13–18 who use or are at risk of using intimate partner violence(IPV). Delivered in partnership with Natjul Indigenous Performing Arts, the program uses culturally responsive approaches, mentoring, and one-on-one support to change young men's attitudes and behaviour towards IPV and build healthier relationships.
Location: Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire, Mount Isa
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Domestic Violence Prevention Centre Gold Coast Inc.
Holding Hope, Creating Change is an early intervention program for young people aged 5–17 who use violence against their family members. It prioritises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and offers whole-family wrap-around support through care coordination and trauma-informed education. The program employs two practitioners who provide weekly or fortnightly sessions, focusing on communication skills and safety planning. Caseworkers manage up to 10 cases each.
Location: Gold Coast
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Adam Wenitong Adapt Mentorship and Consultancy
In Country Kinnection is a 48-week transformative crime prevention project held at Gummingurru Traditional Site. It integrates elements of Landcare, Lore, Cultural identity, mentorship, and community development. Five very high-risk First Nations young men will receive intensive cultural mentoring, including two days per week of on-country mentoring, to improve cultural connectedness.
Location: Toowoomba
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Carbal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services Ltd.
CULTUREGUARD: Youth Harmony Program is an 8-month cultural safety training initiative for professionals working with young people in the justice system. Delivered online and in-person, the program is similar in structure to mental health first aid, equipping professionals to address criminogenic behaviour and tailor responses to the unique needs of young people aged 10–13 and young women at risk.
Location: Goondiwindi, Southern Downs, Toowoomba
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IFYS Ltd.
The RESET Program supports young people aged 10–16 with intensive case management and outreach. It aims to serve up to 50 young people who interact with police and courts, offering focused support over the funding period. Additionally, the outreach component provides brief support, referrals, and psycho-social or social engagement opportunities to a further 100 young people, fostering positive connections within the youth justice system.
Location: Sunshine Coast
Successful 2022–2023 grant recipients
Congratulations to the following successful 2022–2023 recipients
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Compass – Lutheran Community Care
Targeted holistic complex case coordination and intensive case management for at-risk, vulnerable young people displaying offending behaviours. This project will target the underlying causes of criminal behaviours, focusing on social and emotional wellbeing.
Location: Moreton BayHOPE 4 Life – Holistic Recovery for Young People Impacted by Domestic and Family Violence
Holistic early intervention to young people affected by domestic and family violence, with the goal of reducing the impact of trauma and minimising the likelihood they will engage in criminal activity.
Location: BrisbaneThe Yili Program – Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation
A neuroscience-informed program for Aboriginal 10 to 18-year-olds on bail in the Inala area whose needs cannot be met by mainstream or alternative education and training programs.
Location: InalaFire Project – Selectability
An after-hours outreach and mentoring program in Earlville and Edmonton. It includes transportation to return young people home, and referrals for young people to connect them with existing cultural programs and key agencies.
Location: CairnsYouth Into Work – Australian Training Works Group
An Indigenous group training organisation that provides work readiness courses and builds young people's skills for the workplace, such as communication, teamwork and other interpersonal skills.
Location: CairnsProud Warrior – Queensland Youth Services
The Proud Warrior project will provide multi-agency intervention for primarily Indigenous young people who are at risk of disengaging from school, young people from low socio-economic households, and cases where young people are known, or their family is known, to police.
Location: TownsvilleBack to Community – Save the Children (trading as 54 Reasons)
The Back to Community reintegration program will provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive throughcare support for young people whose home country is Mount Isa, Doomadgee or Mornington Island when leaving the Cleveland Youth Detention Centre.
Location: Mount IsaBabbinyuwi Wanda-Rites of Passage – Marigurim Yalaam Indigenous Corporation
A Rites of Passage framework which includes intensive support for young people over 6 weeks before attending a Rites of Passage camp, followed by another 6 weeks of assistance.
Location: Hervey BayT-REK (Together-Respected, Energised, Kinnected) – Youth off the Streets
Targeted and evidence-based interventions which caters for 2 main groups – young people leaving detention and returning to the community, and young people who need to re-engage with education. Cultural groups in Logan who will benefit from the program include First Nations, Pasifika and African communities.
Location: LoganTribe of Mentors – Circuit Breaker Project, Adam Jeffrey Wenitong
An intensive 30-week immediate response for re-offending young people, including a 7-month cultural project that will provide cultural mentoring and connection to the First Nations community.
Location: ToowoombaRAW Impact On Community – Youth at Risk, Raw Impact International
Cultural connection over an intensive period of 7 weeks for at-risk young people, with the option of ongoing engagement in meaningful cultural activities and projects that support the rejuvenation of native title land at the Yumba.
Location: Toowoomba'The Block': A Community Hub Empowering Connection and Wellbeing – Winangali Infusion
'The Block' provides young people in Goondiwindi, and in the New South Wales border towns of Boggabila and Toomelah with a safe and supervised community hub for pro-social opportunities, cultural education, recreational activities and more.
Location: Goondiwindi
Community-based Crime Action grants
Successful Rounds 1 and 2 2024–2025 recipients
Congratulations to the following successful recipients of Rounds 1 and 2:
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Picabeen Community Association
The Picabeen Bright Futures Project offers two 8-week programs for young people aged 12–18 engaged with or at risk of youth justice involvement. The sessions focus on work readiness skills, including Construction Skills Cards and RSA certification, and incorporate wellbeing activities like mindful martial arts and self-care crafting.
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Redcliffe Area Youth Space Incorporated
Project Valkyrie employs a female case manager to support young women aged 12–18 impacted by domestic violence and crime in the Redcliffe area. The role offers psychoeducation on safe relationships, one-on-one support, and family safety planning, while facilitating mothers and peer support groups. Weekly workshops and safety planning sessions aim to empower participants with skills for healthy relationships and personal safety.
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Redcliffe Area Youth Space Incorporated
Stronger Connections employs a Traditional Owner and experienced youth worker to provide crime prevention through cultural connection, case management, and diversionary activities for disengaged young men aged 10–13. The program includes physical sports, cultural workshops, life-skills training, and male mentoring, focusing on outreach, family support, and community development. The initiative aims to reduce offending through culturally relevant programming and collaboration with local agencies.
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Thrive and Connect
The Coastal Connector program offers 20 days of fishing and outdoor activities to build social and emotional skills for males aged 10–13 in Far North Queensland. Held over the Christmas/New Year period, the program includes fishing, adventure, mentorship, and self-awareness activities, with a focus on safety and positive role models. It aims to enhance teamwork, leadership, and personal growth, culminating in a graduation ceremony.
Location: Cairns -
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council Auspice for Wendy Wust
Our Learning, Our Way is a cultural arts and wellbeing program for Kowanyama young people aged 10–17 focusing on traditional and contemporary arts. The project includes a cultural arts camp with workshops led by community Elders and artists, aimed at developing cultural skills, enhancing self-esteem, and strengthening community ties. Participants engage in arts, crafts, storytelling, and wellbeing activities, with resources for camping and transport provided.
Location: Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire -
Conservatorium Friends, Mackay Inc
The Choices Applied Theatre Project uses a comic format to deliver harm minimisation messages to Year 12 students across 20 Central Queensland schools. CQUniversity theatre students address road safety, substance abuse, sexual consent, and domestic violence, reaching up to 2,500 students through pop culture references to enhance safety awareness.
Location: Mackay -
Family and Childrens Emerging Support Services Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation
My Connect provides trauma-informed, culturally responsive support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth and families at risk of youth justice involvement. The program builds identity and resilience through traditional activities and community engagement, offering tailored plans, mentoring, and educational workshops to enhance community safety.
Location: Mackay -
Community Gro Inc
Garbutt Youth Hub offers a safe space for young people aged 10–17 after school hours and on weekends, providing social and educational activities, meals, and transport. It engages up to 25 youth each night, mainly First Nations but open to all at-risk young people, supporting skill development and healthy relationships to reduce reoffending.
Location: Townsville -
Central Queensland Indigenous Development
Youth Yarnz After Dark provides a culturally safe space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people aged 10–17 to connect with peers and build cultural and social ties. Operating after school hours from Thursday to Saturday, it features cultural activities, social events, and team building challenges, aiming to strengthen social and cultural connections, and improve life skills.
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Metal Masterpieces
The Forge AHEAD program engages at-risk young people in blacksmithing to cultivate creativity, discipline, and personal growth. Through hands-on workshops, mentorship from an experience blacksmith, community showcases, and counselling support, the program fosters skill development, life skills, and positive engagement to reduce criminal involvement.
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Capricornia Training Company Ltd
The Revamp and Ride Youth Bike Program in Rockhampton diverts at-risk young people aged 12–15 from offending through bicycle repair and refurbishment. It offers workshops to build vocational skills, self-esteem, and positive relationships with culturally appropriate guidance from local Mob Mentors. Activities include bike customisation, maintenance workshops, and community rides.
Location: Rockhampton region -
Every Child Central Queensland Auspice for Our Space
Creating Safe Children provides education and support to young people aged 10–14 to prevent involvement in domestic violence relationships and criminal activities. Facilitated by professionals in neuro-linguistic programming and toxic masculinity prevention, the program runs separate, gender-responsive sessions to develop health relationship habits and understanding.
Location: Rockhampton region -
Have Heart Pty Ltd
The Flame Project delivers 4 x 10–12 week therapeutic arts programs aimed at preventing vandalism and engaging young people at risk of involvement with Youth Justice or Queensland Police. Participants aged 12–17 will use graffiti-based art to develop self-expression, emotional regulation, and career exploration skills, culminating in a community art piece.
Location: Sunshine Coast -
Teens Take Control Inc (TTC)
TTC's Building Better Men is an early intervention program for young males aged 12–14 on the Sunshine Coast at risk of engaging with the youth justice system. Starting in term 2, 2025, it offers individualised mentorship and practical services to build confidence, social skills, and wellbeing. Over 6 months, participants will develop life skills and resilience in a supportive environment.
Location: Sunshine Coast -
Bayside Adolescent Boarding Inc
The BABI Youth Drop-In project provides a safe space for young people aged 12–17 in Wynnum, Manly, and the Bayside area to access services, focusing on supportive relationships and life skills through 3 weekly sessions. It includes workshops on mental health, emotional regulation, cultural pride, and social skills, emphasising resilience and access to opportunities across 2 school terms, with additional activities in December and January.
Location: South Brisbane -
Micah Projects Ltd
Supporting young women aged 13–17 at risk of using violence in family relationships, this program offers weekly group sessions and one-on-one support. Participants learn about healthy relationships, receive psychosocial education, and access and transport to comprehensive services, including practical activities in hospitality settings and family engagement.
Location: South Brisbane -
Gold Coast Youth Service Inc
Care Coordination provides early intervention by assisting young people and their families in navigating agency referrals and engaging in pro-social activities. Building on the Street CRED program, it reduces service fatigue by managing multiple agency involvement and connecting families and young people to suitable service and activities to prevent withdrawal of engagement and keeping young people out of trouble.
Location: Gold Coast -
Happy Mindful Souls Pty Ltd
The Happy Mindful Souls program delivers an 8-week Uprize initiative for 12 young people aged 12–17, focusing on goal setting, mental health, and wellbeing. It runs alongside the Upskill work-readiness program for ages 14+ and the HMS touch football team, providing workshops and mentoring to support mental health and development.
Location: Gold Coast -
Lives Lived Well Limited
Street CRED is an assertive outreach initiative operating on Thursday evenings across the Gold Coast. It involves youth workers, police, and child safety officers collaborating to connect with vulnerable or at-risk young people, providing immediate support and referrals to prevent antisocial behaviour, aiming to guide them towards positive life choices.
Location: Gold Coast -
Murra Pathways Pty Ltd
Murra Pathways provides specialised workshops for Indigenous students in Years 10 to 12 on the Gold Coast, focusing on essential employability skills through a person-centred and culturally safe approach. The program connects students with work experience, school-based traineeships and apprenticeships, and employment opportunities to enhance qualifications and career readiness.
Location: Gold Coast -
Australian School of Entrepreneurship
The YERR Program supports 10 young people aged 13–16 who are engaged, or at risk of engaging, in the youth justice system in Logan over 18 weeks with life skills workshops, building projects, and mentoring. It includes a 10-week intensive phase and 8 weeks of one-on-one mentoring, aiming to reduce recidivism and improve employment prospects. Participants can bring a sibling or friend every second Saturday to address intergenerational cycles.
Location: Logan -
Gunya Meta
The Healing Our Families program offers a trauma-informed journey for First Nations young people in Logan over 10 weeks with 2 sessions each week. Participants engage in culturally sensitive workshops led by Elders, focusing on trauma understanding, personal stories, healthy relationships, and self-care, aiming to break trauma cycles and empower positive change.
Location: Logan -
Kingston East Neighbourhood Group Inc (KENG)
KENG's Youth Wellness Program at Tudor Park supports young people aged 8–12, referred from PCYC's Project Booyah, with advocacy, referrals, and engaging activities in a safe environment. The program offers one-on-one support from dedicated youth workers using a trauma-informed approach, focusing on mental wellbeing, positive relationships, and early intervention to prevent extremist behaviours and long-term mental illness.
Location: Logan -
Beyond Behaviour Community Services Pty Ltd ATF Beyond Behaviour Family Trust
The Y-M-Power Project aims to reduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people's overrepresentation in the youth justice system through culturally safe, trauma-informed support in partnership with Kirrawe Aboriginal Corporation and Empower 4 Solutions. Over 8–12 weeks, the project includes in-home sessions, cultural camps, and caregiver training for up to 60 young people and their families, focusing on tailored interventions to improve outcomes.
Location: South Brisbane -
Queensland Blue Light Association Incorporated
Blue Lures engages at-risk young people aged 8–17 through fishing to build positive relationships and support personal development. The program fosters community engagement, personal growth, and respect, providing necessary equipment and education to become responsible anglers in a safe, inclusive environment. Participants learn new skills, appreciate the outdoors, and build connections with peers and police.
Location: Balonne Shire -
Horse Whispering Youth Program Inc
The Early Intervention for Disengaged Youth Project offers 4 x 10-week Equine Assisted Learning Programs, across 4 terms, for at-risk young people aged 10–16 in Ipswich. The project focuses on improving self-awareness, communication, and emotional regulation through structured horse activities, with community service staff providing support.
Location: Ipswich -
The Trustee for Three Little Birds Trust
The Pathway to Purpose Project offers events and programs for young people aged 12–17 in Ipswich, focusing on positive activities and mentorship for crime prevention. It features the REKON Youth Program with sports and group activities, an Introduction to Barbering event, and Everything Barbering workshops
providing practical skills and mentorship. The project promotes engagement and personal development in a supportive environment.
Location: Ipswich -
Borrumpah Goupong Aboriginal Corporation
The Cultural Mentoring program engages young people aged 12–17 through a youth camp in Ipswich to boost self-esteem and community ties by connecting with land, culture, and identity. It includes mental health support, skills training, and job readiness, serving at-risk youth, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth and those from diverse backgrounds.
Location: Ipswich -
Queensland Blue Light Association Incorporated
Blue EDGE is an 8-week program for young people aged 12–17 at Lowood State High School, aimed at improving relationships between disengaged young people and police through physical activities and motivational sessions. It includes twice-weekly 90-minute sessions before school, with fitness, breakfast, and guest speaker presentations, culminating in a final session of physical challenges to celebrate achievements. The program enhances attitudes towards police, school, and community, while building teamwork, resilience, leadership, self-confidence, and adaptability.
Location: Ipswich -
Adam Wenitong Adapt Mentorship
Changing the Narrative is a 16-week mentorship program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people aged 10–17. It offers weekly Street Outreach in addition to weekly gender-specific workshops to build social and emotional wellbeing, prevent crime, and enhance community safety through activities such as Streetfooty, Rhythm to Recovery, mindfulness, creative arts, and photography, culminating in a gallery exhibition.
Location: Toowoomba -
Multicultural Australia
The One Under the Sun program delivers 10 facilitated workshops to bridge cultural gaps and foster understanding to support First Nations and Yazidi students in Years 5 and 6. It includes site visits for cultural history exchanges and 8 workshops featuring traditional art, dance, music, food, and storytelling, aiming to improve cultural respect and life skills.
Location: Toowoomba
Successful Round 4 2023–2024 grant recipients
Congratulations to the following successful Round 4 recipients:
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Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts
The Camp provides young people with access to performing arts opportunities, training, and educational experiences 3 times a year and provides young people with ongoing experiences about training and career opportunities throughout the arts industry. The workshops deliver specific skills and techniques to build self-confidence, artistry, self-esteem, and a passion for life. The program's safe and structured learning environment, social interaction, and support networks are the central components to building resilience, passion, and pride within young people.
Location: Fortitude Valley -
Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts
The Camp provides young people with access to performing arts opportunities, training, and educational experiences 3 times a year and provides young people with ongoing experiences about training and career opportunities throughout the arts industry. The workshops deliver specific skills and techniques to build self-confidence, artistry, self-esteem, and a passion for life. The program's safe and structured learning environment, social interaction, and support networks are the central components to building resilience, passion, and pride within young people.
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Carbal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services Ltd.
The Turning Point 6-week program, led by Carbal Medical Services, proactively tackles challenges confronting First Nations male youth engaged with the justice system and at risk of offending. This culturally tailored program intervenes early, offering structured modules over a year to empower participants and steer them away from the justice system. With a focus on instilling values, diversion tactics, and future prospects, Turning Point equips youth with the tools and referral pathways for positive decision-making and avoidance of criminal repercussions.
Location: Toowoomba North -
Community Support Centre Innisfail
This event supports young people in the community to develop their skills in identifying and accessing resources when or if they are needed. The program aims to inform young people where they can find appropriate support or advice, and to reduce barriers to education and employment. Activities include:
- Diamonds in the Sky: Suicide Intervention Carnival, Innisfail Basketball Inc.
- Basketball and touch football 3-day event – provide education, awareness, and intervention strategies to reduce and eliminate suicide in our region.
- Mamu HSL- connecting youth to culture through mentorship, on country programs, and cultural workshops.
- Eco Youth, Johnstone River Community Gardens.
Location: Innisfail
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CQ Healthy Families Inc.
The LOVE BITES program is training 25 new facilitators in the Rockhampton area. This collaboration involves approximately 11 local high schools, including Independent, Catholic, and State Schools, and partners with Police, and youth and family support agencies, including Darumbal, CQID, Helem Yumba, and PCYC. The program aims to equip young people with the knowledge needed to have respectful relationships, encourage, and develop critical thinking skills, and assist young people to problem solve and communicate effectively.
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Creating Positive Futures Foundation
The Inspiring Brighter Futures Foundation will deliver 3 Onwards & Upwards wellbeing mentoring programs per identified school for participants in year 10 and younger.
Locations: Burleigh, Redlands, Greenslopes, Waterford -
Every Child Central Queensland Inc.
Undertake a local project working with Community Based Crime Action Committee (CBCAC) members and other community stakeholders to present the case in favour of funding, establishing, and maintaining a 24/7 Drop-in Centre for youth in Rockhampton. The approach will involve:
- conducting stakeholder interviews and focus groups
- sourcing data on the need for such a service
- researching other centres, such as the Brisbane Youth Service
- exploring the logistics (e.g. venue, transport, services)
- documenting the findings.
Location: Rockhampton
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Family and Childrens Emerging Support Services
The Indigenous Resilience Advancement Program (IRAP) provides assertive outreach to young people aged 8–17 with the goal of restoring comprehensive support for young people and their families. Implementing IRAP's cultural safe framework in the delivery of youth justice diversion programs contributes to achieving impactful outcomes for First Nations communities.
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Fight 4 Youth
Inside Out is a 20-session program that runs during school terms for 2 hours per day. twice a week. It is designed to teach vital life skills, including the ability to self-regulate, make positive behaviour choices, understand consequences, discover interests that can lead to pathways for returning to school or employment, and enhance respect for themselves and others. The program contains structured theory and practical sessions delivered by Fight 4 Youth facilitators, community members, and police. Inside Out also includes sessions of intense physical training (aerobic conditioning: primarily boxing exercises such as bag work and focus mitts).
Location: Currumbin -
Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation
The Youth Wellness Empowerment Initiative addresses mental health and domestic violence challenges for young individuals aged 8–10. It offers culturally sensitive methodologies, therapeutic interventions, and immersive cultural experiences to empower holistic wellbeing. The program runs for 10–12 months with regular evaluations to ensure effective resource allocation. The program will include Cultural Wellbeing Experiences, Therapeutic Support and Workshops for parents, and referral pathways to support services.
Location: Cairns -
Ky Loh
The Flame Project will deliver an arts-based therapeutic program to young people who are engaged with or at risk of engaging with Youth Justice or Queensland Police. The program will run across 3 separate sessions offering a 12-week program to groups of between 5–10 participants. Throughout these sessions, young people will be educated on a variety of topics with a primary focus on building participants skills and understanding on how to utilise art for self-expression, emotional regulation, and as a career pathway. The project will involve completing an art piece to be displayed in the community.
Location: Kawana Waters -
LCS Legacy Counselling
The Youth Pathways Program offers four sets of a 12-week program combining preventative and re-entry support for at-risk and juvenile system-exiting youth aged 8–17 in Queensland's Pasifika, Māori, and CALD communities. Focused on cultural grounding and healthy relationships, the initiative delivers mentoring, skill-building workshops, and reintegration activities. It nurtures resilience, cultural identity, and pro-social behaviour to deter crime involvement.
Location: Ipswich -
Lives Lived Well Ltd.
Recognise Reflect Respect takes a holistic view of young males to reduce risk of domestic violence offending. The program will consist of 2 components:
- A group in which young males can engage with peers and facilitators in conversations focused on positive masculinity, and challenging societal norms relating to gender, power, and control.
- Individual therapy to address substance use and mental health complexities that may be contributing to their behaviour.
Location: Mermaid Beach
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Lockyer District State High School P&C Association
Address health needs, lack of self-belief, and connection of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander male students enrolled in Lockyer District High School. This will be through the facilitation of health checks to all applicable students from a local Aboriginal service and the delivery of the JT Academy JTBelieve program over a 10-week program.
Location: Lockyer -
Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District
YARN is effective due to the collaborative case conferencing that occurs across key partner agencies and the multidisciplinary approach taken which yields holistic and innovative solutions. The grant will provide client-related costs to ensure families can enact plans developed by the YARN panel and reduce barriers to accessing specialist supports which will greatly increase the outcomes for young people and potentially alter their trajectory.
Location: Caboolture -
Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District
The case manager will provide support to young people engaged in the YJET program to transition successfully from the YJET program back into further education/training or into employment. This will be achieved via various interventions including increasing life skills, goal setting, advocacy, referrals to external services, capacity building and group work. The position is 3 days per week and includes school holiday support.
Location: Morayfield -
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Mabel Park SHS Parents and Citizens Association
OCEANIA Cultural Dance Workshops will consist of 3 full-day workshops led by cultural elders from Indigenous, African, and Pasifika communities held on public holidays, weekends, or school holidays as a youth crime prevention initiative to youth aged 11–18. As a result of the workshops, young people will feel proud of their accomplishments, feel connected to culturally appropriate mentors, and feel better able to make a positive contribution to the communities they are connected to.
Location: Logan -
Ngaran Goori Ltd.
This program works with individuals to prevent offending and re-offending by offering individual case management, extended case management of other supports offered to a young person, counselling and therapy supports, culturally appropriate locations for outdoor activities, Yarning Circles, native plant propagation, and Landcare Management Cert. 1 and Cert. 11.
Location: Ipswich -
Noosa Council
The Noosa Youth Connect space project is a youth-led initiative offering after-hours services from 4 – 8pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays each week. Its main purpose is to connect young people with available services and kickstart council-youth collaboration. This dedicated space enables youth-led ideas, workshops, and a safe after-hours location, developing a single point of contact for all youth related services in Noosa Shire.
Location: Noosa -
Queensland Blue Light Association Incorporated
Blue EDGE is an eight-week program targeted at 12–17-year-olds designed to build relationships between disengaged youth and police through a program of physical activity and motivational sessions. The targeted outcomes include improved attitude towards police, school, community, and each other, as well as improved teamwork skills, resilience, leadership capability, self-confidence, and adaptability. The program is delivered by police with two 90-minute sessions before school each week, comprising fitness, breakfast, and a presentation by a guest speaker. The program concludes with a 17th session, called the Final EDGE, and is a day of physical challenges and activities to celebrate participants' achievements.
Location: North Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville -
Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association
The PCYC Zillmere Learner Licence Road Safety Program includes 4 Learner Licence workshops, the payment of a Learner Licence after successfully completing the workshops, and paid driving lessons for applicants identified as in need. The driving lessons will ensure applicants wishing to be considered for enrolment with the Zillmere/Sandgate Braking the Cycle program will have met the minimum requirements of 10 hours of driving.
Location: Zillmere -
Queensland Youth Connections Indigenous Corporation
This weekly program across multiple schools in Townsville is aimed at supporting at-risk youth and those connected to youth justice. The program runs 24 workshops of 60–90 minutes at each school, with activities including discussions, group exercises, and practical skill-building.
Location: Townsville -
Sakura Education Foundation Ltd.
A psycho-educational, skill-based program underpinned by cognitive behaviour therapy that aims to build resilience, improve mental health, enhance problem solving, build interpersonal skills, learn to manage emotions and behaviours, and learn positive communication skills to promote healthy, respectful relationships. The program targets young people aged 10–12 years and is promoted as a prevention and early intervention program for young people who have been identified as at-risk. The program is an eight-week school-based program for young people in Grades 5 and 6 to build protective factors and assist with their transition to adolescence and high school.
Location: Logan -
Silver Lining Foundation Australia (trading as Mungalla Silver Lining School)
The full-time Community Youth Worker will support educational outcomes at Mungalla Silver Lining School by engaging holistically with students, their families, and the community to provide a case management approach to identifying and addressing barriers to education.
Location: Mutarnee -
Stella Community
In 2022/2023, a Community Education Counsellor (CEC), a community elder, introduced a Bus Pick-up for students who were arriving late or had totally disengaged from school. Over the course of a school year, the CEC monitored approx. 40 students who began attending school regularly. By creating the habit of school attendance, monitoring showed that students self-selected to attend school independently on Fridays.
Location: Bowen -
Twin Rivers Community Care Ltd.
Twin Rivers Community Care will engage a part time Youth Worker for 12 months to develop and implement a youth community centre for disengaged young people who are at risk of offending in the local community. Youth-based programs will be run out of this community centre. This will be held 3 days per week and include after school activities and a Friday night youth program and focus on resilience, support, and engaging young people back into quality education and/or employment. The re-engagement program includes excursions for job placement opportunities, adventure-based activities, trust building activities, counselling, case management, and motivational speakers.
Location: Logan -
V.I.T.A.L. Projex
Twenty-four young people engaged in crime or antisocial activities, identified by our Indigenous partners, will participate in weekly mentor-led sessions using evidenced-based intervention sessions and innovative technology for 10 weeks. It will address values deficits, engage with 'MindTrax' in a soundproof pod, and set personal weekly goals which exercise their values and character strengths. University researched 'MindTrax TM' (visually guided EFT which quickly calms the mind from trauma triggers) combines psychosocial support towards proactive crime prevention. Virtual Reality therapy and EEG Headbands measure brain activity and stress management training. The Community VitalHub provides a secure space for personalised interventions, empowering youth in gaining empathy, emotional management, and supports them to collaborate with community groups, schools, and agencies towards sustained positive engagement.
Location: Ipswich -
Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation
Made by Mob will provide a qualified trade trainer to teach for a minimum of 3 hours between 4–8pm on Friday and Saturday evenings for blocks of 4 weeks in term 4 2024, Christmas holidays (pending availability), and terms 1 and 2 2025. During each teaching block, students will complete a project (e.g. a wooden picnic bench) which they can paint, take home, or donate.
Location: Richlands
Successful Round 3 2023–2024 grant recipients
Congratulations to the following successful recipients of Round 3:
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Fight 4 Youth
Inside Out supports young people aged 10-17, including those at risk, providing 20 sessions during the 8-week school term led by diverse facilitators, such as police. The program provides life skills for behavioural regulation, consequence awareness, and exploring interest in future careers.
Location: Gold Coast
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Queensland Blue Light Association Incorporated
An early intervention program targeting 20 young people aged 12-17. The program provides various activities to encourage pro-social interactions and positive peer connections. The program focuses on physical training and discipline, making healthy choices, as well as leadership, teamwork, and mentoring. The program builds relationships between youth and police, improving attitudes toward authority, school, and peers.
Location: Redland City
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Artists Envision Health Inc.
The 5-partner project in Logan addresses community concerns by offering holistic learning and culturally safe initiatives focusing on personal growth, community well-being, and societal connections for youth aged 10-17, including those in the Youth Justice system. The program aims to empower youth from First Nations and multicultural backgrounds to become self-empowered individuals, respectful of their peers, police officers, and elders, as well as responsible citizens in Logan.
Location: Logan
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RSPCA QLD
The Youth 4 Paws Program, using animal interactions, structured care, and welfare activities, is specifically designed to deliver targeted learning outcomes for youth aged 10-16 who are disengaged from mainstream schooling and have had interactions with QPS and/or Youth Justice. The program aims to improved emotional regulation skills, effective communication, and healthier relationships.
Location: Logan
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Forest Lake Riding School Pty Ltd.
The EAT program, targeted at disengaged youth aged 10-18, aims to promote the physical and mental health of participants. This program is designed to support at-risk young people, helping to alleviate trauma, foster self-connection, and cultivate empathy towards others and encouraging positive behaviour and fostering a sense of responsibility.
Location: Brisbane
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The Migrant Centre Organisation Inc.
A program for youth aged 10-18 offering activities like forums, advocacy, education, and health initiatives, providing a supportive "third space" beyond home and school. It aims to boost well-being, education, and social ties, fostering belonging and resilience in communities.
Location: Gold Coast
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Multicultural Families Organisation Inc.
The PREVAYL project will be delivered in several schools with the aim of curbing youth violence by offering universal school-based programs and workshops that focus on life skills and therapy for students in grades 8 and 9. Participants will learn anger management, conflict resolution, and social skills to effectively address problems.
Location: Gold Coast
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Adventure Crew Pty Ltd. (trading as Wheelnutz Garage)
Based in Logan, Shifting Gears is a diversionary program teaching vehicle repair to at-risk young people, using the Wheelnutz 6 C’s model for Positive Youth Development. It offers mentoring, coaching, and pro-social activities to support skill development, foster employment pathways, social skills, and inclusive friendships.
Location: Logan
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Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation
The Cultural Connection and Healing Camps, targeted at young people aged 10-17, aim to provide Indigenous youth with cultural enrichment and healing experiences through activities such as traditional art, storytelling, traditional games, educational sessions, and interactions with elders, fostering community building and pride in Indigenous heritage across various Queensland locations.
Location: Brisbane
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Gold Coast Youth Service
Assists young people aged 12-18 to engage in positive social activities, aiming to create a sense of community and belonging. The program supports young people to make positive choices for the future by teaching practical life skills and coping strategies through connection with peers.
Location: Gold Coast
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Horse Whispering Youth Program Inc.
This program is for youth aged 10-16 focusing on self-esteem and confidence in Logan. The program aims to empower at-risk young people with life and social skills, employment readiness, and mentorship through a transformative horse-assisted program.
Location: Logan
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Queensland Blue Light Association Incorporated
Blue EDGE is an early intervention program targeting 20 young people aged 12-17 that provides various activities to encourage pro-social interactions and positive peer connections. The program focuses on physical training and discipline, making healthy choices, as well as leadership, teamwork, and mentoring to build relationships between youth and police, improving attitudes toward authority, school, and peers.
Location: Brisbane
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Queensland Blue Light Association Incorporated
Blue EDGE is an early intervention program targeting 20 young people aged 12-17. The program provides various activities to encourage pro-social interactions and positive peer connections. The program focuses on physical training and discipline, making healthy choices, as well as leadership, teamwork, and mentoring. The program builds relationships between youth and police, improving attitudes toward authority, school, and peers.
Location: Darling Downs (Toowoomba)
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Legacy Counselling Services
Culturally Informed Therapy is a trauma intervention program for at-risk youth and young people in detention, specifically from Pasifika, CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse), and Indigenous backgrounds. The program provides evidence-based therapeutic interventions, ensuring the highest standard of mental health care, and strives to empower these at-risk youth, fostering resilience, and promoting positive well-being within their respective cultural frameworks through culturally sensitive therapy and personalised mental health care.
Location: Ipswich
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Adapt Mentorship and Consultancy
A 16-week circuit breaker program targeted at young people aged 10-18, providing weekly 2-day programs outside of school/business hours. The program offers cultural and creative activities like podcasting and song writing workshops. Central to the program is mentorship, celebrating culture, empowering participants, and fostering community engagement. The program aims to transform and empower youth through creative expression and countering negative stereotypes.
Location: Darling Downs (Toowoomba)
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Multicultural Australia
A 20-week after-school social sports drop-in space program targeted at young people aged 7-17. The program aims to provide a safe and supportive environment for young people in the community to engage in positive activities, build social connections, and develop physical fitness.
Location: Ipswich
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Multicultural Australia
A 20-week after-school and lunch time outreach program targeted at young people aged 7-17 at Bellbird Park Secondary College. The program aims to provide a safe and supportive environment for young people in the community to engage in positive activities, build social connections, and develop physical fitness.
Location: Ipswich
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Multicultural Australia
A 20-week after-school and lunch time outreach program targeted at young people aged 7-17 at Redbank Plains State High School. The program aims to provide a safe and supportive environment for young people in the community to engage in positive activities, build social connections, and develop physical fitness.
Location: Ipswich
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Multicultural Australia
Multicultural Australia's Balance Project is a 10-week capacity building program targeted at young people aged 12-18 living in Redbank Plains, Bellbird Park, and Goodna areas. Program includes hands-on nutrition, cooking classes, and an exercise "boot camp' style program to learn about physical fitness they can do at home or in the local park.
Location: Ipswich
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Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association
A monthly drop-in program on Saturday evenings targeting young people aged 12-18 to engage in positive social activities, aiming to create a sense of community and belonging. The program provides mentoring to young people to make positive choices for the future by teaching practical life skills and coping strategies through connection with peers.
Location: Ipswich
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Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association
Basketball After Dark assists young people aged 12-18 to engage in positive social activities, aiming to create a sense of community and belonging. The program supports young people to make positive choices for the future by teaching practical life skills and coping strategies through connection with peers.
Location: Brisbane
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Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation
JOEYS is a culturally supportive 9-month program for young people aged 10-13 and their families. The program focuses on cultivating cultural understanding and reinforcing cultural identity, resilience, and a profound sense of belonging among emerging leaders in the community. Intensive 1 to 2-day workshops focus on visual art, music, health, and sexual health as well as individual counselling and Indigenous cultural healing.
Location: Douglas Shire
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Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association
This is a diversionary program targeting young people in community from 3pm-9pm weekdays. The program provides various social and sporting activities to encourage pro-social interactions and positive peer connections.
Location: Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire
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Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association
This is an after-school diversionary program targeting young people aged 12-18 in community. The program operates during the school term and provides various activities to encourage pro-social interactions and positive peer connections.
Location: Mornington Shire
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Growing Communities Australia Limited
The Townsville-based program targets young people aged 8-17 and offers hands-on life-skills training, promoting a connection to culture through a return to the country and mentoring. The program is run 4 times for 6 weeks. Participants gain workplace safety training through the nationally recognised CPCWHS1001 course and have the opportunity to build a didgeridoo with elder Peter Santo. The program also creates connections through TAFE Queensland and other initiatives like Skilling Queenslanders for Work, providing avenues for further education, training, and employment opportunities.
Location: Townsville
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Yoga on the Inside Pty Ltd – Trauma-Informed Yoga for Youth
Trauma-informed yoga will offer 17 yoga classes to young people aged 10 to 17-years at 3 locations in Townsville. The program combines healthy movement and mindfulness and uses social-cognitive interventions to promote social competence, communication skills, and peer relationships. Participants will gain life skills such as responsible risk-taking, critical thinking, stress management, social connectivity, empathy, and self-confidence.
Location: Townsville
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Swimon Pty Limited
A series of presentations will be delivered to nine schools targeting young people aged 14-19 in the Whitsundays area. The presentations will be delivered by an athlete with a lived DFV experience and a QPS officer. The sessions will cover DFV trends and topics like coercive control. The speakers will promote healthy relationships, access to support, and gender equity.
Location: Mackay/Whitsundays
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Family and Childrens Emerging Support Services
My Connect is provided to 30 young people aged 8-18 and their families. The program focuses on cultivating cultural understanding and reinforcing cultural identity, resilience, and a profound sense of belonging among emerging leaders in the community. It employs therapeutic and trauma-informed interventions facilitated by local mentors who use culturally responsive tools and practices to empower young people.
Location: Mackay/Whitsundays
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Queensland Blue Light Association Incorporated
This is an early intervention program targeting 20 young people aged 12-17. The program provides various activities to encourage pro-social interactions and positive peer connections. The program focuses on physical training and discipline, making healthy choices, as well as leadership, teamwork, and mentoring. The program builds relationships between youth and police, improving attitudes toward authority, school, and peers.
Location: Sunshine Coast
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Mundagatta Culture Pty Ltd.
The Walk About program is a 10 week culturally responsive initiative for First Nations young people aged 13-18. The program focuses on connecting participants to their Indigenous identity, cultural practices, lore, and experiences to foster healing and readiness for prosocial community involvement. The program includes immersive cultural activities, traditional skills, and exploration into culture and identity. The program is provided to 30 participants and aims to supports mental health and wellbeing as well as other living skills.
Location: Rockhampton
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The Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre Inc.
YETI is a 6-month pilot that will employ two part-time young people aged 18-25 to organise and deliver youth-led events aiming to reduce youth crime and promote alcohol and drug free gatherings. The program provides skills development in event management and marketing. YETI aims to be self-sustaining through event income generated by hosting three large and four small events targeting at-risk young people.
Location: Fraser Coast
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Capricornia Training Company Ltd.
This is a diversionary program targeting at risk young people aged 12-15. The program focuses on repairing and refurbishing bicycles to build self-esteem and foster positive relationships to 8 individuals. Mob Mentors provide support to First Nations participants.
Location: Rockhampton
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Testimony Arts Ltd.
This initiative targets at-risk young males aged 14-18 offering hands-on workshops with regional artists and craftspeople fostering transgenerational knowledge, community building, and vocational training tailored to their interests. The initiate provides positive change for 15-20 participants through high-quality arts and cultural experiences.
Location: Fraser Coast
Successful Round 2 2023–2024 grant recipients
Congratulations to the following successful recipients of Round 2:
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- Walking on Yarun (Caboolture)
- So Youth Pilot Program - Drop In and Basket Ball Pick Up Games (Cairns)
- Indigenous Resilience Advancement Program (IRAP) (Mackay/Whitsundays)
- PCYC Mackay Community Culture Youth Program (Mackay/Whitsundays)
- Inspirational Presentation from Champion Aussie Swimmer and Victim-Survivor - DV and FV awareness, prevention and referral options ((Mackay/Whitsundays)
- YACCA Youth Development Program (Mount Isa)
- "Murma Thalgarie" "Holding Many" (Townsville)
- CALD Youth Soccer Program for a Safer Townsville (Townsville)
- Our Space Team Development (Rockhampton)
- MEEKA Intensive Transition Support Service (Sunshine Coast)
- Walk about Training (Wide Bay Burnett)
- BEATS - Business, Entrepreneurial & Technical Skills (Wide Bay Burnett)
- Horse Helping Humans Youth Mentoring Program (Gold Coast)
- Fight 4 Youth's Inside Out Program (Gold Coast)
- Court Up - Play Ball Basketball Program (Gold Coast)
- In-Tent for Change Resilience Program (Logan)
- KOKO Transition to Community Program (South Brisbane)
- It Takes a Community (Toowoomba)
- Dis Yur-on-ner (walk going to camp) (Ipswich)
- Empowering Youth Program (Ipswich)
- Charleville Dirt Bike Rally (Roma)
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