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Employment Opportunity at the YMN!
The Australian Youth Mentoring Network is looking to fill the position of Events and Marketing Coordinator. The primary purpose of this part-time role is to manage the YMN's events, communications and marketing strategies with members and key stakeholders.
The successful applicant must have experience in marketing community organisations, creating community awareness campaigns and managing events (conferences, forums and workshops). They must have a practical understanding of youth development and/or mentoring issues, ability to manage multiple projects and deliver quality output on time. Click here for more information and to download an application pack.
Last Days to Register for Day 3 ONLY of NRGize!
The full 3 day program of NRGize has sold out! Limited tickets are available for people to join us for the two elective sesions on the third day of the workshop.
Click here to book for day 3 only
New Research on Indigenous Mentoring
Catherine Koerner, formally of the the Flinders Mentoring Program in SA, together with Simone Tur and Christopher Wilson, have written a chapter in the upcoming book entitled The Racial Politics of Bodies, Nations & Knowledges (edited by Barbara Baird and Damien Riggs).
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In The Loop |
Changes to the Youth Transition Programs -
How do they effect your program?
 As you would be aware by now the Federal Government is making changes to the way young people are supported in the youth transitions space. Tenders are now being received for organisations interested in entering this arena and you can find more details by following this link to the DEEWR website.
One of the biggest impacts of these changes will be the possible closure of up to 53 programs when both the Mentor Market Place and Mentors for Our Students funding come to an end on the 31st of December 2009. While some programs have told us that their organisations will be able to absorb the operations of their programs, majority are in limbo as to whether they will continue or close down.
The Youth Mentoring Network would like to work with interested programs affected by these closures to see how we may be able to be of assistance. Suggestion received to date include helping to support mentors through this process and possibly seeing how volunteers can be referred on to other programs so that we do not loose a pool of qualified mentors.
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Youth Mentoring Week |
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Youth Mentoring Week is Fast Approaching!
 The Australian Youth Mentoring Network is supporting the inaugural Australian Youth Mentoring Week which will be held from 25 October to 31 October 2009.
Be involved and help us celebrate youth mentoring throughout Australia. How you celebrate is up to you, but suggestions include:
- Organising a BBQ for the mentees, mentors and the community
- Have a cake sale
- Run a workshop for mentors, programs or mentees
- Submit an article about mentoring in your local paper
- Hold an afternoon tea
- Have an award ceremony
- Organising a fun sporting event
- Hold a t-shirt/poster/photo competition
Visit our website for a Celebration Support Kit which provides templates, tips and hints for programs to host an event.
Events during Youth Mentoring Week
Click on the event for more information.
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Monday, 26 October 2009
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Thursday, 29 October 2009
You can also register your event online so it can be promoted on our site.
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Research on Indigenous Programs |
Catherine Koerner, Simone Tur and Christopher Wilson have written a chapter in the upcoming book entitled The Racial Politics of Bodies, Nations & Knowledges (edited by Barbara Baird and Damien Riggs). Their contribution looks at the suggestion that the conventional literature on mentoring does not have a racial consciousness. They argue that mentoring can deal with racialised experiences and improve educational engagement of Indigenous students. The chapter looks at the effect of the Inspire Mentor Program, which trains non-Indigenous mentors to work with senior school students to increase their retention rates in a low-socio economic area near Flinders University in South Australia. Click here to read this chapter |
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Funding Issues! |
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Volunteer Grants 2009
 Volunteer Grants 2009 provides funding from the Federal Government to eligible non-profit organisations to support their volunteers and encourage volunteering by:
- purchasing practical and tangible small equipment items to help volunteers, and/or
- contributing towards the reimbursement of volunteers' fuel costs incurred when carrying out their volunteering work, including those who use their cars to transport others to activities, deliver food and assist people in need.
Organisations can apply for grant funding from a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum of $5,000.
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Mentoring Programs |
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Spotlight on Mentoring Programs Listed on the Youth Mentoring National Database!
This month, we would like to highlight the great programs below! The Youth Mentoring Network supports a diverse variety of mentoring programs. In order to better connect programs we have decided to highlight different groups of programs this month based on either the young people they support or the type of program structure they use.
The following programs have been selected because of the assistance they provide to youth who are refugees or who have recently immigrated to Australia.
Click on their names above to learn more about these programs.
If you know of a program in this field that is not listed above please feel free to pass on this newsletter to them and encourage them to register their program.
Remember, there is no cost involved in the program registration. By registering your program details on our online database, you will also be adding your voice to the growing number of youth mentoring programs demanding that funding bodies take a more serious look at mentoring. If we all work together, we can achieve a more knowledgeable mentoring environment and provide better support for your program, which will lead to more support and guidance for the youth of Australia.
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Events
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NRGize 2009! The countdown is on.
There are only two days left to register for NRGize 2009. While the full 3 day program is sold out, limited tickets are still available for the Day 3 elective sessions. Delegates choose two electives from a choice of 4:
Session 1
Topic 1: NRGize Module 7 - Mentor Training and Facilitation or
Topic 2: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Different Mentoring Models
Session 2
Topic 1: NRGize Module 8 - Building Relationships or
Topic 2: Managing Risk: Implementing a Comprehensive Policy Procedure Manual
Youth Mentoring Forum Series
October 7th 2009 - Melbourne Fourm -Getting your Message Accros
When: Wednesday 7th October 2009 Time: 10:30am-2:30pm (lunch provided) Venue: First Floor, Melbourne Multicultural Hub 506 Elizabeth St, Melbourne RSVP: To Lauren Holst on 0411 374 225 or email l.holst@youthmentoringvic.org.au
Keep an eye on our website for further details of the following upcoming forums:
October 30 - Regional Victoria
December - Bunbury WA If you missed one of our forums or would like to access information used in the presentations, click here to visit our Past Forums page to download PowerPoint presentations or forum notes.
Forum Series 2009 - Co-hosts Needed
The Australian Youth Mentoring Network is still looking for co-hosts for our NSW Metro forum. If you are interested in being a partner organisation for a forum, download a MOU to see what is involved in the process or email info@youthmentoring.org.au.
Other Conferences and events
Brightest Young Minds Foundation Annual Summit
Organised by the Brightest Young Minds Foundation and held in Sydney on 27 September to 2 October 2009
NDARC Annual Symposium: 2009 National Drug Trends Conference
Organised by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre and held in Sydney on 28 - 29 September 2009
Here, Now and Next: The State of Affairs for Young People and Workers in Victoria
Organised by the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria (YACVic) and held in Ballarat on 14 - 15 October 2009
Young People: Finding their way in a new era, NCVER Policy Forum
Organised by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research and the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Held in Melbourne on 10 November 2009
If you have an event or meeting that would interest youth mentoring practitioners, funding groups or mentors themselves, then you can add these events to the E-newsletter and YMN website.
Simply send an email to info@youthmentoring.org.au containing all the event details and we will be happy to help with your promotion. | |
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Sincerely,
Kathleen Vella
Youth Mentoring Network Australia
Visit the website at http://www.youthmentoring.org.au | |
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