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BERRY STREET CHILDHOOD

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One of the features which
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community services sector is our
strong commitment to building
and sharing knowledge. Using our
independent funds, and supported
by a number of generous supporters
and philanthropic foundations, our
focus in 2015/16 was:
Through our exciting Berry Street
Education Model – taking this
model to scale and, in doing so,
intervening earlier in educational
achievement and preventing
disadvantaged students from
dropping out
Strengthening our ability to
engage young people, especially
through the development of
Y-Change, which provides
opportunities for young
people who have experienced
disadvantage to become
change-makers and leaders
Extending our reach through
training and events

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