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ADVANCING CHILDREN ' S

EARNING & D

In everything we do at Berry Street , we endeavour to build children ’ s attachment , development and learning .

Sometimes this is through education-focussed settings like our Berry Street School or Vocational training . But it ’ s also the focus of our four Intensive Case Management Services , our Adolescent Support Service and Leaving Care programs , our Wilderness Program , Berry Big Adventure and Deb Ball in Gippsland .
Young people gained �������������� through our RTO

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SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE :
Being successful in tenders to provide :

. A crime prevention program in Gippsland for Aboriginal young people , which was supported by all the local Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations

. A Transition to Work employment program in Gippsland

. A new Navigator program to reconnect young people who have dropped out of school in Ballarat

. Reconnect : Engagement and Learning Support ( REALS ) programs in Gippsland and Shepparton

The 236 young people with very complex needs who we case managed and the 78 young people with a disability who we supported in the North and South East
������������������������������ 54 young people gained from our 6 Gippsland Wilderness Camps and Berry Big Adventure in Western Australia
The 139 generous mentors in Gippsland , Ballarat and Shepparton who helped 263 young people through the L2P / Safe Driver programs
155 young people who gained �������������������������� Registered Training Organisation
255 young people who we tutored and supported in mainstream schools or found other education options
The work we did with 64 schools and over 500 students in Hume and the North through our School Focussed Youth Services
The 40 children and young people who were supported through our Positive Memory Bank to build happier memories
Young people learning to drive

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