More than 90 per cent of the program's graduates have found employment or gone back to school and 79 per cent had stopped offending in the 12 months since they graduated.
A Gold Coast not-for-profit helping youth offenders turn their lives around will receive $4 million in funding over four years from the Queensland Labor government if re-elected next month.program from homes filled with violence, drugs and alcohol abuse, sometimes fresh out of juvenile detention.
The program focuses on addressing trauma and establishing trust and provides skills training, and connection to employment and homelessness services."Anyone can change with the right love and support," Puni-Fromont said.The extra funding will be used to expand the reach of the program to more kids, and potentially bring a psychologist or counsellor onto the small team.
A Gold Coast not-for-profit helping youth offenders turn their lives around will receive $4 million in funding over four years from the Queensland Labor government if re-elected next month.
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