Community involvement

Young people in the community

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When young people get involved in community activities it builds stronger relationships across cultural and age divides and promotes wider opportunities for education, training and employment.

The Victorian Government seeks to help young people to be active in their communities.

Here are a number of ways young people can get involved.

Scouts and Guides

The Victorian Government supports Scouts Victoria and Girl Guides Victoria by providing funds for a range of areas and initiatives.

Youth Parliament

Every year in the second week of July, YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament offers young Victorians an opportunity to stand up, talk hard and be heard. Any Victorian aged 16 to 25 who wants to have their voice heard is eligible to participate.

The program is supported by the Victorian Government.

FReeZA

FReeZA provides opportunities for young Victorians to enjoy music and cultural events in their local area that are drug, alcohol and smoke free. Over 140,000 young people attend FReeZA events throughout the state, each year.

Engage!

Engage! funds organisations that support young Victorians aged 12–25 years of age (especially diverse groups of young people) to:

  • Have a greater connection to and active participation in their local community
  • Build their skills and knowledge, and pathways to employment, training and education
  • Improve their health and wellbeing and social connections to friends, family and the community.

National Youth Week

National Youth Week is a week-long celebration of young people held annually throughout Australia. 

Supporting multicultural Victoria

The Centre for Multicultural Youth is the main agency working with multicultural young people in Victoria. It provides the Victorian Government and the wider community with research and policy advice on issues affecting young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This includes young people from refugee backgrounds.