The Better Futures program aims to support young people and promote opportunities for them to identify and progress personal goals for their future. Better Futures can support young people from 15.9 years, whilst they are making the transition from care to adulthood and can support young people until they reach the age of 21.
Better Futures workers will support young people to identify goals for their future and create a plan on how to reach these goals (i.e. Support Plan). This process is led by the young person and their aspirations. Support can take many forms and will look different for everyone. This may include a Better Futures worker supporting a young person with completing a resume, finishing their schooling experience, staying healthy, and connecting with community and culture.
Your Journey focus on the young person’s strengths, talents and aspirations to best progress their goals which means that the young person has an active voice in decisions about their future.
Young people in foster care, kinship care, and residential care are eligible for Better Futures from 15 years and 9 months if they are subject to a:
Better Futures will be able to support with goals related to these five life domains. Below are just some examples as young people’s supports will be guided by their goals.
Health & Wellbeing
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Examples of potential supports may include:
Cultural and Community Connections
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Examples of potential supports may include:
Education
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Housing
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Employment
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“My Better Futures worker has really shown me that she will go above and beyond to make sure I’m treated fairly, especially making sure that I understand everything she is doing and helping me to achieve. She is very proactive in her role to make me feel supported. My Better Futures worker in some difficult times for me has come up with solutions out of thin air, she has provided numerous solutions for me so that I am comfortable and feel well supported.
My Better Futures worker treats me and my family with the utmost respect and has helped me so much since I started working with her, she has made reaching my goals a lot easier. My Better Futures worker has been very respectful of my job hours and my constraints sometimes and I am truly grateful.
My Better Futures worker has made a great impact in life in the best way possible.”
- Young person accessing Better Futures -
