Wirrpanda Foundation - Promoting Strong Role Models and Healthy Life Choices for Aboriginal People. www.wf.org.au
The Foundation exists to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal people by promoting strong role models and healthy life choices. This is the basis for all of our mentoring programs. The focus is to increase the retention of Aboriginal students in school, and improve their life choices after leaving school by encouraging further study or entry into the workforce.
The Foundation now employs 20 fulltime and 20 part time role models and has a team of dedicated volunteers. This year has seen DWF staff and role models undertake a variety of training to ensure quality delivery of our programs. Mentors have completed Senior First Aid, Food Cents course, Certificate 3 in Drug and Alcohol Counselling training, Suicide Prevention training, Nuts and Bolts, Mooditj Training (sexual health) from Family Planning WA. The Foundation has a dual responsibility to not only develop and deliver its program but to build capacity amongst the staff.
Since commencing operations in 2005, the Foundation has established six successful programs in Perth and Regional areas. The Foundation now plans to build on these successes by continuing to expand throughout Australia.
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- Category:
- Non-profit organization