Due to the success of the Wyndham Community Ownership Model, Open Family Australia and the Peninsula Community Ownership Foundation (PenCOF) identified a need for an Outreach program within the Frankston/Mornington Peninsula region. About 60 young people are homeless in the region on any given night.
Over the past couple of years PenCOF, a group of local business owners and community members, have been raising funds to develop this much needed program into the area. Open Family Australia has established a development committee to raise funds and the committee, headed by Andrew Cross from Jeff Wignall Ford, aims to raise the necessary funding to secure two workers for the region on an ongoing basis.
The program commenced in March 2010 with one Outreach worker. The program provides case management for at-risk and street-frequenting young people to provide them with the necessary information, support and referrals, to allow them to make informed decisions and reconnect them back into the community.
To find out more information on the Community Ownership Model in Frankston, and how you can become involved, please contact our Corporate Marketing Executive on 1 300 669 600 or info@openfamily.com.au.
Media:
Helping hand for young homeless - Frankston Independent 2 March 2010
Youth crisis hits Frankston - Frankston Independent 2 March 2010
Frankston businesses collaborate to assist local at-risk youth - Open Family Australia 1 March 2010
