15
Creating an impact • A chieved statistically significant outcomes in all four key outcome areas.
Taking our organisation to the next level • University of Melbourne and the Social Outcomes Lab, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, independently evaluated Raise in 2024 finding strong outcomes with a social return of $4.37 for every $1 invested. • Improved mentee safety with enhanced reporting policies, mentor/staff screening tools, and updates to our Youth Safety Framework. • Strengthened the youth voice by holding our second Youth Summit with 35 mentees and staff from 6 different schools. • Used varied start cycles to regularly test program delivery and assess the feasibility of an “always on” program model. • Launched Raise Learning, a public-facing, industry- certified mentor training program that certifies and equips mentors with skills to actively listen and connect with young people. • Leading the mentoring standards revision, in collaboration with 12 other youth organisations, for the 4th edition of the Australian Youth Mentoring Benchmarks for a mid 2025 launch. • Piloted Raise Digital, our groundbreaking online youth mentoring program that provides flexible, one-to-one online sessions – helping us reach every young person who needs a mentor, regardless of their location.
Asking for help
Hope for the future
School belonging
Resilience
• R eleased internal Evaluation Report – click here to read • M entors reported applying new skills beyond their mentees, impacting at least one additional young person and adult, creating a significant ripple effect.
Made with FlippingBook Converter PDF to HTML5