Southern Metropolitan

About Whitelion Victoria

Whitelion has been supporting young people in Victoria since 1999.

To learn more about Whitelion in Victoria contact:

Programs 

• Southern Homeless Youth Assistance Program
• Youth Employment Program
• Southern Community Integration Program
• Pivot

Southern Homeless Youth Assistance Program

Whitelion’s Southern Homeless Youth Assistance Program provides outreach-based case management and brief intervention support for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The SHYAP team connects young people to housing options, assist with family reunification, assist to stabilise housing placements, and connect young people to mental health services, family violence services, income support and other priorities identified by the young person.

Young people aged 12-25 experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless from the Frankston, Casey, Dandenong and Mornington Peninsula local government areas.

Email frankston.outreach@whitelion.asn.au

Email frankston.outreach@whitelion.asn.au, call 03 9783 1664 or drop in to see us at Suite 1, 39A Davey Street Frankston.

Creating Connections and Transitional Housing services are supported by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Make a donation to help us provide material aid packages to young people at risk of homelessness here

Youth Employment Program

Whitelion’s Youth Employment Program offers a holistic employment placement and support service for young people who have barriers to employment and need a helping hand. The young people referred to the program are provided with extensive pre-employment training, mentoring to develop essential employment skills, ongoing placement and post placement support for both the young person and employer.

Young people between the ages of 15-24 who may be struggling to secure employment, identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, youth justice clients, young people in Out-of-Home Care, young people disengaged from training and employment, and young people experiencing disadvantage.

Contact michele.sargent@whitelion.asn.au

Contact michele.sargent@whitelion.asn.au

Whitelion’s Youth Employment Program is a Jobs Victoria initiative of the Victorian government.

Afri-Auscare partners with Whitelion to support young people from African backgrounds to access employment.

Whitelion is looking for employers in the southern metropolitan area. If you are interested in providing a job to help an at-risk young person please contact michele.sargant@whitelion.asn.au

Southern Community Integration Program

The aim of the Community Integration Program (CIP) is to train volunteers to link every child and young person in residential care into local sports clubs, dance classes, art clubs and more. These links create connections between the young people and their community to reduce isolation and disconnection by increasing social skills and confidence.

Young people aged 10-18 residing in out of home care settings in the southern metropolitan region that are managed by Anglicare.

Email stephen.jenkinson@whitelion.asn.au

The Community Integration Program is an initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Would you like to volunteer with the Community Integration Program? Email mentoring@whitelion.asn.au

Pivot

Pivot is a community-led initiative that addresses offending behaviour and recidivism by young people. Young people receive a Pivot ‘advocate’ to provide intensive case management support to both them and their families to address risk factors for offending.

Young people aged 12 to 21 who have had contact with, or are at risk of involvement with, the criminal justice system in the Frankston and Peninsula area.

External referrals aren’t accepted for this program. 

Email rachael.ashes@whitelion.asn.au Or call 03 9783 1664 or drop in to see us at Suite 1, 39A Davey Street Frankston.

Pivot is an initiative of the Victorian government through the Youth Crime Prevention program. Whitelion partners with YSAS and Brotherhood of St Lawrence to deliver the program.