Give Support
Right now, young people across Baw Baw and the Latrobe Valley are waiting too long for mental health support, not because help doesn't exist, but because the system is too slow, too stretched, and too expensive for many families to access on their own.
You can help change that.
The Village Youth Foundation is community-funded, which means every session, every young person, and every family we support is made possible by people like you.
Your act of kindness today can change the course of a young person's life.
How your support helps
The cost of care is shared three ways, so no family carries it alone.
Your generosity covers that community funded half, so no young person misses out simply because their family can't cover the full cost.
Young person's family
25%
The heavily subsidised investment toward the session fee from families and young people.
25%
The Village Health
Provided by The Village Health to support every young person who walks through our doors.
50%
TVYF
Covered by donations and sponsorships from people in this community who believe our young people matter.
the 50% is where you come in
The Village Youth Foundation is built on the belief that when a community invests in its young people, it invests in its future.
We're seeking partners;
individuals, businesses and organisations,
who share our commitment to ensuring no young person or family in Baw Baw and the Latrobe Valley is left without timely, affordable mental health care.
Every dollar contributed goes directly toward delivering counselling, family support, and peer connection programs; creating real, measurable change in the lives of local youth.
We have investment options at different tiers, so there's a way for every part of our community to be involved.
Ways to give
Sponsor a session, a young person, or our work more broadly.
$20 - $50
Helps cover resources for counselling sessions; things like therapy tools, activities and wellbeing materials that make each session more engaging and effective.
$100
Sponsors the community-funded portion of one counselling session, lifting the weight of financial stress so families aren't left to carry it alone.
$300
Sponsors the community-funded portion of three counselling sessions, giving a young person a safe space to connect with real, timely mental health care.
$600
Sponsors the community-funded portion of 6 counselling sessions for one young person; half of their full program, giving them real momentum toward lasting change.
$1200
Covers the community-funded portion of a young person's full 12-session program; enough time to build trust, grow resilience, and see real change.
Every contribution, big or small, becomes part of something much bigger than itself.
Make a difference
However you give, whether its big or small, one-off or ongoing, every contribution means a young person gets support sooner, not later.
You're not just funding a service. You're becoming part of a village that shows up for its young people.
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