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 * Ready to Rent **

The Ready to Rent program aims to give individuals extra knowledge and understanding before they enter into a rental agreement now or in the future. It is conducted over 4 hours.

The program covers:
 * Planning to move
 * Income
 * Budgeting
 * Furnishing your home or university room
 * Finding a home
 * Renting; sharing; responsibilities and rights.

The program will be conducted through numerous workshops in 2015. A Certificate of Attendance will be issued to participants who complete the assessments and attend the workshops. Program costs $30 per person (subject to minimum numbers) plus travel & accommodation over 150km from office.

To find out more, visit the Ready to Rent website or contact Jane Keenan-Moore of Moore Training and Consultancy Services on 0400 271 992 or via email at readytorentprogram@gmail.com.

MatchWorks is a community organisation with over 15 years experience supporting people to find work and businesses to find staff.
 * MatchWorks **

While MatchWorks offers a professional service to all people looking for work, they are also a specialist provider of employment services to people with a disability, providing individualised job matching with ongoing specialised employment support for people with disabilities.

MatchWorks assists young people who are in receipt of Extra Funding whilst at mainstream school due to Special Needs, aged 15 -22 years, access assistance to gain sustainable open employment. Students in Special School settings also qualify for these services. All these young people will need to access this support, is to be able to work a minimum of eight hours a week and be in their final year of school.

For more information, please call Ms Jenny Argaet on 9302 1800 or 0429 951 356 or visit the [|MatchWorks website].

**Just BU** Just BU empowers Year 8- 12 students to acknowledge that " It's OK 2 Just BU!" by providing them with access to real role models via an engaging Panel format.

By being inspired through personal shared stories, connecting and having an open dialogue with high profile, sporting and business leaders, students are encouraged to embrace their individuality, be confident and resilient in following their own life path, career journey and celebrating all that they can be.

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Wheelz In Motion @bodyculture
Wheelz In Motion @bodyculture is suited to Year 5-8 (Junior Edition) and suited to Year 9-12 (Senior Edition).

Read the open letter below from Cathy Vescio-Dibella, Founder and Program Coordinator of WHEELZ in Motion @bodyculture, if you are looking for a Program that has been developed for young people with a strong focus on Positive Body Image & Personal Development.



**YACVic Youth Participation Resources** YACVic has compiled a collection of youth participation resources that are accessible for young people, professionals working with young people, community members, and anyone else interested in youth participation!

[|Access the youth participation resources]

Reach Out Teacher's Network
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See also information on Reach Out in the menu option 'Young People and Issues of Concern'.

Reach Out Teachers Network is an initiative of the Inspire Foundation and has evolved through the recognition of the importance of understanding and promoting youth mental health in schools. The Reach Out Teachers Network provides teachers with **free access to professional development training and curriculum teaching resources on youth mental health and a range of other issues** that may impact on the wellbeing of young people, including alcohol and drugs, sexuality and cyberbullying. The online resources available can be used to enhance the effectiveness of mental health promotion and education programs delivered in school settings.

Teachers have an important role in supporting young people to cope with growing up and developing the life skills they need to cope with life's ups and downs. The Reach Out Teachers Network gives you access to teaching and learning modules developed to support the teaching of these life skills and related wellbeing concepts through the curriculum. [|Read More]

The Reach Out Teachers Network is an accredited professional development provider and has developed and delivered a range of training sessions at schools and conferences throughout Australia. The Network has developed a series of self-paced online training modules that you can view any time, any place. [|Read More]
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Mind Matters Program
Mind Matters is a national mental health initiative for secondary schools funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

MindMatters is a resource and professional development program supporting Australian secondary schools in promoting and protecting the mental health, and social and emotional wellbeing of all the members of school communities.

Events related to the mental health and wellbeing of students and their communities, as well as a series of resources and professional development opportunities can be found at: [|http://www.mindmatters.edu.au]

Engaging young people in mental health care
// Note: For more resources on mental health go to menu option 'Young People Issues and Concerns' //

//The role of youth workers - Debra Rickwood, Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra// This presentation explores: An interesting read.
 * Why young people are reluctant to seek professional mental health care;
 * Barriers to professional help-seeking;
 * Help-negation;
 * Pathways to mental health care for young people;
 * Semi-formal gatekeepers; as well as a
 * A youth worker study on mental health.



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