$50,000 in grants announced

Six grants totaling $50,000 were announced today by Future2, giving vital support to grassroots projects working to transform the lives of disadvantaged young Australians who are at risk. The six were selected from 33 applications, each endorsed by a local financial planning professional.

The grants were awarded to:

Australian Children’s Music Foundation, for the Youth at Risk program. $5,000 grant (ACMF received a $10,000 grant in 2010)
Baptist Union of Queensland Community Services Group for the Glendyne mentoring and youth development program. $10,000 grant
Blue Mountains Disability Services for Stepping Stones, a project to create youth employment in horticulture. $10,000 grant
Byron Bay Community Association for Vision of Hope, a café-based mentoring program. $10,000 grant
Family Resource & Network Support (FRANS) for a financial literacy program for young disabled people. $5,000 grant (FRANS received a $10,000 grant in 2010)
Live Free Tassie, for a program to help young drug and alcohol addicts into productive lives. The photo shows Live Free Tassie participants on a climbing expedition. $10,000 grant

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