On-Country Pathways are holding a First Nations youth class for people 15-24 years at the Junee Library on May 15 from 3:30pm – 5:00pm. There you can meet the team and have a yarn about how they can help with their programs such as the driver mentor program, work experience program and job placement.
Chloe Redcliffe of the program said, “The country pathways is a First Nation owned and operated organisation, non-for-profit charity and we provide free services to First Nations youth between the ages of 15 and 24 in regards to obtaining their learning driving hours and then we have our work experience program which primarily runs through schools to get young people experience in work-places of industries that they might be interested in and then our job placement support program. Once a young person find that entry-level job, we offer 12 months of mentoring on average it can vary depending on circumstances, but 12 months of holistic mentoring around their health wellbeing, work and home and finances and stuff like that for the first 12 months with their employment.
“I’ve been to Junee before, but this is the first session community engagement session that we’re running in the towns library.
“From our perspective, we just want to alleviate a bit of pressure on families in terms of them having a car or being financially able to put fuel in the vehicle or having access to full license supervising drivers.
“Our driving instructors are professional instructors, they qualify to provide those extra hours in the New South Wales log books. It is for young people who are not really sure about what they want to do, but want to give them some things to try and get some culturally sensitive support in work-places. We can offer that as well.
“For businesses who might be able to offer some placements in the area for young people if they’re interested to get involved that would be awesome and they can pop down and have a yarn as well.
“Our programs are free for First Nations youth and we really just want to support mob in creating generational change for their futures and for their families as well.”
-Jack Murray
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