The Mentor role connects with the young person and builds a relationship, becoming a consistent, stable person in their life. Many of these young people face challenging life situations, lacking acceptance, care and companionship, and may also lack coping and socialising skills. SKY Mentoring The SKY (Support for Kids and Youth) Program links volunteer mentors in the community to young people aged 8–17 years who have been affected by parental imprisonment. This immediately facilitated the training of volunteers for the SKY Mentoring Program. The office has four work stations, a counselling room and a training/meeting room for up to 20 people. Our Victoria office was established in suburban Footscray early this year. SHINE for Kids will launch our work in Victoria with two programs which have proven success in meeting directly the needs of our clients and their families. These children and young people experience the same disadvantage and marginalisation as their peers in similar circumstances in NSW. With a prison population of over 4000 inmates and over 7000 offenders on community based dispositions, there is a role for SHINE for Kids in Victoria to provide our wide-ranging tangible support services to as many as possible of the over 10,000 young Victorians with a parent in the criminal justice system. We are extremely proud to announce the establishment of our SHINE for Kids in Victoria!
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