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extremely positive feedback.
ACHIEVEMENTS

• 35 workshops held throughout 2017-18 that reached 224
participants
• 20 youth attended their first ever Sydney Festival
Professional Theatre Performance
• 12 Outreach INSPIRE workshops reached 85 young
people
• 25 young women participated in an 8wk INSPIRE
outreach program with Auburn Girls
• 19 young women participated in an INSPIRE weekend
camp in June 13/14th, 2018
• 60 Community Members attended a public
performance held by INSPIRE participants in June 2018
• 10 youth performed an INSPIRE public performance
during the AYC Sisters’ Iftar Dinner
INSPIRE ran a weekend theatre arts camp for young women HIGHLIGHT STORY
in June. Professional actors and writers were engaged to
work with 19 young women over a weekend of learning AYC engaged a young migrant woman who came to the
dramatic arts processes. There was scope for individual and centre because of the Working Development Order (WDO)
group support and development and flexibility for choice program. Her mentoring program and payment scheme was
of performing modes and training. The camp culminated to link with Inspire. This young woman was experiencing
in a public performance for family and friends. 60 visitors many life issues. Social isolation, economic stress, family
attended Auburn Youth Centre to celebrate the work of the relationship issues and struggles with literacy and education
community’s young women and the skills and strengths they pathways were quickly identified.
are cultivating. Throughout the year AYC supported this young woman in
the Inspire program, she kept attending long after her fines
The INSPIRE program saw incredible results throughout the had been paid. The connection with Inspire seen quickly
year. There was personal growth, skills development, new developing self-esteem and self-confidence, the performing
friendships and fun. The program engaged young women arts allowing her to understand her body, her thoughts and
who had never before accessed the services and programs to express herself more clearly. She began to access the AYC
offered at Auburn Youth Centre. Some now regularly music studio on a regular basis, sought out mentoring and 1:1
attended the music studio program, some have sought out support from the youth work team and developed an action
educational tutoring and others employment support in plan to support her life goals.
areas of job search, resume writing, mentoring and interview This young woman has since obtained her learners’ driving
training with youth workers. Others have accessed case work license, has successfully enrolled in TAFE and has now
and counselling support for individual concerns and issues moved up to the Advanced Level of literacy and English
and some have utilised the WDO program. INSPIRE is firmly skills required for University Program enrolment. She has
aligned to the vision of AYC’s mission statement of creating developed a strong resume and is beginning the search for
"a harmonious community where each young person has the employment. This young woman has developed her voice
opportunity to fulfill their dreams". through the support of AYC. It clearly shows the performing
arts as an effective framework for personal growth. This is
one of the many success stories from this incredible year of
. TO BE INSPIRED IS GREAT,

TO INSPIRE IS INCREDIBLE!

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