Leading Youth Forward (LYF)

Since 2011, LYF has engaged and supported over 350 at-risk WA teens with over 500 volunteers dedicating their time to enhancing the lives of young people through the year-long mentoring and large group activities program. Through Leading Youth Forward, teens are carefully matched with a volunteer mentor who provides one-on-one support and encouragement to build confidence, nurture personal growth and positively influence their teen at a critical stage in their life. Over the course of the year, our mentor and teens together attend a weekend camp and four Big Day Out events hosted by LYF. Through such events, teens and their mentor partake in a diverse range of fun and challenging activities that help build the relationships as well as provide exciting opportunities that they otherwise may not have had. LYF is distinguished from many other charities in being entirely run and staffed by volunteers, so every dollar raised goes directly to where it can make a difference: https://shoutforgood.com/charities/leading-youth-forward