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Our Funders and Supporters

YSAS is generously funded by philanthropy, partnering community services and Local, State and Federal Government.

YSAS continues to receive strong support from all levels of Government. Our federal funding is mainly provided through the following Victorian Primary Health Networks who also partner with us and support the work of our services:

  • North West Melbourne
  • South East Melbourne
  • Eastern Melbourne
  • Gippsland
  • Murray

Our Funders

We are also funded directly by the Commonwealth Department of Social Security. The Victorian Government contributes 85% of our funding through the following departments:

  • Health
  • Families Fairness and Housing
  • Justice and Community Safety
  • Department of Premier and Cabinet

We are also funded directly by Victoria Police for our work in partnership with them, delivering the Embedded Youth Outreach Project. We also thank our local government partners for providing practical support for our services in their communities.

A special thank you to the Felton Bequest for enabling our innovative work with families and young people in tackling early intervention and prevention and the causes of serious and multiple disadvantage.

In the last financial year, YSAS has been funded by:

Anglicare Victoria
Brimbank City Council
Children Australia Inc
Dandenong & District Aborigines Co-operative Ltd
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH)
Department of Health
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service Co-operative Limited
Department of Justice & Community Safety (DJCS)
Department of Social Services (DSS)
Eastern Melbourne Health Care Network Ltd (EMPHN)
Equity Trustees Limited
Family Safety Victoria
Gippsland PHN
headspace National
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
Murray PHN Ltd
National Indigenous Australians Agency
North West Melbourne PHN (NWMPHN)
Odyssey House Victoria
Ranges Community Health
RANZCP
South Eastern Melbourne PHN (SEMPHN)
St John of God Health Care
The Trustee for Gandel Foundation
The Youth Junction Incorporated
Victoria Police
Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association Inc
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
Victorian Legal Services Board
Windana Drug & Alcohol Recovery