June 20, 2016
The Clontarf Foundation – which is working with Indigenous youth at Cherbourg State School and Murgon and Kingaroy State High Schools – will receive $5 million under the latest round of funding from the Federal Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy.
The funding was announced in Tamworth on Saturday by Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion as part of a $24 million youth support package by the Coalition.
Mr Joyce said the package would deliver mentoring, scholarships and other education support to 10,000 young Indigenous men and women across Australia.
Clontarf CEO Gerard Neesham thanked the Federal Government for its ongoing support and said the additional funding would enable the foundation to assist more young men more quickly.
“We exist to improve the education, discipline, self-esteem, life skills and employment prospects of young Aboriginal men and by doing so, equip them to participate more meaningfully in society,” Mr Neesham said.
“We are fully committed to continuing work in our current locations and are absolutely determined to reach more young Aboriginal men who could benefit from a Clontarf program.”
The Clontarf Foundation is currently running programs in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, NSW and Victoria.
