Our supporters

Beacon Foundation

Beacon's End Game: "An Australia that understands, cares and is motivated to support young people to successfully transition from education to employment"

Beacon's proven community-based approach of mobilising secondary schools, parents, businesses and communities to work together to support their local young people, provides long-term sustainable solutions that improve outcomes for young Australians, builds stronger communities, and helps to meet Australia's skills shortages.

Through Beacon's whole of school approach, young people gain qualifications, employability skills, relevant career knowledge and meaningful work experience; these are the keys to addressing youth unemployment. In addition, through Beacon's program which runs through the school year, young people increase their aspiration and motivation, and develop the social, leadership and the 21^st century employability skills that employers are looking for. As a result, the students gain the knowledge and confidence that enables them to become active participants in the workforce, and create for themselves, a positive future.

This Beacon Overview video highlights Beacon's work at James Meehan High School.

Find more at the Beacon website

United Way

United Way Australia brings communities, businesses and service providers together to ensure every child can read, learn and succeed in life. United Way Australia is part of a global network that believes everyone deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Daystar Foundation

Daystar is a community based, not-for-profit organisation creating futures through education for children. The Daystar Foundation has supported James Meehan High School throughout the years in many programs and initiatives. This has included a weekly music therapy program to the JMHS Wingara Unit, which involved the Australian Children's Music Foundation and music tutor, Allan Caswell, working with students to improve their concentration, attendance and social skills through music therapy. Daystar Foundation also orchestrated the development of JMHS' vegetable garden project and breakfast club to promote healthy eating for students.

The Smith Family

The Smith Family is a national children's charity that helps disadvantaged young Australians to succeed at school, so they can create better futures for themselves.The Smith Family provides disadvantaged Australian children with tools and support to thrive at school. This help extends to the child's family and community with wrap-around support essential to breaking the cycle. Helping a child to do well in their journey through school brings a life time reward, for them and their family. Investing in a child's education today will have a long-term impact that empowers them into their working life.

James Meehan High School has partnered with The Smith Family in many endeavours. This has included on line mentoring support, advocacy and connections to work and further education through programs such as ‘CONverge', ‘iTrack' and ‘Work Inspirations'. The Smith Family have also provided opportunities for students to attend a range of performing arts, cultural and educational events.

Australian Business and Community Network

ABCN is a not-for-profit organisation that partners schools with business. Our goal is to improve opportunities and outcomes for disadvantaged students by raising aspirations and increasing awareness of the personal, educational and vocational choices available.

Entirely business-funded, ABCN was established in 2005 by a group of senior business leaders whose vision was to inspire, challenge and engage businesses to have a greater positive impact in the community. Today we are supported by over 30 member companies and led by an experienced body of CEOs who participate in our programs and support their employees to do the same.

Find more at the ABCN website.

Creating Chances

Creating Chances (CC) is a joint initiative of Rugby Youth Foundation and Football United using sport as a vehicle for positive social change. It aims to build community capacity and improve the skills of children and young people in diverse and disadvantaged areas that include high proportions of refugee, migrant and indigenous families.

Creating Chances utilises school and community-based interventions, underpinned by research. Both Rugby Youth Foundation and Football United have been engaged in effectively addressing issues of social inequity and their ensuing impact on communities since 2004.