Volunteering is a life-changing experience

“Volunteering for Mission Australia has been a life-changing experience I’ll always treasure,” says Melbourne-born Yenny, a youth worker in the Northern Territory. “It challenged me in so many ways and rewarded me with a wealth of knowledge and inspiration.”

Yenny originally became involved with Mission Australia through the Youth Challenge Australia (YCA) program, a not-for-profit body that engages young people in community projects. When she volunteered with YCA, she was sent to the remote Territory settlement of Finke, working with Mission Australia’s youth development program.

“It was an incredible experience,” says Yenny of her time at Finke. “I was supporting two youth workers and their Anangu team as well as working with the Finke primary school.”

She assisted daily at the school with the early childhood literacy program, established new creative learning activities and held workshops in screen printing and design. She even started up her own photography workshop that became so popular that it received sponsorship to continue.

Mission Australia appreciated Yenny’s work so much that, soon after she returned to Melbourne, we told her a position had become available in Finke. She applied and was accepted. A few weeks later she was back at the settlement, continuing to transform the lives of Finke’s youth!

Volunteers like Yenny are a valued part of the Mission Australia team, helping to transform the lives of Australians in need.

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If you would like to be part of the volunteering team please call the National Volunteering Hotline on 1800 110 578 or email your enquiry to volunteering@missionaustralia.com.au

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