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Moorooka HOMELESS Link COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Overall Statements

UFVRA - Australia promotes a culture of honesty, integrity and trust.  We are committed to the prevention of financial wrongdoing through the promotion of an ethical and transparent environment where all personnel actively participate in responsible stewardship of the organizations resources and reputation.

UFVRA - will ensure that prevention of financial wrongdoing is considered at all steps of its operational cycle.  We will investigate all suspected acts of financial wrongdoing or similar irregularity.

Any attempted or actual financial wrongdoing will be grounds for dismissal or termination of contract. 

UFVRA - AUSTRALIA SERVICES CAN ASSIST YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

We offers a range of services to the Central Queensland Community while also advocating for improved changes in relation to social integration, cross cultural communication and community cohesion policies and procedures within the three levels of Government. Some of these services include information sessions, consultancy, referrals, advice and support, networking, community awareness, events planning and promotion, advocacy, training and  Job assistance.

Moorooka Homeless Link Community Connections (MHLCC) is the first independently evaluated juvenile justice intervention built entirely on local grassroots UFVRA - Australia Organizations' strengths.

The initiative, launched with a 2-year $10,000 grant from the organization board members of the UFVRA - Queensland branch, diverts youth arrested from formal court involvement by connecting them to a network of positive adults and activities in their neighborhoods. The initiative has demonstrated statistically significant results in reducing recidivism for youth.

In the organization's mission, a network of Moorooka Homeless Link Community Connections organizations in a given police precinct form a network to engage youth who have been arrested. We mentoring and positive youth development activities. MHLCC facilitates partnerships between juvenile justice system stakeholders and local community organizations to create new options for formal court processing alternatives.

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MHLCC's approach is built on three principles, which make the mission distinct from traditional juvenile justice interventions:

  • A community-driven grassroots neighborhood approach instead of a top-down system-led approach;

  • A positive youth development approach to youth that focuses on strengths and assets, instead of risk and needs; and

  • The importance of connecting youth to their communities through African Australian women association engagement projects with mentors who are "credible messengers.

An independent evaluation by shine sun coast university Criminal justice found that only 14% of youth who enrolled in the program were re-arrested. Only 4% had new charges filed against them. The college's comparison group analysis, performed in partnership with the Vera Institute of Justice and Maxarth, demonstrated a statistically significant recidivism reduction.

Compared to similarly situated youth in the metropolitan region, MHLCC' participants were one third less likely to be re-arrested and only half as likely to have new charges brought against them. Furthermore, more than half of the youth served voluntarily stayed engaged well after their court mandate expired, and the program achieved unprecedented levels of family engagement.

The metropolitan region MHLCC' initiative demonstrates that a community-driven approach can reduce recidivism while simultaneously building local communities around Brisbane or area.

For more information about MHLCC or, please click here or send an email inquiry to admin@ufvra.org.au.

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