The program is for Aboriginal children under Guardianship of the Minister who have experienced disruption in their connections with family and kinship groups. It aims to redress the disadvantages experienced by Aboriginal children and young people in care and to ensure the improvement of their health and well being.

The program works with young people, foster carers, key community members and elders and with us to develop cultural identity in the context of being in care.

The program:

• Provides young Aboriginal people with opportunities to learn and experience their culture and develop a sense of connectedness/relationship to culture, community, kinship group and family and to determine their cultural identity.
• Develops young Aboriginal people as role models and mentors to pass on cultural knowledge and experience to the younger generation.
• Provides Aboriginal young people in care with opportunities to develop skills and knowledge that support their community and cultural participation, their leadership and their wider engagement in society and community.
• Develops a sustainable model of community participation for Aboriginal youth in care by involving Aboriginal elders and other members of the wider Aboriginal communities.

Contacts

Metropolitan Aboriginal Youth and Family Services (MAYFS)
Building 1, Parks Community Centre
Corner Cowan and Trafford Streets
Angle Park SA 5010
Phone: 8243 5733
Fax: 8243 5744