Project Description

Youth Off The Streets, Renovation

In 2013, Project 7 worked with Youth of the Streets (YOTS) to refurbish their Merrylands Centre in western Sydney.

A Healthier Environment – for a growing concern

Youth off the Streets is a non-denominational organisation working for young people who are homeless, drug dependent, and recovering from abuse.

YOTS support young people as they work to turn their lives around and overcome immense personal traumas such as neglect and physical, psychological and emotional abuse. – https://youthoffthestreets.com.au/about/

After a Seven team member attended a YOTS Open Day, they saw the difference it was making to the lives of so many young people experiencing personal difficulties. As government funding contributed to only 35% of the cost of running their programs, they relied heavily on volunteers and the help of others to keep things running.

Volunteers – Donating valuable time to help others

Without a doubt, it was a worthy cause for Project 7 to devote their time and efforts to. Over 3 days in October 2013, the team renovated a kitchen, recreation room, computer/meeting room, stairwell area, storeroom, classroom breakout area and outdoor areas.

This big feat was achieved with the help of Project 7 team and family members, tradesman and painters.

Planning, administering, purchasing, delivering, installing, cleaning, painting, assembling, and catering were just some of the many tasks required to make this project an effective contribution to this ‘Youth Off The Streets’ Centre.

PERSONAL

In selecting an organisation, we look to candidates such as registered charities, not-for-profits or community groups that may have limited funding and there is a genuine need of help. We aim to make a demonstrable difference, not through directly donating money, but through our employees’ commitment, hard work, and willingness to give up their personal time.

LOCAL FOCUS

Previously, Seven has been involved in overseas Projects, however, as our team has grown we made the decision to focus Project 7 locally. This maximised our team’s ability to contribute to the project in a hands on manner, but they could also continue to see positive outcomes, or be affiliated with the organisation beyond completion of the project.

ORGANISATION

In the lead up to each Project, an abundance of time and effort is necessary to ensure everything runs smoothly. This involves a Project Committee who oversee the selection of the organisation, staff communication, allocation of budgets, planning timelines of events, organising tradespeople and deliveries of goods required, and rosters for volunteers when the project is carried out.

NEED HELP?

Seven is proud of the work our team has achieved so far with Project 7, and look forward to continuing to work with worthy cases in the future. If you are an organisation that is interested in working with Seven Consulting for future Project’s, we would love to hear from you.

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