If you’re a professional health or youth worker supporting a young person who meets the following criteria you can make a referral to our program:
A young person is:
- Between 7-20 years of age
- Is currently involved with, or known to, Child Protection
- Living in Western Melbourne.
We regret that we cannot take referrals from family members or the general public. However, if you are seeking support for a young person in your family we can help you with connections to other services.
"I have learned that I can't always change things and I have pushed through some things at school which Melodi has helped me with and she has encouraged me a lot. I feel safe with Melodi and feel I can confide in her."
"If I have ever needed to talk to someone I could talk to him, had something to look forward to every week someone older in my life that I could still muck around with and talk with."
"Go for it and get a mentor, it’s a great experience, I have some great memories and always look forward to something every week."
The Referral Process
- The first step is to simply get in touch with us. You can submit an online enquiry through our contact page, or you can contact us directly at mentoring@sparkways.org.au
- After collecting the young person’s information from you, our program coordinators will assess if we can support the young person. If our program is not the right fit, our program coordinator will assist you with information on other services.
- After receiving consent from the young person and their family we’ll get to work to finding the best possible match for them. We are committed to successfully matching young people and this can take time based on mentor availability.
- Once we’ve found the young person a match we’ll inform you that the young person’s participation in the program has commenced.
Get in touch if you would like to refer a young person for the program
23 October 2020