At Barrenjoey High School, fostering student wellbeing isn't just a priority—it's a way of life. Nestled within the vibrant community of Avalon in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Barrenjoey High school is renowned for its strong focus on student welfare and community engagement.
Zoe participated in the Raise Program when she was 15 yrs old. Here she shares with us what life was like for her before Raise, what she’s learned along the way, as well as the thing that surprised her the most – the power of someone showing up and just listening each week.
Hear from LGBTQIA+ community member, Jody Marie, how her experience as a Raise mentor has helped her feel accepted and appreciated, which has spurred her to inspire others about the LGBTQIA+ community and perfectly exemplifies this year's theme for Wear It Purple Day, "Write Your Story"...
Raise Foundation’s Program Counsellors play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of the Raise mentoring program in hundreds of high schools across the country. Find out more about the significance of meaningful connections and the match process. Read more...
Take a deep dive into our annual and evaluation report for 2022. Read more...
Lily shares her mentoring journey, how it helped her overcome her own high school experience and become one of our valued Youth Advisory Council members.
Award winning author, educator, and speaker Maggie Dent shares her top tips for supporting adolescents.
In this introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences, you'll learn about the 4 R's of trauma-informed care, understand the impact that trauma has on a young person's life and get some practical tips to support children and adolescents to build resilience after trauma.
There has been no shortage of national and global disaster in the recent years. Feelings of fear, powerlessness and uncertainty have been felt by many adults and young people across the globe in the face of pandemic, war, natural disaster, and gun violence. Here we look at some practical ways to support the teenagers in your life to manage their anxiety around disaster.
We recently spoke to Kayley Zielinski-Nicolson, an undergraduate psychology student who mentored with Raise. Kayley talks about the impact she had on her mentee and also the impact mentoring had on her personally....
The theme for International Youth Day this year is “Intergenerational solidarity – creating a world for all ages” and at Raise Foundation, this is something that we put into practise every day.
Hi, I’m Jessie, I was invited to join the Raise program in 2017. Back then I was struggling with feeling isolated and anxious and I was highly self-critical. I found it difficult to trust others. Having someone to talk to who turned up just for me every week was a huge help...