TRACTION: From strength to strength with your support.

2020 was a year like no other, yet despite the challenge of COVID-19 and all that it entails, TRACTION grew.

In 2020 our team was at the forefront of change. Through hard work, dedication and with your support we have been able to make TRACTION more focused and better able to empower young people in need across South-East Queensland through delivering our unique service offering to our partners and referral agencies across the human services sector.

Looking ahead to 2021, we hope to support over 300 participants through our programs. We are also looking forward to establishing new partnerships and workshops, expanding our presence in the Gold Coast and Ipswich regions and reaching young people in the Moreton Bay region for the first time.

As we embark on a new term and get ready to meet a new cohort of young people, we are grateful for our supporters across the philanthropic, corporate and grassroots community levels, and wholeheartedly recognise that it's your contributions that are helping us reach those most in need.

Our Latest Quarterly Report

For more details about our progress this term and future plans, please download our latest Quarterly Report.

We delivered our first all-girls Bike Build program for students from Yeronga State High School, with some bonus Permaculture projects thanks to Mentor Jo and the Yeronga Community Garden Space.

Students from Villanova College graduating the Boom Box program, following their successful completion of the Bike Build program in Term 3

Thanks to a Family Support Funding Program from the Department of Defence (through the Defence Community Organisation), TRACTION delivered a program at Ipswich State High School in Term 4 to foster engagement and connection for students, including those from families of the Australian Defence Force.

A community grant care of the Port of Brisbane provided the chance for students from Bayside State College to participate in the Bike Build program.

TRACTION delivered a new pilot program called Radiate, where participants build solar powered phone charging units - one to keep for themselves and another to be donated to another young person experiencing insecure housing. Thanks to a community grant from the Brisbane City Council, TRACTION delivered two programs for students of the Acacia Ridge YMCA Vocational School and Beaudesert State High School.

Delivering the Small Engines program, incorporating the Kickstart 'learn to ride' motorcycle program, with the support of Motorcycle Queensland and the Queensland Government through the Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors.

Thank you!

- KPMG for its commitment to support TRACTION through the provision of pro bono professional financial services. - The Katarzyna Group for providing the opportunity for TRACTION to fundraise at Melbourne Cup day functions at their Cloudland Brisbane and The Island Gold Coast venues - The Neilsen Group for their support of TRACTION in the Scenic Rim region - The Epic Good Foundation for awarding TRACTION a $10,000 grant for the acquisition of a custom trailer which will help expand our mobile, community outreach services. - The Future 2 Foundation for providing a $10,000 grant to deliver 4 x 1-day school holiday bicycle build workshops and donate bicycles for 24 young people. - The Redlands City Council for awarding a grant for 10 new bicycles for riding skills and road safety awareness programs through the Mayor & Councillors Community Benefit Fund. - The Master Builders Association for supporting TRACTION in the Scenic Rim through funds raised at their annual golf day. - The Lions Club of Capalaba for donating a scholarship and their longstanding support. - T Kent, B & S Kehoe, M & D Pherous, P Brandon, P Cottell, and S & S Murdoch for their generous donations providing scholarships for young people to access TRACTION. - Trilogy Accounting, Cardio-Jenic Pty Ltd, K Jackson, Hilston Wood Floors, E O'Brien, J Brattle, S Pyne, Rotary Satellite Club of Jimboomba Sunrise for joining the TRACTION Support Crew through their commitment to regular giving.

Join the TRACTION Support Crew through our regular giving program! Donate here.


 

 

 

About TRACTION

TRACTION empowers young people in need, helping them positively engage with the community, discover talents and create their own future.

TRACTION provides a safe environment where young people experience a sense of success completing their own projects, and with the guidance of Mentors, learn new skills and put them into action through participation in real, tangible and meaningful activities.

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