Founded in 2006 by Melissa Abu-Gazaleh, the Top Blokes Foundation challenges and empowers over 1000 young men each year, around the ages of 14 -24 to reach their potential and to make positive life choices through the Top Blokes mentoring, leadership and resilience programs.
Overview
The Top Blokes Foundation encourages young men to be assets in their communities by providing a positive platform for young men to develop personal qualities including integrity, character and respect for others,while becoming positive role models to their peers.
Top Blokes addresses anti-social, risk taking behaviour and community disengagement issues that young men experience. Through their mentoring programs, Top Blokes help improve social and emotional resilience, mental health and wellbeing, as well as foster social inclusion.
Each year over 1000 young men around the ages of 14 -24 are empowered and challenged to make positive life choices and to reach their personal best through mentoring, leadership and resilience programs.
Resources Available
Junior Top Blokes Mentoring Program -1.98 MB
Teenage boys aged between 14 and 17 are mentored by youth workers and explore challenges and issues including mental health, relationships and masculinity.
- Building Blokes Program (Youtube video 3.39 mins)
The Building Blokes Program has been developed to encourage young men to re-engage back into the community by helping them to develop their skills and increase social inclusion. Young men between the ages of 16-24 are recruited to donate volunteer labour in maintenance projects and landscaping within the community.
- Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Program for young people to build skills and confidence to recognise and support their peers who may be at risk of suicide.(1 MB)
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Contact Information
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Top Blokes Foundation 88 Kenny Street Wollongong, NSW 2500 AustraliaTelephone: +61 404 630 013 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |