2023–24 Strengthening Inclusive Pathways to Employment Grants

To provide wages and resources for the ARA Drive and Digital Literacy programs, to support refugees and migrants obtain their drivers licences.

$42,478

To develop an on-the-job Junior Data Analyst training package for young unemployed neurodiverse people.

$50,000

To engage a project officer to develop inclusive employment tools and training materials to expand employment opportunities for neurodiverse adults in South Australia.

$41,190

To supply and deliver an industrial iCombi Oven and Deep Fryer at Café Hope.

$47,820

Contribution towards a vehicle, IT equipment, education tools and mentor costs for the Drive Me Program in Salisbury.

$46,486

To purchase IT equipment and L2P learner driver program resources.

$3,946

To provide resources for a Queer Community development program to increase business and financial literacy through a series of workshops.

$25,827

To provide resources, training and project wages for GOGO Events to deliver a work readiness program to 8 women experiencing barriers to employment.

$49,963

Contribution towards a vehicle and project officer wages for the youth Drive Forward and Café Courage programs.

$45,000

To address safety and accessibility issues at the Iwiri site Anangu, through the installation of non-slip vinyl flooring and upgrades to ramps.

$26,000

To provide accessibility upgrades, equipment and training to create a more inclusive environment at Jigsaw Adelaide.

$36,766

To engage a project co-ordinator for the Miss MYSA Events Youth Vantage Program.  The program will deliver 50 long-term unemployed young refugees with paid work experience with MYSA’s social enterprise, to develop their job-readiness skills and increase their future employment prospects.

$50,000

To supply and deliver kitchen equipment for the Ngutu College education and training café.

$40,954

To provide a local community member driver instructor training to deliver Get Prepared! Driver training.

$4,150

To develop an accredited aquatic training program for people with autism to promote inclusive volunteering and employment opportunities.

$47,800

To purchase 8 refurbished Apple Mac computers to resource people with disability to gain qualifications recognised by the design and creative arts industry.

$19,629

To support wages and the purchase of kitchen equipment for the revitalised volunteer run Tauondi catering social enterprise.

$49,910

To provide resources, training and equipment for the development of an Aboriginal Community Garden and house maintenance business in Coober Pedy.

$42,996

Contribution towards a low emission vehicle for the Geared 4 Work Program, supporting disadvantaged individuals to gain required hours of supervised driving as a prerequisite for obtaining a South Australian provisional driver's licence.

$20,000

Resources for volunteers of the Drive My Future Program supporting disadvantaged youth in the Barossa Council region.

$9,341