Warm Pasifika Greetings!
Charis Youth and Community is an innovative for-impact (not-for-profit) organisation whose vision is to see young people in their element, serving and leading the way. Our mission is to innovate mediums of inspiration, impact and influence that bolster Pasifika young people to lead in their area of gifting.
Charis is underpinned by our shared Pasifika values of Family, Faith and Serve and is proud to be an organisation that is by Pasifika, with and for Pasifika peoples.
Charis Youth and Community acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work, live and serve - the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture - sovereignty was never ceded.
Leadership
Building and empowering the capacity of young leaders to promote social change within their communities.
Youth Justice
Specialised, early intervention and prevention support to enable young people to positively transition and engage in community, education and/or employment.
Cultural Awareness Training
Providing foundational knowledge of Pasifika worldviews, traditions and values to better understand and improve engagement with Pasifika peoples.
Pasifika Youth Workers Collective
A support network to connect and better equip our frontline Pasifika Youth Workers.
Youth Worker Training
Our schools mentoring program, Tautai, is currently available for schools to deliver independently with full program curriculum and training provided.
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Featured Work
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Tautai Lead International
Tautai is our flagship in-school mentoring program that has reached of thousands of young people across New Zealand and Australia. Learn more about how Tautai can come to your community.
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Pasifika Family Wellness Project
A project whose purpose was to communicate family wellness and family violence from a Pasifika Perspective that will: uphold Pasifika core values and beliefs; ensure culturally responsive language to ground, lead and inform our solutions within our community.
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Tupulaga Pasifika
With a paucity of data and research within our Pasifika Communities in Australia, we set out to document a profile report of Pasifika Young People in Brimbank, Melbourne Australia. This was launched in 2019.
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Village Response Plan
A community movement in response to a violent youth attack and death within the Brimbank Community Melbourne Australia. See how our Village came together to rally around our young people, families and communities