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STREAT’s youth programs are accepting applications for 2023
apply to our youth programsAre you, or someone you know, a young person looking for help finding work in Melbourne? We are now accepting applications for our upcoming 8-week work-readiness programs for next year. Fast Track to Work 31 Commencing: 23 February 2023 Fast...
Graduate Stories: Jack tells us about learning to be disciplined and his first job at Nando’s
Graduate Celebration StoriesToday, let's fill our cups with positivity! We're proud to share Jack's story. He joined STREAT Youth Programs in 2021. After graduating from Ready To Work, he moved straight into our Paid To Work program and started in paid employment at...
We speak to STREAT’s CEO and Co-Founder, Rebecca Scott, about her vision for the future
Bec SCOtt's 2040 VisionAfter a little over a decade of being the CEO and Co-Founder of STREAT, we asked Rebecca Scott what her vision for the future of our social enterprise is, and what she hopes for the sector, and the communities we work with. Here's what she said,...
Graduate Stories: Caitlin tells us working with our partner organisation, Fonda, has been a great experience
Graduate Celebration StoriesFonda and STREAT have been in partnership since 2015 with Fonda being STREAT’s first partnered employer. STREAT and Fonda were introduced by Geoff Harris who is the generous donor of STREAT’s Cromwell Cafe site!Find out more about how we...
We speak to STREAT’s head baker about working with trainees and making sourdough
Have you met our head baker, Didi?Didi leads the bakery team at our flagship site and state-of-the-art bakery in Collingwood, who together bring us freshly-baked artisan sourdough each day, despite Melbourne's ever-changing weather. The bread is then served in our...
STREAT’s Youth Programs team reflect on how we support trainees’ mental health
How do you support trainees with mental health?Many of the young people who come through our doors are faced with serious mental health challenges. As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, we asked the STREAT Youth Programs team to reflect on some quotes written by...
Meet STREAT’s therapy dog, Magic, and her handler, Dr Kate Barrelle
Have you met... Magic?Magic is our therapy dog at STREAT, who helps our trainees and staff to feel a little more relaxed. In this video, her handler, and our co-founder and chief impact officer, Dr Kate Barrelle, tells us about their work in the youth programs team....
Did you know the STREATwise team is accredited to offer Mental Health First Aid training in your workplace?
Mental Health Awareness MonthDid you know the STREATwise team is accredited to offer Mental Health First Aid training in your workplace?During October, Australia’s National Mental Health Month, STREAT is helping to shine a light on the importance of advocating for and...