❓ Hon Samantha Rowe asks the Minister for Commerce about the future funding of the Dungeon Youth Centre's junior drop-in program in Ballajura, which is set to expire in December. The Minister is seeking advice on potential continued funding.
AnsweredQoN 1276Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DUNGEON YOUTH CENTRE, BALLAJURA
1276. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the Minister
for Commerce:
I refer to the Dungeon Youth Centre
in Ballajura and the valuable drop-in service it provides to young people in
the wider community.
(1) Is the
minister aware that the grant funding for the junior drop-in program will stop
in December this year?
(2) Will the
minister consider funding this program into the future to ensure the drop-in
program can continue?
(3) If no to (2),
is the minister happy to stand by while this service stops?
1276. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the Minister
for Commerce:
I refer to the Dungeon Youth Centre
in Ballajura and the valuable drop-in service it provides to young people in
the wider community.
(1) Is the
minister aware that the grant funding for the junior drop-in program will stop
in December this year?
(2) Will the
minister consider funding this program into the future to ensure the drop-in
program can continue?
(3) If no to (2),
is the minister happy to stand by while this service stops?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for
Commerce, I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) This one-off
grant of $408 200 was provided in 2014 through the Liberal–National
government's social innovation grant program to pilot a model of youth
work for the pre-adolescent age group. The project concludes in December 2016.
The Dungeon Youth Centre also receives $170 617.52 in annual funding from the
Department for Child Protection and Family Support.
(2) The minister
has requested advice from the Department of Local Government and Communities on
the potential for continued funding.
(3) Not
applicable.
Commerce, I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) This one-off
grant of $408 200 was provided in 2014 through the Liberal–National
government's social innovation grant program to pilot a model of youth
work for the pre-adolescent age group. The project concludes in December 2016.
The Dungeon Youth Centre also receives $170 617.52 in annual funding from the
Department for Child Protection and Family Support.
(2) The minister
has requested advice from the Department of Local Government and Communities on
the potential for continued funding.
(3) Not
applicable.
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