Yalu runs a number of programs to service the community care needs for Yolŋu people. Theses include;

 

Improving Multi- Disciplinary Response

Phase One; local decision- making consultative approach in Galiwinku, Milingimbi, Ramingining and Gapuwiyak to provide data on service gaps required for complex case management and timely access to specialist child diagnostics teams for children with cognitive and behavioural problems while training Yolŋu facilitators.

Phase Two: implementation phase which will be the co- design of the model focusing on enhancing multi- disciplinary service delivery for a specialist child service model that is fit for purpose and creation of resources for Yolŋu across the region.

Phase Three: evaluation across all phases. Outcomes sought include grass roots communities having improved engagement with services already available, documentation of the ‘deep story’ of adverse childhood experiences to develop a business case for increased childhood diagnostics including paediatricians and multi-disciplinary health and wellbeing approach for children with complex needs and a fit for purpose model.

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Stronger Communities for Children

Stronger Community for Children (SCfC) is a place-based community development program that aims to give Yolŋu children and young people the best possible start in life. It does this through safer families and communities, nurturing educational environments, positive participation opportunities and cultural events that help young people to grow up strong, healthy and confident. 

Yalu is proud to be the Facilitating Partner for the SCfC program, delivering cultural educations program in the community. We work with stakeholders and a local community board to distribute funding on behalf of the government to community-based services, to make sure the services use the funding properly.

The project approach has been to ensure that local communities have a real say in local decision-making, including what community based program they need and how they are delivered.

 

SCFC aims to give children and young people a clear and healthy pathway through their early life, by:

• Strengthening family’s ability to take care of children and young people

• Providing opportunities to participate in cultural events

• Supporting children to be ready for school

• Building community’s ability to lead, plan and prioritise services that children and families need

• Building the capacity of Indigenous organisations to deliver services

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Below is the list of all of the Programs that Yalu runs in SCFC