About Role Models WA

Role Models WA provides leadership, sports and education programs to assist Western Australian youth, particularly Indigenous youth, who suffer from poverty, sickness, misfortune, or a disconnectedness from their community.

By working cooperatively with communities, parents/guardians, schools, and other agencies, Role Models WA will focus its resources on making a difference.  Role Models WA becomes the catalyst in joining diverse interest groups together, to focus on effective strategies which will make a real and measurable difference to at risk youth.

The key principles driving the program delivery are:

• Young at risk Youth (particularly Indigenous Youth) need intensive personal support to bring about positive change in their lives.
• Sport and physical activity are key elements in a formula which will bring about change to young people’s lives and their futures.
• Sporting and community role models become essential mentors in the process to facilitate considerable change to at risk young people.
• Engagement in Education and Training is the key to long term, successful change for young people.
  

A range of programs have been designed to deliver a more positive future for young people.  These programs focus on education, workplace training, employment, sport and the promotion of healthy lifestyles using sporting and community role models to provide mentoring support.

• Girls Sporting Academies
• Up4it Leadership Development
• Registered Training Organisation

In addition, Role Models WA provides;

• Professional sports coaching for young people delivered by elite sporting athletes and role models.
• Skill development clinics, games, and non-competitive activities such as making music, dancing and swimming.
• Selection and training of community leaders to act as local role models.
• Guest speaker presentations and motivational talks to groups in the
  corporate, sporting and education sectors and within local communities.