Traction for Young People LTD

The purpose of TRACTION For Young People Ltd (TRACTION) is to advance social and public welfare through the provision of relief to disadvantaged young people, by undertaking activities that include: 1. providing positive learning environments, through mentorship and training, that helps young people improve their learning engagement and achieve educational goals, increasing their ability to earn an independent source of income; 2. developing the practical, team and leadership skills of young people, and helping their selfregulation of behavior, to increase their levels of selfsufficiency and capacity in preparation for the workplace; 3. improving the selfefficacy, resilience and mental health of young people through the opportunity to experience success; 4. providing pathways for young people to increase their future employment and training opportunities; 5. providing benevolent relief in the form of food assistance and support for community integration, especially for newly arrived migrants and refugees; and 6. any other activities that are incidental or conducive to TRACTION fulfilling its purpose: and in doing so, alleviating the likelihood of the disadvantaged young person continuing to suffer from poverty, distress and misfortune. TRACTION supports disadvantaged young people that may be experiencing poverty, misfortune or distress as a result of institutionalised welfare dependency, learning disability or behavioural disorder, suffering directly or indirectly from addiction, domestic violence, abuse and mental illness, involvement with the youth justice system, Indigenous disadvantage, physical disability, ethnicity, being a refugee or asylum seeker or other similar cause.