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Youth & Young Adults

We offer young people a number of opportunities to serve people in the local community, including Kids Days Out, Buddy Camps, tutoring and mentoring, and more.

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The St Vincent de Paul Society started in the 1830’s when Frederic Ozanam, a 20-year-old University student, felt inspired to do something about the poverty he saw in his community in Paris, France. Today, Vinnies works with young people across the world, Australia, and Tasmania to continue this legacy and fight for a more just and compassionate society.

‘Vinnies Youth’ is a term given to young adult members and volunteers of the St Vincent de Paul Society. From primary school, high school, university and beyond, the Society works to offer young people the opportunity to learn, reflect, and make a difference in their community. By taking part, you’ll be joining hundreds of school and youth groups across Australia working alongside Vinnies to grow the next generation of social justice advocates, plus you’ll be supporting the direct work Vinnies does day-in-day-out to help those in our community who need it most.

Youth Conferences

Youth Conferences are groups of young people under 35 years of age that share similar values and meet regularly to discuss social justice issues, plan outreach programs such as Buddy Days, and community fundraising and advocacy events. Unlike our Next Gen Conferences, our Youth Conferences are not restricted to school students.

School Engagement

We are passionate about connecting students to their community and providing opportunities to learn about helping and supporting others with love, respect, justice, hope, and joy. We offer various school engagement opportunities to help students build their skills, and to promote a more just and compassionate society.  

Get in touch with us via email or phone and the Vinnies Youth team will be happy to chat about getting your school involved with Vinnies!

Our primary school social justice groups, known as ‘Mini Vinnies’, empower primary school students to become advocates within their school and local community by putting their values into action. They meet regularly to learn about social justice issues, develop leadership skills and engage with the wider St Vincent de Paul Society. They are led by designated teachers, with support from Vinnies staff through resourcing and school visits.

Vinnies Next Gen are our High School & College Conferences. They are groups of students who meet regularly and run social justice initiatives and fundraisers in their school and community. They are student-led and supported by teachers. Vinnies staff provide resources and can visit for talks and workshops.

Vinnies can visit your school to give talks to classes or assemblies on Vinnies Programs and Support, Homelessness, Sustainability and more.

Our school groups love getting involved with our Sleepouts, Winter Appeal and Christmas Appeal fundraisers each year, and we simply could not reach as far as we do without their support!

Please reach out to your local Vinnies Youth Representative to discuss other ways your school and Vinnies can work together.

Buddy Programs

The St Vincent de Paul Society’s Buddy Programs are a free community engagement program designed to give families support by providing their children (aged 6-13) with a fun day out. The ‘Little Buddies’ are paired with a mentor (‘Big Buddy’) for the day who participate in the activities alongside to ensure that activities are safe, fun, engaging and a great learning experience. Our events consist of a fun day out with a focus on growing children’s self esteem, sense of belonging and resilience.

Buddy Days:

Our Buddy Days run between 2-3 times per year at a variety of locations – contact your regional team to find out more:

Annual Children’s Christmas Fun Day

Our Christmas Fun Day runs in each region during December each year, providing children with a joyous Christmas experience. Depending on the location, we generally have a maximum capacity of 35 Little Buddies (+ 35 Big Buddies).

For more information or to register your interest for a future event please Contact Us.

Youth Hub

Our Vinnies Youth Hub is an after-school community engagement program designed to support families by providing their children (aged 6-13) with a safe and welcoming environment. The Youth Hub provides a range of activities to encourage positive interactions, self-esteem, and increased wellbeing. 

Our Youth Hub program is currently only active in the Northern Region, running fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30-5:00pm.

Registration for the Youth Hub is essential for new attendees, please reach out to the below contact to discuss registration and availability.

We are always seeking positive and enthusiastic volunteers to assist in this program. If you are interested in volunteering for the Vinnies Youth Hub please get in touch!

Contact: youth.north@vinniestas.org.au or (03) 6333 0822.

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