Rise Together Days: Townsville holiday fun!
‘What are we doing this school holidays?’ That’s the question one of our eager Rise children from Townsville excitedly asked his mentor as the holidays approached. The children in Townsville LOVE our […]
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Close the Gap Day 2022
Close the Gap Day 2022 was marked on the 17th March with the message ‘Transforming Power: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led Transformation, Gender Equality and Equity, Allyship.’
30% of children that @shineforkids supports are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. It is estimated that 20% of all Aboriginal children will experience parental incarceration in their lifetime.I was one of those children. I know first-hand the health impact having a parent in prison has on children. We can’t talk about health equity in our country without acknowledging that jailing is failing and disproportionately harms Aboriginal children, families and communities.
– April Long, National Operations Manager SHINE
Having a family member in custody has been linked to lower life expectancy.
SHINE believes that ‘Everyone deserves the right to a healthy future and the opportunities this affords.’
Find out how you can get involved and why closing the gap so important: https://antar.org.au/close-gap
Donate to support our work https://shineforkids.org.au/donate/
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