We are so proud to be partners with the inspirational Joe Kwon who tells his story in this great article in the The Sydney Morning Herald today about our Impact100 Sydney win!
SHINE for Kids’s April Long was also interviewed and said, “eighty incarcerated young people will now have someone walk beside them, believe in them and stand up for them.”
Two thirds of 10-17 year-olds released from juvenile justice return to prison within six months and 80% return within 12 months. There is a better solution. “10 year-olds don’t belong in prisons … they belong in supported families and communities.” – April Long
Media Release – 12 January 2023 Child advocacy and support group, SHINE for Kids, has called on the NSW Government to prioritise progressing the recommendations made by Parliamentary Committee inquiring into children […]
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