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Our FUSE program — Finding Unity in Shared Experience — ignites positive change and empowers young people to create their own community anti-discrimination initiatives.
In a world where intersectional challenges often go unnoticed, FUSE stands as a transformative force, guiding young people toward resilience and strength. Your gift propels this journey, unlocking potentials, breaking down barriers, and fostering a sense of belonging.
Although our FUSE Maribyrnong program has been partially funded by Maribyrnong City Council, we need a further $20,000 to fully deliver this series and pay our staff to continue the program in other locations.
Building agency: Participants gain a deep understanding that they’re stunning — it’s the system that’s stuffed. This enhances their sense of individual and collective agency.
Social inclusion: Focusing on similarities rather than differences means participants feel connected. FUSE stands for Finding Unity in Shared Experience.
Practical skills: The program culminates in creating a community activity to shift a barrier. Participants are involved in a co-design process and learn project management, budgeting, communication, digital literacy, time management, and interpersonal skills — and then they implement their anti-discrimination community initiative with an activity budget funded by you!
Supporting mental health: For young people experiencing multiple barriers in life, FUSE provides a safe space to connect and make a difference, proven protective factors when facing psychosocial disabilities, depression and anxiety.
Where your gift goes
When you contribute to FUSE, your generous gift becomes the cornerstone of transformative change for diverse young people. Your gift will go directly towards the implementation of our comprehensive five-month program, covering vital aspects such as educational materials, workshops, and dedicated facilitators and peer-workers. Plus we provide a free hot meal each week throughout winter and top-up transport cards to help young people get to the program.
How you can make a difference
By supporting FUSE, you are investing in the future of young people dealing with a world that isn’t built with them in mind, empowering them to overcome challenges and create positive change within their lives.
Your contribution fuels a transformative journey towards building safe, connected, and sustainable communities.
^ Our FUSE space is designed to be welcoming to all regardless of ability, gender, sexuality or ethnicity, with soft lighting, welcoming posters and comfy cushions.
