ARCHIE ROACH FOUNDATION – Singing Our Futures

About This Project

About the project

The ‘Singing our Futures’ program will focus on supporting and strengthening the mental health resilience of the young First Nations women involved in the song writing/mentoring program who face myriad mental health challenges due to the impact of disadvantage, past and ongoing intergenerational traumas and geographical isolation.

By sharing their stories and their journeys, young First Nations women will inspire their peers in rural and remote areas to follow their dreams.

This project gives hope – not only for other young women – but the whole community, by developing their pathways, whether that is for education, employment opportunities, it inspires other First Nations individuals who have aspirations and goals, or for becoming the best they can be.

How we helped

We provided a grant of $5,000 to aid the social and emotional welfare of young women attendees – creating a welfare scaffolding to lessen possible reasons for dropout.