This Regional Snapshot aims to help build understanding about the profile of young people, including at risk young people, in the Cockburn, Melville and Fremantle region and insights about issues, needs, responses and emerging initiatives. The Snapshot also includes information on the wider context impacting young people, state and local strategies and plans, youth homelessness […]
Imagined Futures Where is the door? project has developed a campaign to share key messages which address barriers for people who may be reaching out for support. We need your help to share the key messages of the campaign in Cockburn, Fremantle and Melville as the more people involved in sharing these messages, the more […]
Two years, seven connection events, countless partners, and more children attending than ever before. It’s hard to put into words the impact of the Connecting Aboriginal Children in Care project. Initiated by local Aboriginal Practice Leaders, Brenda van der Hor and Stephen Loo, this project creates invaluable opportunities for children in care to build and maintain relationships with their families, […]
One Community. Zero Homelessness. Imagined Futures and the Western Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (WAAEH) have joined forces with the goal of implementing an evidence and place-based approach to ending rough sleeping in the Fremantle local government area by 2028. Together, we launched a prospectus to raise the funds to bring this important project to life […]
This week, the Imagined Futures Community of Practice hosted a workshop, Exploring Burnout and Activating Self-Care, for frontline workers in the South West Metro region. This interactive training session, led by RDP Enterprise Solutions, focused on understanding stress, compassion fatigue and burnout, including recognising signs and symptoms and exploring prevention strategies such as boundaries and […]
Imagined Futures is pleased to introduce a new website – Where is the door? This is a key step in progressing the Where is the door? Framework a multi-pronged approach to help people better navigate community services in the local government areas of Cockburn, Fremantle and Melville. With cost-of-living pressures hitting individuals, and families, harder […]
The Davis Park project is run by Imagined Futures who have been operating in Davis Park since 2014. Imagined Futures work with the community to create a community where residents feel safe and supported; where children and young people are engaged in educational, vocational, and recreational activities. We work together to create a good place […]
2023 marked the 10th year anniversary of the Imagined Futures partnership. It is a remarkable milestone given that, despite delivering on strategic priorities, most of its work sits outside of established funding pathways. Remarkably, four members of our Leadership Group have been on our journey since the beginning – Michael Piu, Leanne Hartill, Julie Mitchell, […]
Research on the Imagined Futures Keeping Kids Engaged Program has been published! We’re thrilled that the valuable insights from this groundbreaking initiative are now reaching a wider audience. The article captures feedback from students, parents/carers, and key school informants, and it’s now available in the journal “Issues in Educational Research.” This publication provides a synopsis […]
We’re thrilled to share that Imagined Futures has been awarded funding from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation. Their generous funding is a contribution toward the resourcing that we need for us to continue the momentum that we have built over the last 10 years delivering on a range of projects that promote the health and […]