Organisations we partner with

The Pathways in Place-VU team are currently partnering with the following community based organisations:

CommUnity+

Comm Unity Plus Services Ltd (commUnity+), is a multi-disciplinary community agency that provides services predominantly across Melbourne’s western suburbs. Our clients and participants are people facing disadvantage, hardship and social exclusion, with a particular focus on members of communities new to Australia. We strive to create positive change, growth, and enablement through a range of prevention and early-intervention programs and services. These programs include Community Education, Children’s Contact Services, Community Development & Neighbourhood House and Legal Services (through Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre), and a range of community engagement and development activities.

For more information, visit www.comm-unityplus.org.au/ 

SheForce

Sheforce is the first female-led recruitment and labour hire certified social enterprise focused on creating career pathways for women and minorities into the construction industry.  Sheforce dedicate our efforts to finding job security for women and minorities to support them as they navigate a career within the industry.  Sheforce offers recruitment, labour hire, apprentice/trainee solutions and gender-equity training.  

For more information, visit www.sheforce.com.au/

Future Connect

As a not-for-profit organisation, Future Connect is dedicated to enhancing education, training, and employment pathways for young people. We prioritise empowerment participation and voice for young people experiencing disadvantage. Our work involves collaborating closely with young people, their families, schools, community groups, local businesses, and training organisations to improve the experience of navigating education and training pathways. Future Connect is one of 31 Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs) across the State and is funded by State Government. Future Connect aims to broker sustainable partnerships between schools, business/industry, community groups and parents to improve educational outcomes for young people. 

For more information, visit futureconnect.org.au/

Brimbank City Council

The City of Brimbank is a local government area located in the heart of Melbourne’s west on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong. The municipality is one of the most diverse and multicultural in Victoria and includes some suburbs that have experienced extreme multi-generational disadvantage. Brimbank is home to two of Victoria University’s campuses – Sunshine Campus and St Albans Campus. Brimbank Council is proud to be a partner with Pathways in Place and in partnership with Victoria University with the aim of improving outcomes for young people in the west.  

We worked with community to define the Brimbank Community Vision 2040: By 2040, the Brimbank community will be healthy and safe and we will be united through a sense of belonging and pride. Our city will be inclusive, resilient, innovative and vibrant and our people will share equally in the City's prosperity and opportunity. The environment will be protected and enhanced and Brimbank’s diverse neighbourhoods and housing will offer something for everyone. 

For more information, visit brimbank.vic.gov.au/ 

Westjustice

Westjustice is a community organisation that provides free legal help to people in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. Westjustice’s vision is fairness, safety, and justice for Melbourne’s West.

For more information, visit www.westjustice.org.au/