The Muslim Youth Services (MYServices) division of Al-Nisa Youth Group Inc. was established in April 2007 to undertake the pilot Muslim Youth and Community Development Project (formerly known as the Muslim Youth Workers Project).
The Project is funded by the Department of Communities, under the Queensland Government's Muslim Community Engagement Strategy, initiated by the National Action Plan 2005.
The primary objectives of the Muslim Youth and Community Development Project are, to assist young Muslims in the Greater Brisbane Region to feel accepted and valued as part of the Australian community; to build the capacity of the current system to create and deliver more effective responses to the specific needs of young Muslims; to reduce the barriers of inclusion and engagement of Muslim youth in the social life of the Queensland community; and to promote a wider sense of acceptance and understanding in the broader community.
MYServices, as the only Muslim youth Service in the region, has been instrumental in helping the very multicultural Muslim youth of the Greater Brisbane Region to access, integrate and participate within the wider community. It is our belief that MYServices has opened doors for Muslim youth that would have otherwise remained closed.
Al-Nisa and MYServices have started the process of assisting young Australian Muslims to feel included in society and become an asset to the wider community, and as such, we look forward to continuing to support this process.
Given the pilot Project's achievements in the short time it has been in operation, we, the under-signed, believe that it is only the surface that has been scratched, and there is still a lot, that only a Service with a proven track record that MYServices boasts, can continue to achieve.
Therefore, we, the under-signed believe that Al-Nisa Youth Group Inc. be further funded to allow the great work of MYServices to continue.
The days are long and the silence from the department is becoming deafening. We are still fighting to keep these doors open and I appreciate everyone who is staying the course with me.
November 30, 2008
Reaching this point has been an exhausting uphill climb but seeing the response gives me a renewed sense of purpose. It is clear that I am not the only one who sees how vital this support is for our local youth. We are tired but we are certainly not stopping now.
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David Barnes
17 years ago
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Keep the doors open. Waste of money to stop a program that works.
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James Schmidt
17 years ago
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Dont cut them. Brisbane needs more programs like this not less.
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Mark Santana
17 years ago
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Ridiculous to cut funding for groups that actually help kids stay on the right track. This brings everyone together.
S
Sarah Reed
17 years ago
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This service helped my brother so much when he was struggling to find his place. Keep it funded!!
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Fatima Sullivan
17 years ago
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MYServices is the only place some of these kids have to go. Do not shut them down.
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Leila Ford
17 years ago
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So much good work being done here. My cousins have learnt so much and made great friends.
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The Muslim Youth Services (MYServices) division of Al-Nisa Youth Group Inc. was established in April 2007 to undertake the pilot Muslim Youth and Community Development Project (formerly known as the Muslim Youth Workers Project).
The Project is funded by the Department of Communities, under the Queensland Government's Muslim Community Engagement Strategy, initiated by the National Action Plan 2005.
The primary objectives of the Muslim Youth and Community Development Project are, to assist young Muslims in the Greater Brisbane Region to feel accepted and valued as part of the Australian community; to build the capacity of the current system to create and deliver more effective responses to the specific needs of young Muslims; to reduce the barriers of inclusion and engagement of Muslim youth in the social life of the Queensland community; and to promote a wider sense of acceptance and understanding in the broader community.
MYServices, as the only Muslim youth Service in the region, has been instrumental in helping the very multicultural Muslim youth of the Greater Brisbane Region to access, integrate and participate within the wider community. It is our belief that MYServices has opened doors for Muslim youth that would have otherwise remained closed.
Al-Nisa and MYServices have started the process of assisting young Australian Muslims to feel included in society and become an asset to the wider community, and as such, we look forward to continuing to support this process.
Given the pilot Project's achievements in the short time it has been in operation, we, the under-signed, believe that it is only the surface that has been scratched, and there is still a lot, that only a Service with a proven track record that MYServices boasts, can continue to achieve.
Therefore, we, the under-signed believe that Al-Nisa Youth Group Inc. be further funded to allow the great work of MYServices to continue.
The days are long and the silence from the department is becoming deafening. We are still fighting to keep these doors open and I appreciate everyone who is staying the course with me.
November 30, 2008
Reaching this point has been an exhausting uphill climb but seeing the response gives me a renewed sense of purpose. It is clear that I am not the only one who sees how vital this support is for our local youth. We are tired but we are certainly not stopping now.
6 Comments
D
David Barnes
17 years ago
Featured
Keep the doors open. Waste of money to stop a program that works.
J
James Schmidt
17 years ago
Featured
Dont cut them. Brisbane needs more programs like this not less.
M
Mark Santana
17 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous to cut funding for groups that actually help kids stay on the right track. This brings everyone together.
S
Sarah Reed
17 years ago
Featured
This service helped my brother so much when he was struggling to find his place. Keep it funded!!
F
Fatima Sullivan
17 years ago
Featured
MYServices is the only place some of these kids have to go. Do not shut them down.
L
Leila Ford
17 years ago
Featured
So much good work being done here. My cousins have learnt so much and made great friends.
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Keep the doors open. Waste of money to stop a program that works.