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. Landcorp. PVS Work�nd. Centrelink

. Department of Corrective Services, Banksia Hill

. Department of Corrective Services, Fremantle Community Youth Justice Team . Lakeland’s Senior High School. The City of Cockburn. Department of Sport and Recreation. Life Business. Enricos Restaurant. Gateways Shopping Centre

. Corporate Webservices

. The Homebuyers Centre. Cockburn Rotary. Lotterywest. One Steel. Camera Recycle

. The Department of Child & Adolescent Health

. Mission Australia – Day’s Programme. Anglicare. Aboriginal Alcohol Drug Services. Maamba Armadale. Central TAFE. The Cell Fitness. William Smith Financial Services

HOPE

ASPIRATIONS

LEADERSHIP

OPPOR TUNITIES

Alliances and PartnershipsHalo gratefully acknowledges the support of our partners and sponsors

A N N U A L R E P O R T

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Adrian Ugle performs a traditional dance at Parliament House: Participating in political processes

The team at Halo acknowledge the wrong doings of past government policies

and the negative e�ects they have had on our Aboriginal Community. When

working with our community we commit to programmes and support that pro-

mote Aboriginal ways of doing things.

The Halo team acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

(particularly the 'Whatjuk' people of the Noongar Nation) as the Traditional

Custodians of this country and its waters. We also pay respect to their Elders

past and present.

All images used in this report were taken by Halo participants. Many are the

result of our participation in the camera recycle project.

“Halo under the lens” is an exciting project that not only records our activi-

ties but gives invaluable experience and improvement in self con!dence to

the participants.

More images can be found on our website www.haloleadership.com and at

camerarecycleproject.org.au

Halo Leadership O�ce

Shop 5/31 Moorhen Drive

Yangebup, WA, 6164

Telephone: 08 9417 8777

http://www.haloleadership.com.au

WHO WE ARE

Halo is a non-pro!t, incorporated, career and personal leadership development agency commited to advanc-

ing Hopes, Aspirations and Leadership Opportunities.

The agency listens to the needs of young people and provides opportunities for advocacy, peer mentoring,

networking opportunities and programmes that enable individuals to discover who they are, design their

own futures and make a di"erence in their communities.

Halo gives young people the opportunity to take part in programmes that give them a sense of purpose,

something they believe in. It allows them to not only take control of their own lives but to work together to

become part of something bigger.

Our Reconciliation Action Plan ensures that Halo maintains at all times no less than a 50:50

Aboriginal to Non Aboriginal sta" and committee ratio.

The Halo team outside

our Yangebup O�ce

Meeting with key members of the local community

such as Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt is an important

part of what we do.

Who we are 2

CEO & Chair’s Report 5

Programs 8

Challenges 14

Achievements 16

Financial report 20

CONTENTS

ORGANISATION

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT

PROGRAMME COORDINATOR

PART-TIME CULTURAL MENTOR

YOUTH WORKER

Trainee Youth Worker

Trainee Youth & Peer Support Worker

Trainee Youth & Peer Support Worker

YOUTH WORKER

Trainee Youth Worker

Trainee Youth & Peer Support Worker

Trainee Youth & Peer Support Worker

Corporate governance

Governed and accountable to Hands on Committee of Management and Community together achieving the possible with the impossible. The Management Committee is accountable to the membership of the organisation and other key stakeholders such as funders and supporters.

Providing leadership to the organisation:

• ensuring that everything the organisation does supports its vision, purpose and aims.

• monitoring and evaluating all areas of the organisation's performance

• accounting for everything the organisation does, including its spending and activities.

• maintaining compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements.

• ensuring that all money, property and resources are properly used, managed and

accounted for and that accountable and suitable systems put in place and maintained.

• ensuring that appropriate policies and procedures are in place for sta! and volunteers,

and that both are properly managed and supported

Our Reconciliation Action Plan ensures that Halo maintains at all times no less than a 50:50Aboriginal to Non Aboriginal sta� and committee ratio.

COMMITEE

TRACEY LEWIS-PRICE, CHAIRPERSONTracey is currently an IT Health Project Manager. She brings to her role as Chairperson 25 years of experience in system design, development and implementation. Tracey has experience managing multi-million dollar multi research projects including project manager of a three million dollar health "nancial system in WA.

RICHARD BEAVITT, SECRETARY A local parent, music teacher and Alexander technique practioner, Richard also has a wealth of experience on commitees and working with youth, particularly the Pathways program for young men. Richard is in his "nal year of a Bachelor Degree in Community Development at Murdoch University WILLIAM SMITH, TREASURER We are delighted to include William, an FTIA Public Accountant & Tax Agent in our commitee, his long experience as a practicing accountant is invaluable to us.

DAWN UGLE , DEPUTY CHAIRAIEO Lakelands Senior High School

VALUED FAMILY AND COMMITED COMMITEE MEMBERS

MARIA SIFANDOS

LYNN DARBY

JOSEY HANSEN

MARIE WALLEY

RAQUEL MORRISH

GRAHAM RYDER

Many of our commitee are parents of programme participants. All of our commitee bring a huge variety of skills and backgrounds in community programs.

CHAIR & CEO REPORT

A Message from the CEO and Chairperson.

We are proud to share with you our 2009 accomplishments.

Thank you to our valuable partners, generous sponsors dedicated volunteers and supporters who continue to believe in us and the Halo vision.

This year your support has provided the Halo team with the opportunity to advance the hopes, aspirations and leadership opportunities of more than 40 women and over 100 young men living in the Cockburn and wider Fremantle region.

This has been achieved through the dedication and hard work of a small team that has inspired those around them to beat the odds and provide peer support to one another along the way.

In these pages you will meet a few of the many individuals who have gone on to achieve what many thought impossible.

Laith and James who took a year o! school to deal with their drug issues then return to high school and university with aspirations of studying law.

Domonic and Travis who after leaving detention have been determined to complete their orders and start traineeships with Halo while juggling ongoing family and community challenges.

Luke, Michah and Dion who together entered a drug detox program and while dealing with their own individual very personal issues inspired hope and determination among one another to com-plete the program together.

D’Wayne who travelled all the way to Broome to begin his detox journey, Cody who became a father and shared his personal story on "lm, Marlon who ripped our heart out after entering the adult prison system for the "rst time; and who is now frightfully determined never to return, Lloyd who travelled two trains and a bus to get to us every day, Brandon and Leroy who started appren-ticeships,

Daniel who spent almost 5 months in detention because he has no "xed address or responsible adult to take him in, to all our Halo Magpies who continue to kick goals not only on the "eld but o! the "eld, the Lakeland’s Integrity boys who are still so young and facing many challenges, and to Yianni our miracle Youth Worker who continues to hold it all together.

None of this would have ever been possible without our most memorable milestone of 2009, winning 2 years of Lotterywest funding in March 2009. The grant that made all of this happen and so much more!

Another important milestone was winning the most preferred service provider contract to deliver throughcare programs inside Banksia Hill detention centre. The programme due to com-mence in 2010 will provide detainees with the opportunity to imagine new possibilities and then develop their own individual personal life and career paythway plans out of detention.

Thank you for all those who helped us achieve so much in 2009. Our success ispossible only through your generosity and support.

Together we look forward to an even more amazing year ahead in 2010!

Lee-Anne Smith: CEO Tracey Lewis-Price : Chairperson

Our amazing sta! team

PROGRAMMES

Halo gives young people the opportunity to take part in programmes that give them a sense of purpose, something they believe in. It allows them to not only take control of their own lives but to work together to become part of something bigger. Providing opportunities for participants to re!ect on what they want in their lives and what they are no longer willing to settle for. 

“These young men are not only a�ecting change in their own lives they are changing the world for others" (Founder Lee-Anne Smith).

 

HALO UNFINISHED

A two year pilot project funded by Lottterywest, supported by PVS Work#nd, many community stakeholders and families Halo Un#nished commenced in March 2009. The initiative is a career, cultural and personal development support programme working with disengaged mainly Noongar young males aged 15 - 25.

Using a holistic approach the programme addresses participant’s vocational and non-vocational barriers to employment and focuses on issues challenging their social and emotional wellbeing.

The overall aim of the programme has been to reduce participant's dependence on Government income support, reduce o$ending and increase their overall sense of wellbeing.

Since the project commenced almost no one has re-o$ended or been re-sentenced to detention, eight have given up drugs and many others have transitioned into further education including university or the workforce.

PROGRAMMES continued...

Focussing not on what needs to be fixed but on what 'can be' inspiring new found hope, determination, self belief and action.

MEETING COMMUNITY & CULTURAL OBLIGATIONS

An essential element that weaves through all Halo programs is the cultural journey facilitated and

inspired by Noongar facilitator Timmy Kelly. This component provides participants with cultural aware-

ness, historical context, sense of belonging, ownership and a better understanding of the country they

belong to. The lasting bene!ts are far reaching. Participants develop an understanding of the responsi-

bilities they are required to accept for themselves and for their family, and to recognise their role and

place in Noongar culture.

TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF 

After being invited throughout 2009 to deliver training and motivational sessions all over Perth the Halo

team prepares for a busy year ahead in 2010.  Halo not only delivered coaching and inspiring workshops

to young people we also delivered PD to Practitioners all over Western Australia.

The sessions co-facilitated by inspiring young people provide practical and theoretical solutions to

engage and achieve positive outcomes when working with Noongar, 'at risk,' vulnerable and isolated

young people.

Halo’s young facilitators share their real life experiences about what works, what doesn’t and how you

can integrate both theory and practice into your daily work. 

Halo's strategies and personal experiences receive standing ovations and consistent comments that rate

the team as "Inspirational and consistently the most useful part of the day."

WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT SERIES

For some people looking for work or considering a career change is an exciting adventure with endless

possibilities. However for others entering the workforce for the !rst time or after

an extended break it can be daunting or even frightening.

 

PROGRAMMES

Over 8 weeks of 2 hour workshops this programme gives women the opportunity to learn new strategies

and employability skills that give them the con!dence not only to gain employment but also to advance

within an enterprise.

This experiential and practical programme provides women with ‘tools that work,’ and more importantly

ongoing support and encouragement that drives participants to get out there and use them. More than an

employment programme, this is a personal development series that gives women the con!dence and

tools not only to gain employment or change jobs but to make new friends and have fun doing it.

Halo has brokered with Perth based Registered Training Organisation CYTS Community & Youth Training

Services Inc. to re-develop our programme so that it not only increases women's con!dence and employ-

ability skills but also gives them a Nationally recognised quali!cation. The programme based in Yangebup

wraps around units from the Cert III Community Services training package.

“I truly believe the key to the success of this programme is the inspiration and

commitment that emerges when a group of dedicated women come together. They

share their goals and experiences, create the life they want and have fun doing it!”

(Lee-Anne Smith)

Building con!dence and team

development skills

Networking and celebrating

on International Women’s Day

PROGRAMMES continued...

GRAFFITI PROJECT SPONSORED BY RECLINK

More than just art. The project also gave participants an opportunity to really think about what they

wanted to do with their lives, where they were going, what was important to them and what areas they

might like to work on. Reclink is a charitable organisation whose mission is to provide sporting, social

and arts activities to enhance the lives of people not accessing mainstream clubs and sporting organisa-

tions.

SPORTS SPONSORED BY RECLINK

Reclink, through a range of structured and informal programs and activities, promotes and delivers the

health, social and economic bene!ts of physical activity to an otherwise largely inactive population

group. In 2009 our football team, Halo Magpies, won the Reclink Cup.

INTEGRITY AT LAKELANDS

An 18 week series giving students ‘real’ opportunity to develop social and employability skills, increase

their overall sense of well-being and begin sharing their dreams and aspirations for the future.

 

Halo gives young people the opportunity to take part in programmes that give them a

sense of purpose, something they believe in. It allows them to not only take control of

their own lives but to work together to become part of something bigger. Providing

opportunities for participants to re#ect on what they want in their lives and what they

are no longer willing to settle for. 

“These young men are not only a�ecting change in their own lives they are

changing the world for others" (Founder Lee-Anne Smith).

 

Our programmes include opportunities for many young people to connect to their culture, family histories and begin meeting their Community, Cul-tural, Social Leadership and Reconcilition obliga-tions

HALO UNDER THE LENS

Strong and spirited . Young men who are proud of their achievements and their culture.

Captured on a !eld trip to Rottnest using Camera Recycle equipment. This day

produced some stunning portraits.

ACHIEVEMENTS

YOUTH VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Yiannis continued to provide inspiration and support to all our young Halo participants determined to

reach their goals by committing an additional 20 hours of volunteer work to the team. He was acknowl-

edged for his commitment winning Cockburn’s Inspirational Volunteer of the year Award Youth

Category.

COACHING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR SUCCESS

Throughout 2009 Halo visited Narrogin for the second time, Bunbury, Fremantle and Busselton to deliver

'Coaching young people for success' training to teachers and career practitioners.

The Program now being delivered by hundreds of schools and youth agencies across Australia and the

US incorporates !ve P.O.W.E.R coaching steps that are drawn from Positive and Behavioural Psychology

to assist young people design their own inspiring Life, Career and Performance Pathway Plans from the

inside out!!

The Module extend beyond traditional “best !t” approaches to assist every Young Person design their

own compelling Life and Career Pathway Plan that matches their vision, values and preferred lifestyle.

Every participant is led on a journey of self-discovery where they design their own Personalised Pro!le,

and connect to who they are, how they want to live and work they would love.

Bridging the Gap's sponsorship enabled Halo Youth Workers Travis Fitzgerald, Marlon Johns and Yianni

Sifandos to participate in the Narrogin training becoming the youngest facilitators in the state.

Halo will also be delivering practitioner training in Northam

during two days in January 2010 and has more training sche-

duled for the Perth metro area throughout the year.

Due to the increase in numbers one

of the decisions made during 2009

was to close the op-shop and trans-

form this into our training room.

This was by no means and easy

decision to make. However, closing

the shop has created space for

three additional o#ces a gym and

room for more young men to share

their stories and hopes for a better

life

Since making these changes we

have already outgrown this space

and are planning to build a new

home for Halo leadership.

While we have been able to create more room inside the Halo doors that have generated a wonderful sense

of belonging the one thing we haven’t been able to do is o$er a home.

FUTURE DIRECTION - HALO HOUSE RESIDENTIAL

Each day nearly 1 in every 200 Australians is homeless, without safe, secure or a$ordable

housing. Last year, 105 000 Australians experienced homelessness. – almost one in four homeless people is

under 18.

Every day, half the people who request immediate accommodation from the homeless service system are

turned away. Two in every 3 children who need support are also turned away, as are almost 80% percent of

families.

While the statistics say a lot the unheard voices we work with say more:

One of the hardest challenges has been for us to watch young people remain in detention because there

is no responsible adult to bail them and no home to go to. It is also di#cult to watch young men leave our

programs and return to homes that are unsafe or not supportive of their goals and dreams.

CHALLENGES

ACHIEVEMENTS

Amongst the many achievements of this year were

also some highlights: just beating our Halo Mag-

pies Grand !nal win was meeting Prime Minister

Kevin Rudd. The Prime Minister took the time to

listen to our Halo boys dreams and aspirations for

the future.

He was also presented with our !rst ever framed

print painted by Justin Slater. The original was later

purchased by the City of Cockburn and is now

hanging at Cockburn Council.

Melissa Parke our Federal Member of Parliament

commented how the Prime Minister was an hour

late for the rest of his engagements and spoke

often about his visit to Cockburn.

HALO MAGPIES WIN RECLINK CUP

Reclink is a charitable organisation whose mission

is to provide sporting, social and arts activities to

enhance the lives of people who may not ordinar-

ily access a mainstream competition.

The competition provided Halo with an amazing

opportunity for players to connect, strengthen

personal capacity and feel great about who they

are. Playing in this competition was de!nitely one

of the Halo teams special hilights of the year. Not

to mention winning the cup at Fremantle oval!.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Travis’s story is one of many that we are proud of. His determination and courage exem-

pli!es the work our sta" and programme participants achieve on a daily basis.

After two and a half years in detention Travis has joined Halo sta" as a youth

leader and mentor. Travis’s story inspires everyone that hears it.

4 February 2010

Dear Desi,

Re: Travis Fitzgerald – Trainee youth worker

We all know while at Banksia Hill Travis presented as a model detainee.

However, it is my belief that the hard work really begins when young people leave detention.

As you would be well award between 7 & 8 Aboriginal detainees will return to Banskia.

Joining Halo is no easy ride - participants are required to take a really good look at all areas

of their lives including their social, physical and emotional wellbeing.

Our unique model of programmes focuses not on what needs to be fixed but on what 'can

be.” This model inspires new found hope, determination, self belief, responsibility and action.

Travis is a young man who since joining the programme continually motivates and inspires

his peers and those around him.

Travis has the ability to say “NO” and not give into peer pressure which is a tribute to his

strength of character.

During his time at Halo Travis has taken part in several public speaking opportunities and

has co-facilitated leadership and employability skills workshops to young people both in the

metropolitan area and Narrogin.

Comments emailed after the workshops included the following comments:

"Thank you again for such an inspirational presentation/workshop today.....your inspiration

and courage shone through and you should all be very proud of your achievements and the

work you are doing to encourage other Aboriginal people to grow, be strong and turn their

lives around.

I was very moved by your personal stories and the courage and willingness you showed in

sharing those stories with the group. I walked away from today’s session feeling inspired to

be a better person and to help others be the people they want to be, no matter what that is.

Thank you!"

"Just wanted to say a BIG THANKS for an incredibly inspiring and thought provoking

workshop today. It was a fantastic mix of song, dance, story and practical information on

how to improve the way we work with communities. I think you’re strategies can really be

applied with working with lots of groups, so very useful for all of us.

I had a quick glance at our evaluations and it was consistently reported that your session

was the ‘most useful’ part of the day and was inspirational! So thank you very much.

Please also extend my very sincere thanks to the guys, they are all wonderful and I am sure

will go on to make a difference in the lives of their family, friends and the wider community."

Travis’s involvement in these workshops, his commitment to personal change and to the

team at Halo has made a huge impact.

An impact which I have no doubt will also make a huge difference to the motivation of the

detainees attending Halo’s life and career coaching workshops.

Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours Sincerely

Lee-Anne Smith

The Halo leadership development agency inc.