Mission Statement:
“A charity to support children and youth in need by providing recreation, education and activities that build life skills as a foundation for a brighter future.”
Goals include:
- Ensuring the organisation’s target groups are identified and catered for
- Providing a stimulating program and a safe and trusting environment for children & youth
- Providing a broad range of appropriate age, cultural and life skills activities to enhance social and educational development
- Advocating for the proper care and protection of children and youth
- Providing education programs and resources to develop skills and encourage an enjoyment of learning
- Being a service where cultural diversity, different family circumstances and individual needs are supported
- Providing parent education to enhance family capacity to be self supportive and to feel connected within the community
- Establishing relevant agency partnerships and networks to assist in service delivery
The Girls & Boys Brigade, situated in Riley Street, Surry Hills, Sydney was established in 1882. The organisation has a long history as a charity that supports and services the diverse needs of children and youth in inner city communities.
We provide recreation, education and development programs during after school hours, in the evenings, on weekends and during school holidays, either at the Surry Hills Centre or outdoors through the provision of excursions and camps.
We strive to ensure that children and youth living in complex and difficult family circumstances are given opportunities for appropriate support, development and stability in their lives. The work undertaken is preventative in nature and recognises that early intervention and nurturing can help children and youth become happy, healthy, resilient and fulfilled adults.