A local group is calling for Mildura to have a program helping young people wanting to study.
The Education First Youth Foyer Initiative provides affordable housing for young people who can’t live at home.
Mallee Family Care says many people in the Mallee are being stopped from furthering their studies due to the lack of housing.
It’s calling on the Victorian Government to fund a local foyer in the upcoming budget.
Four of the integrated learning and accommodation centres currently operate throughout
Victoria, supporting vulnerable young people to participate in mainstream education, training and employment.
Only 65% of VCE students in the Mallee applied for tertiary education in 2023, compared to 80%
of VCE students across state, according to Victorian Curriculum of Assessment Authority.
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