The YMCA Bridge Project this week received $500,000 in federal funding, announced by the Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O'Connor and the Member for Melbourne Lindsay Tanner.

Provided under the Australian Government's Proceeds of Crime Act grant, the three-year funding will help more young offenders aged 16-21 to reconnect with their community via vocational training and finding them real jobs

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 YMCA Response to Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee Inquiry Into Strategies to Prevent High Volume Offending and Recidivism by Young People