Berry Street Web Docs Berry Street Strategic Directions 2027 | Page 4
What lies ahead?
Looking to our 150th year in 2027, we will continue to play a leadership role and contribute to:
Reshaping systems for the care and protection of children to:
• Prevent more children from being abused and neglected
• Reduce the incidence and impact of abuse and family violence, particularly on children and women
• Ensure that those children who are harmed by violence and neglect get the help they need to lead
productive adult lives and that all OOHC services incorporate a therapeutic approach
• Ensure siblings who are removed from their parents stay together
• Ensure that young people who leave care get the support they need until they turn 25
• Reduce the over representation of Aboriginal children in child protection and OOHC
Reshaping social and economic policies and services to:
• Support families and communities to raise children well
• Close the gap in life opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
• Increase investm ent in the early years and remodel early years, education and health services so
that vulnerable children benefit equally
• Eliminate entrenched pockets of poverty, inequality and disadvantage that put the wellbeing of
children at risk even before they are born
Success will require
• Strong partnerships with government, departments, business, schools, other community service
organisations and philanthropic foundations
• Increased investment and new service models to reduce the unacceptable gap between what we
know is needed for children and young people and the outcomes being achieved
• Increased capacity to test new approaches, undertake research and evaluation, and extend the
impact of the Berry Street Childhood Institute
• Living by our five core Values and understanding that relationships are core in everything we do
• The capacity to form a bridge between our service delivery experience and knowledge and our
public policy and advocacy
• Growth in the independent funds we will need to meet our ambitious goals
• The broad support of the community in understanding that a good childhood is the foundation of
a healthy society
Berry Street Central Office 1 Salisbury St Richmond VIC 3121 T 1800 237 7978
E [email protected] www.berrystreet.org.au