How a mentor helped Lucas through COVID-19; Flexible delivery of programs is our new normal; How to support wellbeing – yours and others; Happy 15th birthday to us!
Wellbeing is as much about the brain as it is the body. We are all conscious that COVID-19 has impacted mental health, so here are some helpful tips from our network and beyond. At a...
ABCN scholar Lucas faced a dark time when the pandemic hit. He had only just overcome years of stress and isolation during his transition from female to male, but when work and university stopped he...
We’re ramping up the number of sessions we’re running, using a safe mix of digital and face-to-face formats. In Term 3, we have massively increased the number of programs we’re running, using a mix...
Fifteen years ago, a dozen CEOs created ABCN with the aim of inspiring business to collaborate on making a difference to the lives of young Australians in low socio-economic communities. ABCN has been creating joy...
ABCN has launched a new video sharing initiative designed to keep mentors and students connected at a time when lockdowns and cancelled programs mean they can’t meet in person. The aim is to collect and...
ABCN rolls out more pilots of digital programs; How free internet access from Optus made students dance with joy; ABCN companies donate 1,320 laptops to high-needs students; How your donations help change students’ lives
Accelerate is a whole support system that I didn’t know I could have,’ says Gina, an ABCN Foundation scholar who has overcome enormous challenges to emerge strong and ambitious about getting into medical school. The Year 12...
Learning from home throughout the COVID-19 pandemic was no easy task for Josephine, a Year 11 student and keen dancer. But thanks to ABCN’s partnership with Optus, hundreds of students like her received a free prepaid SIM card to allow them to learn...
An overwhelming response from schools to our Laptops4Learning initiative led to a small army of ABCN partner companies joining forces to battle the digital divide. As soon as it became clear that students would be learning from home during the start of the...
