The Youth Employment Social Impact Program (the Program) has been established by the NSW Government to help address youth unemployment across NSW.

This initiative provides funding to social enterprises and social impact organizations that support young people with multiple or complex barriers to employment by developing work readiness skills, and find and sustain employment.

The Program is open to social enterprises and social impact organizations operating in NSW who are currently delivering employment-focused initiatives for young people not in employment, education or training, and are ready to make a larger impact in their communities. Organizations seeking funding will need to provide evidence of the additional impact they expect to achieve and their experience in delivering and reporting on employment outcomes for disadvantaged young people.

Funding Information

Applicants can apply for funding for a two-year service delivery period. The NSW Government is looking to fund two to four initiatives from a total funding pool of $1.5 million.

Eligibility Criteria

To apply for this program, applicants will need to answer ‘yes’ to all three criteria. They are looking for organizations that:

• Deliver an existing initiative to support young people (aged 16-24) not in employment, education or training and experience significant disadvantage to find and retain employment.
• Operate their initiative in NSW.
• Have experience in delivering and reporting on employment outcomes, under an outcomes-based contract, for disadvantaged young people.
• Social enterprises and social impact organizations are eligible to apply.

For more information, visit NSW Government.