Presented by the Property Industry Foundation Rosemary Smithson National CEO Property Industry Foundation Property Industry Foundation your industry your charity taking young people off our streets and getting them back into our society ID: 444901
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Creating new opportunities for economic participation
Presented by the Property Industry FoundationSlide2
Rosemary Smithson
National
CEO
Property Industry FoundationSlide3
Property Industry Foundation
– your industry; your charity taking young people
off our streets and getting them back into our society.Slide4
What is the Property Industry Foundation?
Industry
initiative
est
1996
to identify a community problem needing assistance
chose youth
homelessness
to raise
funds across the industry to help charitable
organisations helping youth
to promote to industry:
your industry helping young people at risk
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Why establish?
Industry was being approached by many different charities
a lot of publicity about kids living on the streets
timely to get the industry together to do their bit recognizing that government couldn’t resolve aloneSlide6
Steps to establishing
Wanted a collective approach to help one community problem – not a fragmented approach
one mandate only: “young people at risk; youth homelessness”
chose role: raise awareness; raise moneySlide7
Early Results
events to bring industry together
raised significant funds
chose charitable
deliverying
tangible outcomes
undertook some building projects –donations + building services
Industry proud + supporting community + helping young peopleSlide8
Building on success
PIF concept working; new challenges
build greater industry
create awareness of community problem
engage industry at different levels
raise more money
introduce more charity partners
distribute funds better
offer more than funds
eg
inkindSlide9
More results
More initiatives to bring together leaders, young professionals, women: to help community problem of youth homelessness
PAs/women giving winter woollens and toiletries for street kids
more volunteering; more building projects; more rigorous selection processesSlide10
Greater, tangible results
duplicate success in other states
social return on investment with distribution of funds
Communicate to government
Deliver greater industry projects with greater tangibility
Consider creating employment opportunities in our industrySlide11
PIF today
PIF in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
raising over $1.5m
net
per year, support 20 different charities
3 key giving: youth counsellors, educational programs & buildings
strong industry engagement
SROI assessment
Applications SROI expectationsSlide12
Focus. Results driven. Economic improvement.
Focus: building homes to take homeless young people off streets into home environment – PIF House
In Redfern + Melbourne
Discussing 2 Parramatta City Council
Salvation Army work-ready program
PIF program incorporates Host Companies giving jobsSlide13
Focus. Results driven. Economic improvement.
12 young people once homeless working in property industry; life changing; rewarding
Focus 1: PIF House Program
Focus 2: PIF’s Rebuild-a-Young employment ProgramSlide14
Focus. Results driven. Economic improvement.
Best Result.
Creating opportunities
for economic participation.Slide15Slide16
Social Procurement Case Study.
PIF’s Rebuild-a-Young-Life Program.
PROPERTY INDUSTRY FOUNDTION
REBUILD A YOUNG LIFE PROGRAM
Finding jobs in our industry to take young people off our streets and back into society.Slide17
Social Procurement Case Study.
PIF’s Rebuild-a-Young-Life Program.
Pre-Employment Preparation
Complete a 6 week pathways course to become work ready
Participants
are males and females aged 17 – 24 who are now relatively stable in their accommodation, legal matters, and drug and alcohol issues.
Potential Job
Identification
Work experience
Candidate profileSlide18
Social Procurement Case Study.
PIF’s Rebuild-a-Young-Life Program.
Host Company Considerations
Long Term Employment
Company mentors
Charity partner role
Good workplace cultures
Strong HR supportSlide19
Social Procurement Case Study.
PIF’s Rebuild-a-Young-Life Program.
Permanent Placement
The Type of roles
Mentor selection
Match company and candidate
Probation period
Manage expectations
Need stable accommodationSlide20
Social Procurement Case Study.
PIF’s Rebuild-a-Young-Life Program.
PIF House program
Transition Housing
Live in counselling
Stepping stone to permanent accommodation
Many successful placements