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We believe it's within our power to do something about the mental health, social and emotional wellbeing, and engagement of young Australians.

Since 2008, Raise has delivered more than 1,000 early intervention youth mentoring programs across Australia. We’ve recruited, screened and trained over 8,800 volunteer mentors. Most importantly, we’ve been able to support more than 13,500 young people. We evaluate rigorously, listening and valuing the feedback from our young people, so we can continue to improve and deliver programs that achieve statistically significant outcomes.

Research shows that young people who are mentored have lower levels of depression, higher sense of wellbeing, know where to go for support and are more likely to find employment and their future path.

Teenage years are tough.
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for young people
1 in 4 young people feel lonely all or most of the time.
1 in 12 are disengaged from education and work.
1 in 6 feel negative or very negative about the future.

We know we’re helping to build a generation of resilient, confident and hopeful individuals – the question is will you join us?

All they need is your time!
We recruit and train everyday people like you to become volunteer mentors working with young people in years 7-9 who would benefit most from a mentor. Through the one-to-one time with your mentee, you will see and feel the difference you make. As experts in our field, we’ll train you for success before placing you in one of the most respected youth mentoring programs in the country.

Becoming a mentor:
You will need 2 hours free to be available for mentoring, on the same day and time each week.
You will need to be available to mentor across 20 weeks from April - September during school term time.
You will make a lifetime of difference to your mentee, equipping them with tools they can use long into the future.

Causing a ripple effect...
Raise mentees aren't the only ones who get something out of our mentoring program. Our mentors consistently tell us how much they benefited from the experience. They are often pleasantly surprised by how applicable the skills they've learnt are to their daily lives.

After the program, 94% of Raise mentors told us that they are more comfortable checking in with young people in their own lives - and feel better equipped to support them. 96% of mentors indicated that their confidence to mentor significantly increased. For our corporate mentors, 94% told us that they learnt skills that they could apply in the workplace. These outcomes help contribute to our broader goal of creating thriving communities.

Become a youth mentor for 2026 by filling in the below application form on our website https://www.raise.org.au/volunteers/apply-to-become-a-youth-mentor/

Help us to help one more young person, be the difference a mentor makes.

Opportunity Details

Hak4Kidz is an event by ethical hackers and Information Security professionals dedicated to bring the educational and communal benefits of white hat hacking conferences to children and young adults. We accomplish this mission by putting our collective expertise and passion on display for the attendees to interact with us at their will. A combination of an open area of STEHM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Hacking and Math) stations, and concentrated workshops will enable the attendees to expand and enlighten their technical interests. For innovation to perpetuate, it is imperative that today’s young users are exposed to the bigger picture of how we got here and to help realize their potential.

** Kids will need to bring their own laptop if possible **

WORKSHOPS REQUIRE GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS. Please register for workshops after general admission. Registration email notification will provide additional details.

General Activities See the activities web page for this event for updates and new activities!

Snap Circuits Highly educational game about building different electrical circuits.

Technology Destruction Village Disassemble old electronics without getting “grounded”. Kids really love taking apart old tech and seeing how it was built.

SpyMath These are different types or math and cryptic puzzles to challenge the kids critical thinking skills. The knowledge learned during this activity helps with the jrCTF.

jrCTF (Capture the Flag) These are different types of math and cryptic puzzles to challenge critical thinking skills learned in SpyMath. ** Kids bring their own laptop if possible **

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General Day Shift	20	n/a	n/a

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Education is essential to unlocking a student's potential and achieving financial success. However, for many families and teachers across our local community, the cost of buying school supplies can be a significant burden. In partnership with Jones Logistics, United Way SEMS' Stuff the Truck School Supply Drive will provide school supplies to students and teachers who need them most. All supplies collected will be donated to Lamar County School District, Petal School District, Hattiesburg Public School District, and Forrest County School District. Volunteers are needed to help tally and pack the collected school supplies!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Morning	no limit	n/a	n/a
Afternoon	no limit	n/a	n/a
Morning	no limit	n/a	n/a
Afternoon	no limit	n/a	n/a
Morning	no limit	n/a	n/a
Afternoon	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Youth About Business teaches business to high school students through hosting a series of team-based Mergers and Acquisitions simulations. Over the course of a week, students will work in teams of 4-5 and assume the roles of the Executive Management of a public company to perform a M&A transaction.

The camp is an intense competition. Many students have very limited exposure to the business world, but gain a great understanding through engaging with a series of speakers, volunteers, and advisors during their camp week.

To win the competition, students must submit a written shareholder report that outlines the details of their transactions.

Reading of Shareholder Reports (Self-Paced)

Volunteers are tasked with reading and scoring shareholder reports submitted from student teams. Each student team is tasked with summarizing their proposed M&A transactions as a report to their shareholders. Volunteers are asked to read a set of reports and assign each report a score based on a grading rubric.

Students will qualify for next rounds and awards based on the quality and scoring of their reports.

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Opportunity Details
Youth About Business teaches business to high school students through hosting a series of team-based business competitions. Over the course of a week, students will work in teams of 4-5 and assume the roles of the Executive Management of a public company to perform a M&A transaction.

Many students have very limited exposure to the business world, so students appreciate the team advisors for helping them understand these very complex cases. Each team advisor will cover a specific part of the transaction process to help demystify business and prepare students for their transactions.

The camp is both an educational opportunity and a competition for the students. Advisors act as both “paid” consultant and teachers during their experience. You should approach your role as advisor as if you are advising a client on the pros and cons of a deal.

Information Technology Session:
The IT volunteer helps a team of 4-5 students consider the implications of technology issues (staffing, systems integration, cost efficiencies, upgrades, etc.) in the merger and acquisition process. The advisor will spend the session helping teams think through the value of their IT and data.

Key concepts covered during this session:
• Company’s perceived role of technology (early adopter vs late entry)
• Reliance on IT for a competitive advantage
• Valuation of intellectual property assets
• Technical resources key to the ongoing operations
• Deal reliance on significant expense reductions based on IT synergies
• Deal reliance on merged or compatible infrastructure

Presentation materials provided

Opportunity Details

Opportunity Details
Youth About Business teaches business to high school students through hosting a series of team-based business competitions. Over the course of a week, students will work in teams of 4-5 and assume the roles of the Executive Management of a public company to perform a M&A transaction.

Many students have very limited exposure to the business world, so students appreciate the team advisors for helping them understand these very complex cases. Each team advisor will cover a specific part of the transaction process to help demystify business and prepare students for their transactions.

The camp is both an educational opportunity and a competition for the students. Advisors act as both “paid” consultant and teachers during their experience. You should approach your role as advisor as if you are advising a client on the pros and cons of a deal.

Human Resources Session
The volunteer will work with a team of 4-5 students to give students a high-level understanding of the HR function and the role of Human Resources in a successful M&A transaction. During the session, advisors will discuss key HR aspects of implementing a successful transaction.

Key concepts to be covered:
• How to determine a future management structure
• The importance of corporate culture and organizational behavior
• Compensation/severance packages
• Pensions, unions, legacy costs, and employee protection issues
• Corporate responsibility and Social services

Students should leave the session with a strategy around ways to accomplish their HR priorities during their transactions. Presentation Materials Provided

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Come and join our happy Board of Trustees - we meet at least quarterly where we set direction for the charity and monitor and evaluate what we have achieved so far. Our Board currently comprises individuals with skills and experience in theatre (producing, engagement, production/technical, working with young people), event and project management, and finance. If you have relevant skills and/or experience and time to offer, we'd love to hear from you.

Opportunity Details

Youth About Business teaches business to high school students through hosting a series of business competitions. For a week, students will work in teams of 4-5 and assume the roles of the Executive Management of a public company to perform a M&A transaction.

Many students have very limited exposure to the business world, so students appreciate the team advisors for helping them understand these very complex cases. Each team advisor will cover a specific part of the transaction process to help demystify business and prepare students for their transactions.

The camp is both an educational opportunity and a competition for the students. Advisors act as both “paid” consultant and teachers during their experience. You should approach your role as advisor as if you are advising a client on the pros and cons of a deal.


The research session volunteers will help a team of 4-5 high school students understand how to conduct research on a public company. In addition to helping students with their research, volunteers will walk students through a SWOT analysis and other tools to frame their company exploration. (Session prep materials provided)

Examples of research topics to explore:
• What is the primary business? In what industry would you classify the business?
• What is the size of the company? (by sales, by employees, by market cap)
• Who are the largest competitors?
• How to create a SWOT Analysis and other frameworks

At the end of the session, students should be able to speak to the basics of their company. They will also have a focused list of items to research on their own.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Basic Summer Business Camp	12	n/a	n/a
Championship Camp	6	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Go through curriculum and get rid of old items. Clean up our Maker Space room so students have more space to use their imagination on creating fun stuff.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	10	n/a	n/a
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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We will plant flowers, trees, put in mulch and pull up weeds with students on our Unified Basketball team. 1/2 kids with intellectual disabilities and 1/2 without intellectual disabilities. We will then have a pizza party with them. 3:30-5:30PM.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	10	n/a	n/a