2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 21 Youngcare is 09 60 Minutes 08 Youngcare Wesley 08 The second Youngcare 03 Youngcare At 26 The third Youngcare APR incorporated APR documentary by DEC Mission Brisbane NOV Benefit Concert, JUN Home Care Grants MAR Benefit Concert is live Inspired by Shevaune Tara Brown airs on Apartments at starring Bernard program launches in at The Tivoli, starring Conry, four mates roll Channel Nine, featuring Sinnamon Park open, Fanning, Kasey Queensland delivering Bernard Fanning and up their sleeves to build Shevaune and David pioneering a new Chambers and Whitley. $100,000 to help Clare Bowditch. a future where no young Conry who share their approach to supported 16 young people Aussie has to call aged story with the nation. accommodation, and avoid admission into APR Official launch of care “home”. becoming home to aged care. Youngcare Connect The inaugural support line, supported 23 17 young people with Youngcare Benefit by Suncorp Insurance. The Youngcare JUN high care needs. Motor racing stars 29 Concert is curated by 24 JUL Launch Party sets the JUN Jamie Whincup and stage for the campaign Bernard Fanning at 2007 Suncorp Insurance Troy Bayliss abseil 01 Youngcare National to build the Youngcare Brisbane City Hall first partners with down an 18 storey OCT Thong Day sees Aussies Wesley Mission Brisbane with special guest Youngcare to increase Brisbane skyscraper replace their pumps Apartments at Kasey Chambers; awareness and raise to raise awareness for pluggers, and take Sinnamon Park. the concert is much needed funds to for Youngcare. on their day wearing sponsored by Suncorp. continue Youngcare’s thongs to feel young work in the community. and free, just like every Australian should. TEN YEARS OF CHANGING THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH HIGH CARE NEEDS A product of the Youngcare & Griffith University Knowledge Partnership 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 28 Inaugural DT5000 (later 14 Youngcare’s Race Across 11 At Home Care Grants 27 The sod is turned 06 17 trekkers embark on the MAY becoming the Youngcare APR Asia raises over $95,000 so FEB launched in Victoria, delivering MAY on Youngcare’s third MAY Youngcare Simpson Desert Budgie Bolt) sees 16 gutsy young Aussies can get the over $100,000 to 23 young development, the Youngcare Challenge 2015, a 10-day blokes run around Brisbane chance to live the young lives people with high care needs. Share House at Wooloowin that journey over 300km to raise in their bright red DTs to raise they deserve. will become home to four young vital funds and awareness awareness and funds for 05 13 Youngcare Heroes embark people with high care needs. for Youngcare. Youngcare, led by Founder 29 Youngcare Wesley Mission SEP on the Machu Picchu Trek Brisbane Apartments at raising over $180,000. The Youngcare Kokoda For the first time, Nick Bonifant. APR 28 29 Coomera open, becoming SEP Challenge sees three Youngcare At Home Care Inaugural Youngcare home to seven young people 20 You Hold the Key, a national trekkers walk 96km through MAY Grant applications open 31 awareness campaign supported JUN Simpson Desert Challenge with high care needs. OCT the dense jungle in Papua in Tasmania and the sees 24 stoic trekkers raise by proud Foundation Partner New Guinea, raising over Australian Capital Territory. $1m for young Aussies with 25 Great Wall of China trek Suncorp Insurance and $20,000 for Youngcare. high care needs. MAY raises over $100,000, with Suzuki is launched live on The Youngcare Share House trekkers conquering 82,000 Channel Nine’s Today program. The first Y Women events 26 at Wooloowin reaches 29 JUN 01 At Home Care Grants steps across five days. The campaign sells 6,289 keys AUG in Brisbane & Sydney bring practical completion, a home AUG launched in NSW delivering that enter the draw to win a together passionate, leading that will see four young Aussies over $88,000 to 18 young 10 Shevaune Conry, Suzuki valued at $35,000. business women to raise funds with high care needs live with people with high care needs. AUG Youngcare’s inspiration and awareness for young more choice and independence. passes away aged just 40. Aussies with high care needs. 30 Youngcare and Griffith Shevaune’s legacy will live on SEP University Knowledge through Youngcare’s work, 08 The sod is turned Partnership officially bringing hope to families and NOV at Youngcare’s new launches, conducting showing that it is possible to development in Albany world-first research into the offer choice, independence Creek, in a joint venture needs and wants of young and dignity to young people with MS Queensland. people with high care needs. with high care needs. AUG Youngcare’s Home Soon 13 The Sydney Opera House Grants are piloted in DEC is lit red for Youngcare, Queensland, proudly with the launch of Youngcare’s supported by Foundation first New South alesW Partner Suncorp Insurance development. to assist young Aussies with high care needs transition out of aged care and back into their community. 28 Youngcare and Griffith NOV University Knowledge Partnership extended into 2015 to further research the wants and needs of young people with high care needs. CONTENTS 10 YEARS OF YOUNGCARE.... Who We Are 4 Breanna’s Story 18 The Issue 5 Paul’s Story 18 What We Do 6 Campaigning for Change 19 YOUNGCARE HAVE BUILT From the Chairman 7 Sharing and Working With 20 3 ACCOMMODATION Knowledge SOLUTIONS AND GIVEN From the CEO 8 38 YOUNG PEOPLE THE Spreading the Word 21 Our Supporters 9 CHANCE TO LIVE A NEW LIFE Making it all Happen – 22 Making it all Happen 10 Fundraising Adventure Challenges Accommodation Solutions 11 Kokoda Trek 22 Simpson Desert Challenge 23 Wesley Mission Brisbane 12 Budgie Bolt 24 YOUNGCARE Social Impact: At Home Beneficiary and CONNECT 13 25 SUPPORT LINE HAS ANSWERED Care Grants Community Events 10,000 CALLS Dan’s Story 14 Meet the Board 27 At Home Care Grants 15 Nick’s Story 28 AT HOME CARE GRANTS HAVE ENABLED Home Soon Grants 16 Financials 29 419 YOUNG PEOPLE Youngcare Connect 17 ACROSS FIVE STATES AND TERRITORIES TO AVOID ENTERING AGED CARE OUR MISSION WHO WE ARE To help young people avoid new admissions to aged care right now. We also aim to develop viable and replicable models to solve the problem once and for all, giving young people with high care needs the choice in care and accommodation they deserve. OUR VISION To help young people with high care needs live life with choice, independence and dignity. OUR PURPOSE To improve the lives of young Aussies with high care needs – in every possible way. OUR INSPIRATION It was one woman’s struggle to find dignified and appropriate care that inspired the formation of Youngcare in 2005. At the age of 33, Shevaune Conry, who had multiple sclerosis, ended up living in aged care because it was the only place that could provide for her 24/7 care needs. With the help of three mates – Matthew Lawson, Nick Bonifant and Simon Lockyer – Shevaune’s husband David set out to create a brighter future for her and the thousands of other young Aussies with high care needs. And so Youngcare was born. When Shevaune courageously shared her story in a television documentary, it struck a chord with the nation. The next day David received more than 600 emails. The issue was bigger, broader and more complex than they could have ever imagined. From then on, Youngcare has been committed to bringing national awareness to the issue and delivering housing and programs to help young people live young lives. Shevaune became a resident at the first Youngcare Wesley Mission Brisbane Apartments at Sinnamon Park, Brisbane where she lived with dignity until her death in 2012 aged just 40. However, her legacy lives on. Shevaune’s brave actions brought to light a previously hidden problem and spurred a nation into action, showing that a brighter future really is possible for all young Australians, regardless of their care needs. PAGE 4 25 Feb 2015 Westside News - Paddington, Brisbane Sunday Mail Brisbane, Brisbane Townsville Bulletin, Townsville QLD 24 Aug 2014 29 Sep 2014 Section: General News • Article type : News Item • Audience : 59,724 • Page: 12 Printed Size: 230.00cm² • Market: QLD • Country: Australia • ASR: AUD 1,275 • Words: 174 Item ID: 376494079 General News, page 36 - 452.00 cm² General News, page 6 - 450.00 cm² Capital City Daily - circulation 393,766 (------S) Regional - circulation 22,122 (MTWTFS-) Copyright Agency licensed copy Copyright Agency licensed copy Copyright Agency licensed copy (www.copyright.com.au) (www.copyright.com.au)Page 1 of 1 ID00302689607 PAGE 1 of 1 (www.copyright.com.au) ID00319222366 PAGE 1 of 1 AUCHENFLOWER KOKODA TREK AIDS YOUTH SUNDAY WITH STEPHANIE BENNETT Doctors to NATHANAEL COOPER NATHANAEL TOUGH TRIP: David Eaglen is CONFIDENTIAL KRIS CRANE STEPHANIE KRIS walking the Kokoda Track in A LOVING father is walking the Papua New Guinea for charity. Kokoda Track to raise funds for push on for Picture: EVAN MORGAN young Australians with full-time THE ISSUE care needs. Townsville man David Eaglen Youngcare decided to take part in the Youngcare charity walk, which DESIGNS began yesterday, after his MEDICAL graduates Fel- oldest daughter was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting icity McIvor and Bryan In Australia, there are over 7,000 young people with Multiple Sclerosis. McManus will have to wait Mr Eaglen said seeing his until next year to get back on ON HOME daughter so helpless in a their bikes to finish their hospital ward filled with so THE Block judge Darren high care needs in aged care and over 700,000 being 1000km ride for Youngcare.