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<h4>Providing a young person with extra support through material assistance by our conferences or with our dedicated one-on-one literacy and maths programs.</h4>

Vinnies VIC: Providing young students with free homework support through our literacy and maths programs. Find an education program near you.

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<h4>The St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria is passionate about helping young people fulfil their potential.</h4>
<p>Our Education Programs are proudly inclusive and welcome all students. We serve young people from families experiencing social and economic disadvantage, families who speak English as an additional language and refugees.</p>
<p>We support students with advanced skills and require additional support. Our programs are listed below.</p>
<p>The programs assist students with literacy, numeracy and general social, emotional and academic support.</p>
<p>Each education program team (a paid coordinator and trained volunteers) provides a friendly learning environment in which students can improve their learning skills and attitudes and increase their confidence in interacting with adult volunteers and peers.</p>
<p>We focus on a strength-based approach, which means we build on students' skills and develop a growth mindset (believing that abilities can be improved through effort and action).</p>
<p>The team encourages collaboration, promotes social inclusion, works on developing a growth mindset and showcases best learning practices.</p>
<p>In our participant surveys, students report that the volunteers help them to improve academic results, increase social and academic confidence, and develop better friendships and social involvement.</p>
<p>Students who attend until their VCE years have credited getting great results and the support they received to enter university as among the benefits our program provided on their learning journey.</p>
<p><strong>How can I help?</strong></p>
<p>We are always happy to hear from people who want to volunteer.</p>
<p>If you are someone who has a growth mindset (the belief that talents can be developed through hard work), loves learning, wants to support a young person in developing a love of learning and has the time to commit a 2-3 hours every week, <strong><a href="https://engage.mysvdp.org.au/volunteer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">please apply here</a></strong>.</p>
<p>The HR volunteer recruitment team at our Victorian central office is always happy to help, so if you have any questions, please phone <strong><a href="tel:1300736933">1300 736 933</a></strong> or email <a href="email:volunteer@svdp-vic.org.au"><strong>volunteer@svdp-vic.org.au</strong></a>.</p>
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Eleven-year-old Jamal attributes his growing confidence at school to taking part in one of the education programs.

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Born in Myanmar-Burma, 9-year-old Hayma's determination to succeed was more than a personal dream. 

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Nevin today is a clinical research associate who analyses data from medical trials to determine drug efficacy. However when he joined the program, he was very quiet and shy.

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<p>Our Education programs assist young people, here are just a few of our stories and how we helped.</p>

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